Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

At MSRP the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is the cheaper of the two at $449, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $201 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary wears larger at 40mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary runs a automatic (Seiko NH35A).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsBoldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary?

The Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary is rated to 200m versus 30m for 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.

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

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MSRP $650

Boldr Merlion 50th Anniversary

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MSRP $449

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Merlion 50th Anniversary40mm

Power Reserve

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

Merlion 50th Anniversary40h

Water Resistance

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

Merlion 50th Anniversary200m

MSRP

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

Merlion 50th Anniversary$449

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

Merlion 50th Anniversary

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seiko NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$449

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