Which is cheaper, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

At MSRP the Praesidus Pathfinder 44 is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,800 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a $1,250 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

The Praesidus Pathfinder 44 wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic run compared to the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-1 and the Praesidus Pathfinder 44 uses the Miyota 9039.

Side by side

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's AutomaticvsPraesidus Pathfinder 44

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic or the Praesidus Pathfinder 44?

The Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus Pathfinder 44.

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

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic

arctic-edition-medium-divers-automatic-msar-auto-with-stainless-steel-bracelet-36mm

MSRP $1,800

Praesidus Pathfinder 44

P-38-BOB-B-DBRSG

MSRP $550

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic36mm

Pathfinder 4438mm

Power Reserve

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic40h

Pathfinder 4440h

Water Resistance

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic300m

Pathfinder 44100m

MSRP

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Automatic$1,800

Pathfinder 44$550

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Dial Color

White

Brown

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-1

Miyota 9039

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,800

$550

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