Which is cheaper, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $1,800 for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm — a $1,485 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 41mm for the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm — a 0.2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm uses the Sellita SW220-1 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mmvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm is rated to 300m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm.

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

Marathon OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm

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MSRP $1,800

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm41mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm40h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm300m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

OSAR-D (Original SAR with Date) Automatic 41mm$1,800

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW220-1

4R35

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,800

$315

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