Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Marnaut Dark Surge 300?

The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 wears larger at 41mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Marnaut Dark Surge 300?

The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Marnaut Dark Surge 300?

The Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 runs a automatic (Sellita SW200-1).

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Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsMarnaut Dark Surge 300

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Marnaut Dark Surge 300?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $1,390 for the Marnaut Dark Surge 300 — a $740 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Marnaut Dark Surge 300?

The Marnaut Dark Surge 300 carries a 41-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon 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.

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

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MSRP $650

Marnaut Dark Surge 300

MSRP $1,390

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Dark Surge 30041mm

Power Reserve

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

Dark Surge 30041h

Water Resistance

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

Dark Surge 300300m

MSRP

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

Dark Surge 300$1,390

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

Adriatic

Lume

None

SuperLuminova C3

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Sellita SW200-1

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Power Reserve

40h

41h

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

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