Which is cheaper, the Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $1,195 for the Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE — a $545 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE wears larger at 38.5mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 2.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE is rated to 201m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE runs a automatic caliber (La Joux-Perret G100), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LEvsMarathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch

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

Astor + Banks Terra Scout Desert Sand LE

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MSRP $1,195

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch

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MSRP $650

At a glance

10 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Terra Scout Desert Sand LE38.5mm

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch36mm

Power Reserve

Terra Scout Desert Sand LE40h

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Terra Scout Desert Sand LE201m

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Terra Scout Desert Sand LE$1,195

GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch$650

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

38.5mm

36mm

Thickness

12.4mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

46mm

44mm

Lug Width

20mm

16mm

Water Resistance

201m

30m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

Sand

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

La Joux-Perret G100

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,195

$650

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