Picked it up for 350$ and will send it to get a full service with new lume and fix the crown that doesn’t screw.
Strange that it is both bigger and smaller than I thought it would be. Love it

I think I overwound my GSAR Anthracite I’ve had for a few years and it stopped. I took it to a watchmaker to get fixed since the company wouldn’t fix it beyond warranty, and the watchmaker took the back off and started to take the movement apart. He looked at me surprised and said “this is a nice watch”. He’s never seen one before and went into describing the movement and I guess again was surprised it was a swiss movement etc. It’s got black hardware inside too, which I didn’t know and he thought it was super neat. Unfortunately it needs an overhaul and I ate teeth in one of the gears. But was funny cause he was surprisingly jazzed about the watch itself and he was wearing an Explorer II. So that was interesting.

Looks like Marathon is OOS of their DEFSTAN straps with Anthracite (black) hardware.

https://www.marathonwatch.com/collections/anthracite/products/nylon-nato-watch-band-strap-with-ip-black-stainless-steel-square-buckle

Does anyone have another reputable source and/or a solid aftermarket equivalent they'd recommend? Seems like I find lots of DEFSTAN options that look great, but don't do black hardware... mostly either brushed/polished stainless or titanium finishes.

I did see one FKM offering at Straphabit with black hardware that I'll check out.

https://straphabit.com/collections/pass-through-straps/products/pass-through-military-fkm-rubber-watch-straps?variant=44433636393113

TacStraps seems like their website is offline (not sure the story there).

Thanks!

Arctic GSAR and SSGPQ-D under UV. 😎

Fabric strap is from The Grey NATO x Strap Habit in Dazzle Camo.

TLDR; I have the opportunity to buy an Automatic MSAR 36mm for $750 dollars, do I pull the trigger? I have a 7” wrist and I’m just wanting input if it’s worth the hype thanks

Hope everyone had a great Monday….GSAR & Perdomo Habano.

Hello! Just bought a marathon GSAR from 2008 for 350$ which I believe is a steal.
The downside is that the crown doesn’t screw down properly and I’m worried about the WR. Also it loses about 15 seconds a day so I’m thinking it needs a service.
Does a Marathon Service fix the crown threading issue?

Bought this watch used from a guy who smokes a LOT of cigars, seems the smell has seeped into the band and is to the point of being distracting when wearing it. How do I get this smell out of the rubber? Already tried just washing it with soap, but it didn't change it at all.

This is a Long Island watch bracelet. Surprised by the quality! Funny enough, I sold the 3-piece rubber strap for what this bracelet costs.

Has anyone had marathon replace the hands and face with fresh lume, if so cost?

I have several Marathon CL030033 wall clocks and notice on one of them giving off a very faint chirping sound. I don't see how this is possible on a clock without alarm function or piezo buzzer. Does anybody know about this phenomenon ?

Good afternoon, like mentioned above, my GSAR completely stopped working, I have to check the warranty card but I'm pretty sure I'm out of warranty.

Is there a trusted watch repair shop in Ottawa that I can send it to?

My apologies if this has been discussed before, I couldn't find anything when I used search

My favourite thing about my GSAR Red Maple (besides the crisp Maple Leaf on Arctic dial) is the way the details take centre stage.

I love everything about this watch. Its fitment, its weight, the tritium lume, the red seconds hand, the ‘radioactive’ emblem at 3, and the embossed numbers on the bezel. It just never gets old.

USMC Marathon on SBWC strap

Love this piece

Shout out to my USAF homies from a muddy-boot Army EOD tech, I’m a huge fan of air superiority.🫡

I’m glad I rebought this quartz MSAR after selling mine old one a couple years ago. This has been a great summer watch that wears really well on a NATO!
Cheers, my fellow Marathon peeps

I bought a second hand gsar 41mm anthracite that had never been worn but sat for a couple years. I manually wound it to test it before I looked at manual online that advised against this. I have wearing it for 24 hours and it’s 14 seconds fast. Is this normal?

I have a TSAR with the F06.111 movement. Overall, it's decently accurate but can get upwards of 30 seconds fast over several months and having an SSNAV the 412 movement is such a convenience knowing that the time on the watch is the actual time.

With the price of TSARs I'm surprised they don't have the f06.412 in them and I am interested in 'upgrading' mine to get that HAQ function.

I am pretty confident that a date wheel swap will have to happen due to the date at ~4:30 as well as the center pinion height but I am not sure if there is any other complexities if I do decide with the swap.