Which is cheaper, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT?

At MSRP the Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT is the cheaper of the two at $199, against $420 for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a $221 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT?

The Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT wears larger at 44mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 10mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch run compared to the Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT?

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 Springfield GMT uses the Ronda.

Side by side

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field WatchvsSmith & Bradley Springfield GMT

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch or the Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT?

The Smith & Bradley Springfield GMT is rated to 100m 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 Springfield GMT

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MSRP $199

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Springfield GMT44mm

Power Reserve

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Springfield GMT40h

Water Resistance

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

Springfield GMT100m

MSRP

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Springfield GMT$199

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

$199

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