The least expensive Marathon offers a ton! 

I like the minimal packaging. I want to believe every dime went into the watch.

I actually got one of these issued to me ten years ago. That is your standard DOD supply packaging, so awesome.

I was issued this watch (but it had an acrylic crystal) when I deployed to Iraq in 2003. I wish I still had it.

Just ran across your video. Haven't been into watches for a long time but I still wear my Marathon GPQ a lot. 100% my favorite watch of all time, and I've owned quite a few. It's so small and light it almost disappears, until you look at it in the dark. Great watch!

Such an understated yet classy piece irregardless of it's military status. The close up of the dial was excellent and the best I have seen so far. The glossiness of the Arabic markers especially stood out.

Love my Marathons. Thank you Long Island for providing me with beautiful wrist time tools!!

Great review, I been looking for a sub 200 watch to get and i think this might be it. Great vid👍

It's basically designed to be the best beater watch it can be! Met that specification very well!

Orderd mine from long Island in sage green and I love it

Beautiful yet simple watch!

Simple and beautiful. Love it.

I have the sage green version (and also purchased from Long Island!) And yes, the Maraglo last quite a long time! And has a trusty ETA movement that is serviceable and bring you years and years of service. I have this one, a hand winding model I got around 2000, and my next one would definitely be the new general purpose automatic with the NH35.

I'd like to see a torture test where someone takes the base-model Marathon GPQ and tests it at 30, 50, and 100 ATMs. I suspect it will exceed the minimums. But if it doesn't, it's still a basic, inexpensive watch for the troops. Probably 99% of the watches go through the military service without deep puddles being an issue. I looked at one of these before, and for a little bit more money, I bought the Marathon Navigator with date. The sapphire crystal and Tritium indices make the watch awesome. It is so light, it's the most comfortable watch during these "heat emergency" days. When I flew during Desert Storm, I wore a Seiko 7A28-7039 and kept a GShock as a spare. If I had access to the Navigator back then, I would have grabbed one up.

I bought a Marathon Navigator from you a few years ago, i still love the look. Still looks new and it is the only watch glowing in my watch box in the middle of the night.

Marathon is my favorite watch-brand! Love Bertuccis, too! Both companies "walk their talk" with their watches! 🖒😎

Nice no nonsense watch. Thanks for sharing it Marc. 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

Im over here in afghanistan chilling with my $30 timex expedition with INDIGLO doin just fine

Very cool. Sapphire makes all the difference as does the jewelled eta.

+1 on the wall clock. Before I learned of your channel I ordered my folks the "Jumbo 12 Inch Analog Wall Clock With Auto-Night Light" for the kitchen. The square box makes it interesting shape and night light is helpful. Glad to see the Nav and general have sapphire crystal I wish I knew difference between that when first got into this (we all make mistakes and gotta start some place). I likely would not have ordered the close out Nav (from them directly) with plastic crystal. I do agree with other's sentiments if really need a beater something trash doing yard work/construction watch buy a $20 basic Casio (like what you sell) or very basic G-shock DW5600. Still this nice looking piece!

I just ordered this because I have small wrists and it's hard to find smaller military style watches. I'm pretty excited to get it :) On paper it has nice features for the price.

If you have the time, it'd be an interesting topic to cover what mil-spec's for watches exactly are, and how they may have changed over time. I know military needs in WW1 were integral to the development of the modern wristwatch. Thanks for the vid.

Great watch ,Marc. Wouldn't mind one of those as a beater watch. May look out for one. Best regards 😆😾

Would this watch and strap be comfortable to wear while playing tennis (and other sports)? I wear a G-Shock currently but want a slightly more versatile watch to wear both after playing and to casual dinner/drinks after. Thanks! :)

I wear my damasko on a Barton premium silicone strap. Works very nicely

Great video, good looking watch. Military watches are super cool! Thanks Mark!

"Hi, this is Mark" Oh hi Mark.

Wish they made the Maraglo with the date option. Would've purchased one a while ago.

Another brand I now need to investigate. However I'm really impressed with the Bertucci line at moment, the DX3 is my outdoor watch

Marc, do all the GP Marathon watches have the quick-change battery hatch now? Most pictures online only show it on the navigator series.

Nice. Still wear my Stocker & Yale auto tritium field watch. Same style.

Thanks for your review! What is your opinion on this mil specs?? Casio Gshock doesn’t care as they “believe” gshocks go above and beyond

Hi Mark! How do you change the battery on this watch? Do you pop open the stainless steel caseback or the black circle on the back? Thanks

Hey Marc, any plans on releasing ISL-05 with marine master silhouettes? (red tip second hand, hour and min hand)

Hello Marc. Nice piece that one, small. I noted the edges of the case, or lugs, looks a bit sharp. Looks like a no nonsens watch anyway.

I have an older one. Doesn't have the name on the face, synthetic crystal but has a beautiful loom. I was shocked when I got it because I thought it might be flimsy for military watch but when I wear it I don't even notice it.

Whats the best way to change the battery with this model? I got the back off but the battery does not wanna fall out and i do not want to pry on anything.

Looks good, but 3atms seems quite poor. A proper seal on the stem would get it 50 metres water resistance surely.

So I got one of these with tritium tubes a month or so ago. I’ve never owned a watch with lume paint, but I honestly wouldn’t want any more brightness coming from my watch. If it’s dark enough that I can’t see the dial, it’s dark enough that I can see the tubes. Not to start a tangent here, but why do people not like tritium? I can read it in any light I find myself, and I can read it just as well at 6am as I can at 9pm. Plus, for those folks interested in being sneaky, wouldn’t they want less stuff on their person glowing in the dark?

WR is an absolute deal breaker on this one Give this bad boy a screw down crown gaddam

Yeah, it is logical to have that strap made fit smaller wrists. There are ladies in the army, too. Army is all about uniformity! Same colors, same weapons, same gear and ofc same watches!

