Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is the cheaper of the two at $295, against $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $125 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical wears larger at 42mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 8mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

Both watches run quartz movements — the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch uses the Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL) and the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical uses the Ronda.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsSmith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical?

The Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

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

Smith & Bradley SANS-13 Tactical

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MSRP $295

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

SANS-13 Tactical42mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

SANS-13 Tactical40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

SANS-13 Tactical300m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

SANS-13 Tactical$295

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Crystal

Acrylic

Sapphire

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Lume

None

Superluminova

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Ronda

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$420

$295

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