Marathon GSAR Military Automatic Dive Watch Review: From Unboxing to a Month of Awesomeness 

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These are the types of reviews that I enjoy. For me, with topics like this, presented in a very tasteful way....26 minutes is just not enough. If you've ever watched "The Urban Gentry," similar in approach, in terms of style, but also with a very classy feel to it. More than just specs, and the usual you see from so many reviewers. Many watches have a story to tell, with many different chapters. Some of those apply to it's overall history. Some apply to Marathons history. There are the ones that apply to you, as a consumer, the specs of it, and so on. For me, the channels I enjoy the most, are the one's that can show me, what makes this model, this brand, this style of watch, cool to you. You've got class with this channel, and I enjoy that. This is a watch built for real life "super-heroes." That can be enjoyed, and appreciated by all. I look forward to the day of you reviewing your first Grand Seiko. Great job #PRESTIGESYNDICATE

nice review dude, you put a lot of work into that one!! never been sure of marathon as many peeps say that bits fall off etc but I still love the design and the steely good looks, I'm sure one day i will find a second hand one that pushes me over the edge :D

Great review and gorgeous watch. I got one last year and use it for diving in the Mediterranean! It's one of my favourite divers. I really see this one as a pure diver but it's great to see how flexible use it is from your video. For our other activities, trekking and mountaineering in the Taurus Mountains, I always use my G-Shock Mudmaster. With compass, temperature guage, toughness and other functions I recommend it! By the way, the analogy was great!!

Great review. I love to see it in action! Out in daily use. That adds so much to a review. Not just a desktop review. Nice work.

Congrats and thanks for your great review ! straight forward and to the point I also own the MSAR ( 36mm ideal for 6.5 wrist ) and from my collection including other tool pieces like Rolex , Tudor, Doxa , Seiko , G shock MRG etc ,,and also the marathon steel navegator , for sure its my all time favorite choice as a GADA watch

That melody just added such a chill vibe to this video.

Outstanding review. Thank you for posting!

Best review I’ve seen on this piece!

Great work with the review mate, honestly I thought this was way bigger but was pleasantly surprised when you said the actual sizes. I thought there's no way I could pull this off but I think I could. Not like I can afford one though 😂. Keep the great content coming.

Thanks for the detailed review. Best feature of a NATO strap is that if one of the spring bars fails, the watch is retained.

Hopefully going to pick this up this year. I own a scuba shop, but have never owned a dive watch. Had my eye on this one for a while. Might get it to celebrate our business expansion this year.

Fantastic review - thank you!

Always a pleasure to watch SIMUCOM 🔥👊🙏

Great video and review. I've got the Anthracite model with 120 click bezel of this watch and love it.

Perfect review about a nice Timepiece! Thank you for your in-depth lesson about this tank! ;-)

Good video! I bought this watch and after a year foolishly got bored, missed it so I bought it again used on eBay. But I lucked into a newer one with the new box and younger (stronger) Tritium tubes. I may put it away for months at a time but I’ll never sell it. It’s a really handsome watch that can take abuse.

Marathon kick arse. I will eventually get one. So many watches and so little money. Damn it! One day ......one day.

Oh, I almost forgot......IDK if you've ever tried it this way before or not, but being a bracelet guy myself, and having owned a fair number of different models that use the same type of bracelet sizing system as that, here's the method that works the best for me, I've found that spreading a towel or something soft out as a base, so as not to scuff the watch in any position. I then put the watch on the storage pillow that I store it on in my watch case (for example but it could even be for the box it comes in). The important thing is that it stretches the bracelet tight. I can then lye the watch face down, to perform the double sided screw driver procedure. What this does is allows me to rest my forearms, and depending on the size of the watch itself, even my wrists, and the heels of my hands. This allows me to keep my hands steady, and makes it much, much easier to apply even pressure to both sides of the screw. You only use this to loosen up, and tighten down any all screws. Meaning, loosen any/all intended screws first. Then start removing them. Then reassemble the entire bracelet (both sides). Put it back on the pillow, and then tighten them all down at once. If that makes sense???

Not really my kind of watch, but wow, what a review, amazing the work you put into it!

Very nice watch. Pretty much at grail status for me. Loved the peek into your life that these type of videos offer. Your daughter is cute!!!! Mine are 35, 19, 16, so I miss those piggy back monents. That bracelet costs more that 3/4 of my watches. LOL Thanks!!!

The dial looks buried so deep in the construction of the watch that the chaptering are reflected by the inner bezel. Actually, I like that - steel reflection. In my opinion, without a date window in a no-man-land location it would look better. A price tag of 1500 USD is steep, but the watch is listed under several specifications - ISO, military and so on. I doubt they are free of charge - most likely a subscription based (recertification in several years intervals). Could be a perfect watch for purposeful adventurers that like one-watch-to-rule-them-all concept (and a G-Shock as a spare :D). Great review - thank you, sir!

I live 2 hours from Marathon head office. Got the Maple Leaf on the dial & bracelet. Thanks for the review.

Great Review my friend!!!! Awsome Review!!!!!

Very good review- tank you!!! I love your baby tuna seiko.

Nice brushed finish on this piece. Really cool watch 😎

Great review!

Great upload, this is how you review a toolwatch like a Marathon.

Great video and I am now reassured that I will be very pleased with my purchase earlier today of the GSAR with Government marking on a black dial. I didn't want the rubber band and had them replace it with a black Marathon NATO strap. I will order a leather NATO strap too at a later date. Now I am excited and can't wait until its received! later this week (hopefully). Thanks for the video. ,U.S. Army-Retired (Enlisted with various MOS''s so I had to work for a living)

Great video! I have one on the way with the rubber strap!! I just subscribed to your channel!

