Which is cheaper, the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date is the cheaper of the two at $595, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $55 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Lum-Tec B68 Day Date wears larger at 44mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 8mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Lum-Tec B68 Day Date is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Lum-Tec B68 Day Date uses the Ronda 515 and the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Lum-Tec B68 Day DatevsMarathon 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.

Lum-Tec B68 Day Date

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MSRP $595

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

B68 Day Date44mm

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

Power Reserve

B68 Day Date40h

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

Water Resistance

B68 Day Date200m

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

MSRP

B68 Day Date$595

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

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Sapphire

Dial Color

B68 Day Date

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 515

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$595

$650

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