Which is cheaper, the Vaer 41.5mm or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Vaer 41.5mm is the cheaper of the two at $479, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $171 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has better water resistance, the Vaer 41.5mm or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Vaer 41.5mm is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Vaer 41.5mm run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Vaer 41.5mm runs a solar caliber (Miyota 2035), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Vaer 41.5mmvsMarathon 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.

Vaer 41.5mm

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MSRP $479

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

41.5mm36mm

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

Power Reserve

41.5mm40h

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

Water Resistance

41.5mm100m

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

MSRP

41.5mm$479

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

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Thickness

8.4mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

43mm

44mm

Lug Width

20mm

16mm

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

41.5mm

Black

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Miyota 2035

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Solar

Quartz

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$479

$650

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