Marathon Watch Reviews

Marathon GSAR

The Marathon Watch Company is a supplier of watches to the Canadian military, but their products are also available for use by the U.S. military, law enforcement, and other government agencies. Luckily, they are also available to the general public. The
Marathon GSAR (meaning "Government-issued, Search And Rescue"), is a stainless steel dive watch water-resistant to 300 meters, or 1,000 feet. This is a special edition watch that uses the ETA 2824 Swiss automatic movement.

Let's start with the specifications:

ETA 2824-A2 automatic movement with 25 jewels.
316L grade stainless steel case.
Water resistant to 30 ATM, 300 meters, or about 1,000 feet.
Case diameter of 39.5mm (excluding crown and crown guard), or 46mm including the crown.
Case height of 13.55mm.
2.8mm thick sapphire crystal.
105g (with the rubber strap).
Screw-down caseback and crown.
Date display between the 4 and 5 o'clock markers.

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Video Review of the Marathon GSAR and TSAR Dive Watches

by admin on February 16, 2010

in Dive Watches,Marathon,Military Watches,Watch Reviews,Watch Videos

Last month, we posted a detailed review of the Marathon GSAR with some nice pictures, but there's nothing like seeing one in HD. In this video, I review both the GSAR (automatic) and TSAR (quartz) Marathon watches.

By Christian Cantrell

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