Search & Rescue New Release - Marathon GSAR Anthracite Swiss Automatic Diver Watch
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2018
- Today we announce the release of the NEW Marathon GSAR Anthracite watch model: WW194006BK. This Government Search and Rescue watch is a no-nonsense 300 meter diver, powered by a Swiss ETA 2824 movement.
The watch follows on the heels of the immensely popular GSAR automatic.
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Marc, I just got this model from your store. For anyone wondering, it looks just as good in person as it does in the video. If you like this style of watch, I would highly recommend it. The rubber band is very comfortable and the keepers don’t slide off. The tritium is an amazing feature too. The bezel is very solid and there’s no play at all in my copy. As far as I can see with the naked eye, everything lines up perfectly too. I’m very impressed with this watch. Thanks for the great service, Marc!
Great video Mark. You really can't appreciate tritium until you use it at night in the out doors. That's ultimately what it's meant for. I dive for work. I do use this watch as I wear it everyday. I just put on an extra long NATO to go around my dry suit.
Thanks for sharing the info!
Wow! The GSAR really does look great in black. Great information!
I got the uncoated GSAR (with bracelet) for Christmas from my son. I've worn it everyday since I got it. Still over the moon with it. Most expensive watch I've ever owned, but I think it's still a value as far as Swiss watches go. I was a Seiko fanboy, but this was my grail piece. I'm a sucker for black pvd though. Thanks for sharing Marc!
Thanks for watching!
That's going to look AWESOME on the black with thin red line Zulu strap!
It is. Bring it to market!
STUNNING! Talk about a show stopper.
I own several military/tactical-style watches and have always gone for black case, black face with white markings. But this watch is an exception for me; the bare-metal version is just stunning.
Beautiful piece, specially digging the black-out, military look👍👍
Awesome video. Great detail, information, and accuracy.
I Love these watches. Very good quality.
i like the look of marathon watches . great video !
Thanks so much!
Marc cool watch! Really tempted!
Thank you Panos.
Long Island Watch Marc hey how about suggesting to Marathon....a metal automatic Navigator! Now that you are on a roll!
Curved ends on the strap, where it meets the case, would bring it to another level.
Nice review Mark. Almost makes me want to enlist (if they would wave the age restrictions)..
Great review and good looking watch. Only minus what i can see is that huge crown. It must hurt wrist.
I own divers that are many times more expensive, but I always come back to my GSAR. It's just a great watch and looks great on a nato.
Thanks for chiming in!
It really looks fantastic
I think so!
Thanks for the video. Great review. A bit expensive for me but appreciate quality when I see it. Best regards from Adrian in Sheffield England 😀😀
Thanks Adrian, as always.
I love the look of a dive bezel on a field watch, best of both worlds... Can we see an islander in this style?
Incredible!!
Thanks!
I’ve always liked these marathons and now they’re black, that just makes them more appealing, I’m a fool for black dive watches and this is one of the coolest I’ve ever seen!
Has a great vibe to it.
I NEED an anthrazite JDD now.
I was traveling at the end of a deployment back home in a huge staging area in 2010 I saw a really young Army kid wearing a quartz version. He said he got it as an award. Let me try it on, etc. I should have asked him if I could buy it. (A silver one)
very nice watch. as always great video
Appreciate it!
Very Nice!
Thanks Robert.
omg that is beautiful
:)
Great vid Mark..both of them look insanely cool. The U.S Government one is a bit cooler If you find a Phoibos Reef Master can you do a review on that? I would like to hear your thoughts on that particular dive watch. Good job man.
Thank you.
Gonna have to have one. I'll get back to you.
We'll be waiting.
Love them.
There should be a Quartz Version which is a little thinner.
Nice video Marc! Coated in black IP? Can you please clarify and how does it compare to DLC?
I wonder if they will do this to this 36 medium
I do not like black cases/bezels but this Marathon is unreal!!😍
I absolutely love mine. In addition to being a practically tough and durable design, it looks especially original. At 41mm, it doesn't look puny (as I worried it might) on my 7 1/2in wrist. It looks better on a NATO strap, though. The strap it comes with is well made, but ridiculously short. My wrists are not massive, and I had to use the last 2 holes on the strap, which is absurd. I admit I wouldn't mind a 43mm variation; the alternative is a 46mm (which is way too big for me), or a 36mm (which is comically small for me). I'm pretty sure this will be on my wrist for a long, long time to come, and imo it beats the crap out of luminox et al, but it does seem strange to get fobbed with such a puny strap for what is basically an entry-level price tag. It feels almost as if they expect you to replace it anyway...
