Which is cheaper, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $3,292 for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE — a $2,872 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Fears X James Porter & Son LE wears larger at 38mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears X James Porter & Son LE or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is rated to 30m versus 10m for the Fears X James Porter & Son LE.

What movement does the Fears X James Porter & Son LE run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Fears X James Porter & Son LE runs a manual caliber (ETA 7001), while the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Fears X James Porter & Son LEvsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Fears X James Porter & Son LE

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MSRP $3,292

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

X James Porter & Son LE38mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

X James Porter & Son LE40h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

X James Porter & Son LE10m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

X James Porter & Son LE$3,292

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

x James Porter & Son LE

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

ETA 7001

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Manual

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,292

$420

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