Which is cheaper, the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 is the cheaper of the two at $369, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $281 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 or the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 run compared to the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch?

The Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222 runs a automatic caliber (Seiko NH34), while the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Islander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222vsMarathon 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.

Islander Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222

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MSRP $369

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

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MSRP $650

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-22240mm

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

Power Reserve

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222—

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

Water Resistance

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222100m

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

MSRP

Islander Melville GMT with Blue Hammer Dial #ISL-222$369

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

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Seiko NH34

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$369

$650

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