Which is cheaper, the Lum-Tec B72 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 $506 for the Lum-Tec B72 — a $86 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Lum-Tec B72 or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Lum-Tec B72 wears larger at 44mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 10mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Lum-Tec B72 or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Lum-Tec B72 is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Lum-Tec B72 run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Lum-Tec B72 uses the Ronda 515 and the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL).

Side by side

Lum-Tec B72vsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Lum-Tec B72

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MSRP $506

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

B7244mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

B7240h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

B72200m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

B72$506

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Domed Sapphire

Acrylic

Dial Color

B72

Black

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Ronda 515

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$506

$420

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