Which is cheaper, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

At MSRP the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton is the cheaper of the two at $550, against $1,450 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz — a $900 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton wears larger at 45mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz — a 9mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz run compared to the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz), while the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton runs a automatic (SII NH38A).

Side by side

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's QuartzvsSpinnaker Piccard Skeleton

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz or the Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton?

The Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton is rated to 550m versus 300m for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz.

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

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

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MSRP $1,450

Spinnaker Piccard Skeleton

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MSRP $550

At a glance

8 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz36mm

Piccard Skeleton45mm

Power Reserve

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz40h

Piccard Skeleton40h

Water Resistance

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz300m

Piccard Skeleton550m

MSRP

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz$1,450

Piccard Skeleton$550

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

36mm

45mm

Thickness

18mm

21mm

Lug-to-Lug

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52mm

Lug Width

18mm

22mm

Water Resistance

300m

550m

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz

SII NH38A

Type

Quartz

Automatic

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,450

$550

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