With also a large wrist of 73/4 this is good info. I been wanting an all black watch and this high on the list . I was very curious about the strap it seemed iffy for me when on marcs wrist
Hey Mark, you are excellent at modding watches. I am wondering if you know how to take off the bezel of the Marathon GSAR? I have done this with many Seiko watches, I just can’t figure out how to do it on the Marathon. Thank you for any help!
Excellent showing of tritium! It bugs me to no end when I see tritium pitches showing them as super bright, when we both know they are not.
Hey Mark,
Since I can't make go to your last video to have you responding to my questions regarding the Bambino Small Seconds, I'll just leave my comment here, hoping you see it and care to answer (yes, I know it's hard to respond to everyone :) ).
"Even though I love the champagne color dial one, my favourite Bambino has to remain the AC00009N, with the cream dial, the romans and those beautiful blue hands. However this small seconds version (as well as the open heart version that you'll show someday) has this fantastic feature that I love so much which is the back display. Love the enjoyment of "seeing the magic happening" as TGV puts it. I'd just love if Orient did a new version of the AC0009N with a back display. I'd pull the trigger in a hearbeat!
QUESTION: Do you know if this is ever going to happen? Will they ever make new versions of the previous Bambinos with back display on them?"
Keep coming you videos man, they're amazing and I'm, for sure, learning a lot!
I replied earlier.
Love Tritium .. wear a Titanium Bertucci one everyday .. put my Rolex that i have worn for 30 years in the safe .. nothing like waking up at 3am .. anyplace anytime ..and knowing its 3am
Do you have any bracelet options for the plain steel model?
Thanks for the video Mark. Just curious: what is the average time on the shelf before this type of watch is sold? In other words if a watch with tritium tubes stays on the shelf for 2 years before being sold then that's 2 years of the tritium life gone. Can the tubes be replaced? Cheers!
It surprises me that so few expensive dive watches are manufactured in accordance with the ISO standard when relatively affordable watches like Marathon and Seiko do it. It is also amusing that when so many luxury watches want to sell all sorts of military heritage stories and claim to be used by armed forces actual military users tend to rely on genuine tool watches made for toughness from brands many watch enthusiasts would look down on, such as Marathon.
Does strapcode make a bracelet for the gsar non coated version?
Ooooh very smart
Very tough.
Pricey but looks very neat...
I think I'm going to have to trade my standard GSAR in for this
I think there will be alot of that.
Me too
Always loved that watch. Guess once you go black, there's no going back! Lol
Will we find out?
No it's once you go BLACK WE DONT WANT YOU BACK.
My heart is ready to accept this
“But my wallet..
MY WALLET IS TELLIN ME NOOOO”
Also I got the blacked out baby Tuna from Seiko (the one with the ceramic shroud) and for it for about 400
I don’t remember if it was from you guys or from somebody else though darn
But I think that is really good
It’s what I will be using (also my gshock) during summer for when on on duty since it’s reasonably priced
Plus I got a black engineer bracelet for it from strapcode so it looks quite good :D
Hey, I still appreciate you watching!
Marathon is a Canadian company too
Yes, it is. Canadian company make watches in Switzerland.
one thing.. the lume pip on the bezel should be fitted with a tritium tube also.
That would be cool!
Long Island Watch and a H3 pip instead of lume would be very practical,
I'm using a Traser Pioneer with H3 Lume pip turned in 3hrs position,
together with a orange H3 at 12hrs it's easy to see the hours
before 0300 AM and after 0300 AM without a mistake.
( after 0600 AM who cares.. that would be coffee time 😃 )
Still wonder if this version is better than the usual stainless steel version, what's your take Mark?
Do you know if they will bring this new colourway to the midsize models? Specifically the quartz?
Pretty good chance I'd say.
Marathon, you'd be nuts not to buy one!
Great slogan!
Question, I just measured my wrist and it's 6.5 max but closer to 6 1/4. Cant decide on the Jumbo (JDD automatic) or this one with the cool coating and 41. Seems like we have similar wrists.
I'm not a watch guy, don't know much but I was issued one of these (much cheaper plastic version by marathon) in Iraq 2003 when I was 19 haha. I unfortunately broke it and have been watchless for a few yrs, figured I'd like to have something on my wrist again.
That watch does not look like a diver's but a field or pilot watch . The case is pretty thin , what makes the watch thick is the bezel ..... fine by me , not a problem at all .
True Diver, but I do hear you.
Obviously , a high quality watch . Very handsome too .
Radio luminescence - there is no substitute!
Nice watch can’t see spending 1,300 on this. Do you expect they will come out with a quartz version at a lower price range ?
I'm sure they'll IP the lineup eventually.
Trouble is with quartz you’d have to open the case to replace the battery. Not desirable in a true dive watch.
What kind of pins on the strap...i hope not the spring pins like Luminox uses..those suck bad.