Love it. 7 and half to three eights I think 41 would fit me. Love it

That nato is a ok 👌 I personally like nato straps so that green is awesome.

Looks amazing with nato strap 💪

Could you provide a link to where you got the Green NATO watchband along with the size you ordered?

Quam's watch center in Spokane fit my steel bracelet on the spot for $10. I'm sure your town has a great Mom and Pop watch store. Best $$ spent! Nice people.

this watch is insanely gorgeous. I want one so badly but I don't think I could justify the purchase right now...

Outstanding review sir.

I want to get the quartz version. It's more affordable and the black stainless strap should fit

Awesome content brother👊🏼💯🔥😎

Great review and please do more reviews how about a review on the larger Jumbo Date day?

Your videos keep getting better and better.. Would be cool for you to do a EDC video as well.

Great review, looking at grabbing one in a couple weeks possibly. I'm a first time viewer, I was just curious, what's your rate?

Regarding the thickness, this was intentional. One of the stipulations of the military contract was that the bezel be easily manipulated while wearing diving gloves.

I love the glow.

Military press to test out the military dive watch, perfect.

FYI, the pip on the Marathon Navigator is tritium. Don’t know why they didn’t do it on the GSAR

Good review. FYI, the quartz versions are slimmer

Hello from the UK I just got my first marathon tsar 41. 2 words bad ass 😜

Great editing and hash tag brotha!!! #PrestigeSyndicate #BIGTIMEGANG #DaLifestyle

Slicing up something good!!!

How does this movement compare to a Ronda 715?

Where did you buy the green nato strap?

That b roll 👌

That is a gorgeous watch though.

Just ordered one as I was watching this review. So excited to get it!

I have the MSAR 36mm quartz version which is not as thick conning in at 12.25 mm but the automatic in the same size is 14mm. You would think the quartz version in 41mm would be thinner than the automatic but it’s the same size.

Where are those nato straps from? Thanks and great review

Maybe I missed it, but what's the lug to lug? thanks and great vid :)

🤣" i don't know what I'm saying" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Cool! I'm thinking about getting this watch. What is your wrist size ?

Q? Does this GSAR watch sit as high on your wrist as a tuna, or baby tuna?

Great Video.. loving your style of review.. Very informative. Marathon make Amazing Watches, I've owned a Navigator in the past and loved it..

So do you have to wind this GSAR watch to keep time or is it completely Automatic?

For a couple hundred dollars you get a bracelet comparable to the omega or Rolex bracelet which by the way are about a thousand to fifteen hundred, so don’t complain.

Love the wife comment… 😊

How come the ones on the website don’t say “US Government”?

Tritium or c3, what do u prefer?

You did a lot of yard work 🤣

As time goes by, I'm starting to pull on the rational side more and more. Before anything, I have to say that Marathon is beautiful, I love Marathon very much, there's nothing on that watch without reason, that's a real tool, a real deal. But to be honest, I don't know any search and rescue team in the world (and I know really a lot of specialised guys from those services), civilian or military team, which will get such a flashy thing. It's not too flashy, but...first, a SS bracelet is useless because of the main rule - less weight, more hapiness. I don't know any government in the world which will give a more than 1000 USD watch with an SW200 to the soldier, or to the rescue team member...doesn't matter what's his rank...James Bond is the only (fictional) character that can get Rolex or Omega from the government....but that's why you can see that only in the movies. Visibility of that watch in the dark is great, I know that from the experience. By the way, that Marathon's cardboard box cheap style is starting to be disgusting....for that amount of money I didn't expect that they will send anything in a box that is cheaper than a......fly catcher cardboard box...that's some their joke. Again, I'm talking from the rational side but off course, I love Marathon and I think that watch is one of the best in the industry below or around 1000 USD, it's impossible to get something better. Good video Like

#prestigesyndicate

Cool video. Looking at this watch myself. You Korean? We need more muscular Korean men out in society lol!!

To expensive for selita 200 and tool watch

Nice spyderco autonomy my man you don't need to torture knives to review them just look at Nick Shabazz I don't think he's ever actually used a knife tbh. Just watch some of his reviews and listen to what he says I think you'll agree. And honestly shhhhh I think his wife cuts his food for him

Great review! And, this has made it worse for me to decide between Sinn 556i or this Marathon…hahaha! Anyone can help me out here? :)

That NATO is actully a ZULU strap ..

The review format has changed for the better, eh?

I love my GSAR but clasps are absolute shit. If I'm paying full price for this watch I dont want it on a clasp. The clasp on mine broke on day 2 of owning it. It's been on a rubber nato without issue ever since.

The marathon bracelet is way overpriced! A Strapcode bracelet with straight end links looks great great on my GSAR, for 1/3 the price

"The watch sits high on the wrist..let's put it on a NATO strap!"

Oil rig bro???? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

YOU'RE A RAPPER 🤣

The 41 is too small for your wrist. You should be wearing the 46

Quitting knife reviews----they guys that do thte haredly 'torture test' them....most donmèt . Perhaps one or 2 Yters cut rope, and some paper...eheh....saw one guy cut rubber hose with.....but most simply open close the pocket-knife 50 times per video like htey have OCD and open boxes. :) You probbably just had to work on your cntentétalking points..... Or find out how best to 'sell the product' when talking about it...likewise this watch.....Nothing wrong with wearing it doing chores....but does it really prove antying abut itès durablityÉ Itès a DIVE watch rated for 300m...you should have went 'deep diving' :)) Wwear it into a pool at least....no oneès done that makig dive watch reivews....ironic. Have your wife or kids hose you down :)) then see how the watch did....hsould be fine since it is claimed to be able to withstand 300m water pressure....

Great review!