Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Boldr Marine?

The Boldr Marine is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Boldr Marine?

The Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)), while the Boldr Marine runs a automatic (NH35A).

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsBoldr Marine

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Boldr Marine?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $439 for the Boldr Marine — a $19 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Boldr Marine?

The Boldr Marine wears larger at 40mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 6mm difference across the dial.

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

Boldr Marine

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MSRP $439

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Marine40mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Marine40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Marine200m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Marine$439

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

Defender Elewana

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

NH35A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$439

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