Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Straton Classic Driver?

At MSRP the Straton Classic Driver is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $351 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Straton Classic Driver?

The Straton Classic Driver 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 Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Straton Classic Driver?

The Straton Classic Driver is rated to 200m 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 Straton Classic Driver?

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 Straton Classic Driver uses the Miyota 6S21.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsStraton Straton Classic Driver

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

Straton Straton Classic Driver

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MSRP $299

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Straton Classic Driver40mm

Power Reserve

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

Straton Classic Driver—

Water Resistance

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

Straton Classic Driver200m

MSRP

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

Straton Classic Driver$299

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Miyota 6S21

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$299

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