Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $695 for the Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial — a $45 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial?

The Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL) and the Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial uses the Ameriquartz USA.

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Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsPraesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial?

The Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial is rated to 100m 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

Praesidus A-11 Pacific Memorial

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MSRP $695

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

A-11 Pacific Memorial38mm

Power Reserve

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

A-11 Pacific Memorial40h

Water Resistance

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

A-11 Pacific Memorial100m

MSRP

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

A-11 Pacific Memorial$695

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Black

Pacific Memorial - Landeron L24

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Ameriquartz USA

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$695

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