Do you know what grade 2824? Or if they regulate from the factory? I really like this tactical look.
I do not know, sorry. If you need more info, email and I'll find it out.
mr bacchus I don't know the answer but I can say that my GSAR is more accurate than any other 2824 I've owned. Maybe it is luck or maybe it's their regulation. Mine runs around +6s/d.
Dr. Tautology I assume its standard grade and unregulated unless stated otherwise or a current owner has actually checked. Still a great watch, just wish it had a bit upgraded movement for the money.
mr bacchus They are definitely regulated and +6s/d is excellent for a 2824. I believe specs for the 2824 are between -15 and +20. If it's not COSC the there is no real guarantee of accuracy outside of the specs of the movement.
Do you have any Marathon GSAR 41mm with government markings and stainless bracelet? I'm currently looking for one but am having no luck.
Mark, will there be a black bracelet? On your website you can add the bracelet and I just wanted to make sure it’s the black one as it does not state clearly one way or anther. Thanks!
That was a mistake, thank you! There will be a black IP bracelet eventually, but not yet.
Long Island Watch I appreciate your response! And love your videos!! Keep up the amazing work sir!
Will they release a mid size version? I believe it’s a 36mm case.
Don't know at this point,
I’ve been waiting around for the black metal bracelet. Any idea about that a year later?
Summer of this year is the new date.
Long Island Watch any new news on the bracelet, or any recommendations?
Marc, nice beard going on there. Are you into safety razors?
LOL, no, just conventional blade and trimmer.
Will it ever stop?
Yo, I don't know.
5:41
Daniel Horst Turn off the lights, and I'll glow.
Lmao!
if this watch was 200 bucks, it would be a record sell among blue colar workers
I wish they weren't as expensive as they are, well to me anyway.
They are pricey, you're right.
Stainless steel in the long run.
Why is there a radioactive logo in the dial?
Fiat justitia ruat cælum it has to be there because of the tritium. It’s not radioactive to a degree that it would harm you tho. But regulations require the logo to be there so people don’t complain after saying they didn’t know tritium was radioactive. Capiche??
The radiation logo is explained in the video, also check out a recent Watch and Learn on radio-luminescence.
I am active-duty Navy with 17years and have never seen this watch on anyone's wrist.
Marathon is regularly supplied to the US, Canadian and Israeli armed forces. Their field watches are small, un-assuming watches that easily can be overlooked.
As a watch collector... I'm always interested in what others have on their wrist (not to judge them, but to see if they are a fellow watch collector or have something I would like to talk to them about). Still never seen a Marathon... would like to though.
Shipmate Army vet, I saw one on a SERE instructor, which makes sense since he was teaching, among other folks, government search and rescue personnel, and this is of course the Marathon GSAR. Not the kind of thing you'd find commonly on typical seaman or soldier. I picked one up on my own dime for the extra security of not needing batteries on long deployments, which started my passion for watches.
Glad that you noticed the watch. I remember going through SERE school in Coronado and don't remember watches. Of course it was in February ~15 years ago. I just find people saying any watch is a military issue watch as misleading. SOF and regular force guys buy whatever suits them - not issued crap for watches.
Hey marc. U got two dislikes from low lifes who envy you. Just a FYI. I hope they have a horrible weekend for disliking your video.
LOLOLOL, doesn't get to me.
When someone like yourself releases the most informative videos on watches on youtube and still manage to get dislikes it does get to ME.
Here is my theory:
1. Other watch youtubers with less subs 'dislike' your videos as it excites them to give you a thumbs down after all the effort you put to make thousands of people happy.
2. Someone has been commissioned to taint your perfect image (Yes, i have seen all your videos, and you have got it down to a science on how to make the perfect watch video)
3. They don't 'dislike' the video, they just dislike YOU, because you can pull off wearing two wrist watches and still look like a Boss.
To conclude,,, Besides releasing great videos you are a really a stand up guy who stands behind what he sells and have the qualities of the perfect business man. You inspire myself and I am sure many others on how an ideal human being should be.
Thank you for your time & mind Marc.
Best of luck and health always,
This is too damn expensive for what it is !
For a Swiss made solid 300 meter diver? It's in the ballpark.
Let me rephrase it, I would never spend this price for this watch :)
still, seems a shame to invest all this money in a tough watch built around the tritium function just to suffer a significant reduction in luminosity after a decade or so.
Hey Marilyn Manson, I have 18 yr.old custom .45acp pistols that are 18 yrs. old and still glowing!
I know its tritium but you sound like saying trinium.
1050 dlls!!! XD XD XD, good luck.
I deeply hate our government ..... I'd buy the other one .
Maybe that's why they make it?
Lol ... probably .
Weirdly proportioned dial
this some bourne identity shit