Which is cheaper, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz or the Straton Sportiva and Volante?

At MSRP the Straton Sportiva and Volante is the cheaper of the two at $599, against $1,450 for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz — a $851 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz or the Straton Sportiva and Volante?

The Straton Sportiva and Volante wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz run compared to the Straton Sportiva and Volante?

The Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz runs a quartz caliber (Swiss High-Torque Quartz), while the Straton Sportiva and Volante runs a meca-quartz (VK64).

Side by side

Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's QuartzvsStraton Straton Sportiva and Volante

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz or the Straton Sportiva and Volante?

The Marathon MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Straton Sportiva and Volante.

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

Straton Straton Sportiva and Volante

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MSRP $599

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz36mm

Straton Sportiva and Volante38mm

Power Reserve

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz40h

Straton Sportiva and Volante—

Water Resistance

MSAR (Medium Search & Rescue) Diver's Quartz300m

Straton Sportiva and Volante100m

MSRP

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

Straton Sportiva and Volante$599

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Inner

Yes

Dial Color

Black

—

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Swiss High-Torque Quartz

VK64

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,450

$599

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