Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0?

At MSRP the Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0 is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $650 for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a $230 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0?

The Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0 wears larger at 44mm versus 36mm for the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch — a 8mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch run compared to the Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0?

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 Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0 uses the Seiko TMI VK63 Mecha-Quartz.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field WatchvsSternglas Tachymeter 2.0

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ-D (Officer's Quartz with Date) Field Watch or the Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0?

The Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0 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

Sternglas Tachymeter 2.0

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MSRP $420

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

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

Tachymeter 2.044mm

Power Reserve

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

Tachymeter 2.0—

Water Resistance

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

Tachymeter 2.0100m

MSRP

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

Tachymeter 2.0$420

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Black

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Lume

None

Luminova und applizierten Indizes

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Seiko TMI VK63 Mecha-Quartz

Power Reserve

40h

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Jewels

—

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$650

$420

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