Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback is the cheaper of the two at $295, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $355 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback wears larger at 42mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

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 Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback uses the Ronda.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsSmith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback is rated to 300m 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

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Silverback

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MSRP $295

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

SANS-13 Silverback42mm

Power Reserve

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

SANS-13 Silverback40h

Water Resistance

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

SANS-13 Silverback300m

MSRP

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

SANS-13 Silverback$295

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Lume

None

Superluminova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Ronda

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$295

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