Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

At MSRP the CIGA Design BLACK STAR is the cheaper of the two at $1,980, against $2,100 for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $120 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The CIGA Design BLACK STAR wears larger at 46mm versus 41mm for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 30m for the CIGA Design BLACK STAR.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design BLACK STAR or the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

The CIGA Design BLACK STAR carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic.

What movement does the CIGA Design BLACK STAR run compared to the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the CIGA Design BLACK STAR uses the CD-04-S and the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1.

Side by side

CIGA Design BLACK STARvsMarathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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

CIGA Design BLACK STAR

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MSRP $1,980

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

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MSRP $2,100

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

BLACK STAR46mm

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic41mm

Power Reserve

BLACK STAR41h

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Water Resistance

BLACK STAR30m

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

MSRP

BLACK STAR$1,980

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$2,100

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

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Anthracite

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

CD-04-S

Sellita SW200-1

Power Reserve

41h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,980

$2,100

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