Heck yeah Marc with the DC86 my current grail. I'll be ordering on steel but really like the look of their orange nylon/rubber strap. What strap do you have on the way?

Missed this one, are you getting any more?

If you get the Damasco Bracelet, less time would be needed pumping iron. 😁

Marc, I know you love big watches but I like watches on the smaller size. Do they make this watch in a 36 to 40mm diameter? 160 is a good price for what you get. But 43 mm just looks silly on me. Thank you.

I like these. Simple design and they look like they'll take a beating. I would like to see a bit more WR on them, as others say. Give me 100m and I'd be happier. I can understand why they don't have the WR, though, because if you're not getting wet it's arguable you don't need the WR, and also the battery cover provides easy battery swaps when needed without having to have a caseback tool. I have a Bertucci A-2T classic that I spent about the same money on and is just as rugged with titanium case, sapphire crystal, 200m WR, 10 year lith-ion battery, etc. For the money, definitely the better buy, I think, but these Marathons are cool watches and part of the allure in them is they are a basic military watch.

does the lume last?

Hey Marc, like the look of this one. Also in the market to pick up an Islander P.S. Care to share the source/supplier of your cool-lookin brown ringed bracelets?

Wow it even has an NSN!

34 MM I’m out, but it looks like a solid watch 👍🏼

great review! where can i find that kind of wall clock???

How long does the battery life last

How tall on the wrist? Also, hacking?

My marathon navigator is my day to day go to watch I love it.

I just bought one (sage green)

Lol is that how it’s said “ho dinky”?!? Lmao!

Do you know the TV series "Under the Dome"? Produced by Steven Spielberg - Stephen King. The main guy, Barbie, he was wearing a marathon field watch.

I like the Marathon package but I just can't pull the trigger on any of them because the quartz models second hand never lands on the indices and that drives me nuts, even on the more expensive models. Water resistance is pretty low.

That's Sapphire crystal. Hope someone at Timex gets to see this. Shame on Timex for not using Sapphire. I'd throw Seiko in there too but they're slowly getting on-board with Sapphire.

Good beater watch.

That’s Nuts!

I really like it. I like the date versión more but thats a bit more expensive.

I feel like a Bertucci DX3 is probably just as much watch for 1/3 price. Okay, Bertucci doesn’t have the sapphire or the ETA movement. I’m fine with that Bertucci.

Yes

This would be a good watch to take to the gun range. I’m always worried a 9mm will hurt my autos.

I had one could not handle the size I have all the British military watches From 70s hamilton CWC and others up to present day I don't have a big wrist The Hamilton Khaki quartz is a good field watch Being ex military myself I was issued the Smiths w10 and later the CWC quartz

Nice legible watch. Less is more sometimes

I do have a thousand dollar toilet seat ! It belonged to Sadam Hussein ! A bit of trivia 4 u Mark ! A few times he had to run the Marathon I will tell U ! cheers 👍

I wish it was a 200 meters water resistant

I was given this watch by a supply Sgt in Iraq in 2003. Didn't open it, threw it in my bag and finally found it again and opened in 2017. Wore it daily but unfortunately it cracked! I'm not a watch guy, what's the name the face or cover? The clear part....that's what cracked. I don't know where it is now but I wore it approx 2 yrs, daily, think it fogged up too as I never take my watches off. Usually keep them on for 2-3 yrs at a time.

The strap started to become damaged after about 6 months of use so the holes I use are not really holding up now.

The watch looks better on your wrist then that behemoth of a marathon you had.

Dumb question: is there any point to being Swiss made if it's a quartz?

I can't buy a Bertucci over this.

Nice watch , still doesn't beat the SNZG11.. pun intended..

They gave us a Timex lol destroyed it bought a g shock

👍👍👍

30m water resistance makes this watch a no-go for general use. I can't worry about showering, washing dishes, or going for a quick swim while wearing a general purpose watch. Instead I went with a 100$ Lorus field watch that is rated for 100m

Is this a poor man’s Hamilton 38mm mechanical, and a Seiko SNK809 is a poor man’s Marathon featured here?

Call me a dumbass paranoid but I don't wear anything tritium on my wrist. This brand or any brand.. Great watch btw... Awesome minimalistic field design..

Here in the UK they are more expensive (no surprises there then)........................................

It seems to wear bigger than 34mm

Just ordered one. Now i gotta find a place to hide it for a while.

Часы хорошие,но лучше взять версию с тритием или TraserP5900.

You could get a far better Hamilton for Marathon prices.

How can a military watch only be 30m WR?

In ‘nam Charlie would dive past 3 atmospheres when we were chasing them. We’d dive down following them. Most times they got away. We’d go back to HQ with our tails between our legs and a bunch of inoperable watches......they had no limits

I love everything about this watch but I can't have an everyday watch that I can't wear in the shower. You can easily get 50 or 100 meter waterproof ratings on a $20 watch. I just DO NOT understand why Marathon didn't give this a higher waterproofing spec.

I almost bought one but, 30m ridiculously low. 3m watches should not be made anymore.

Would you be able to swim with it?

Mil-Spec = the BEST equipment for the CHEAPEST price

160 dollars not

Four hours after video release, sold out. Not sure they were even in stock prior, but oh well.

I thought this was a mechanical.

I like the look of it but it is hard to justify $160 for a tiny plastic toy watch with almost no water resistance.

Am I the only one who thinks it's unusually small?

Watch looks like it is made for a females wrist. They need to make this watch at least a size forty and possibly forty four - forty six lug to lug. Just a thought.

hi

Quartz? Ugh. Need to have an automatic model. Long live Captain Willard.

>quartz no thanks

lmao out of stock