What movement does the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic run compared to the Praesidus High W&t 38mm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Praesidus High W&t 38mm uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's AutomaticvsPraesidus High W&t 38mm

Q: Which is cheaper, the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus High W&t 38mm?

At MSRP the Praesidus High W&t 38mm is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $2,100 for the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,550 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus High W&t 38mm?

The Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus High W&t 38mm — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus High W&t 38mm?

The Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus High W&t 38mm.

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

Marathon GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

41mm-anthracite-large-divers-automatic-gsar-bdw

MSRP $2,100

Praesidus High W&t 38mm

P-38-C47-C-DBRSG-D

MSRP $550

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic41mm

High W&t 38mm38mm

Power Reserve

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

High W&t 38mm40h

Water Resistance

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

High W&t 38mm100m

MSRP

GSAR (Government Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$2,100

High W&t 38mm$550

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Dial Color

Anthracite

High W&T 38mm

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Seiko NH35

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,100

$550

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