Which is cheaper, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

At MSRP the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 is the cheaper of the two at $369, against $1,200 for the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic — a $831 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic or the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

The Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222.

What movement does the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic run compared to the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic uses the Sellita SW220-1 and the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 uses the Seiko NH34.

Side by side

Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm AutomaticvsIslander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Marathon Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic

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MSRP $1,200

Islander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

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MSRP $369

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic36mm

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-22240mm

Power Reserve

Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic40h

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222—

Water Resistance

Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic300m

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222100m

MSRP

Arctic OSAR 36mm Automatic$1,200

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222$369

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

White

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW220-1

Seiko NH34

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,200

$369

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