Happy Canada Day (belated) From The 11th Province!

Point of full-disclosure. I am in a "mixed" marriage...

My wife is Canadian.

Owing to this, I think I understand better than most how important Canada has ALWAYS been on the world stage. And apart from that - Canadians are SUPER nice people! So as a resident of the 11th Province, I think we should make an effort to be better neighbors, because if history proves anything else, when we've needed their help, they've always been there for us. Merci, Canada!

So, I was pleased to see this latest offering from Marathon to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag. 

Courtesy of Marathon

This is the 41mm SSNAV-D AUTO
Type II - Pilot's Automatic.

The case is of stainless steel and measures 41 mm in diameter. The movement is Sellita's SW200-1.

Courtesy of Marathon

This is a limited edition of 500 pieces, very well priced at $1,280.00 USD.

Here are the pertinents -

Movement: Sellita SW200-1 with Incabloc Shock Absorber

No of Jewels: 26

Calendar Type: Date

Luminous Features: Tritium Gas Tubes

Crystal Material: Sapphire

Crown Type: Screw-Down

Case Material: 316L Stainless Steel

Case Finish: Parkerized

Bezel Type: Bi-Directional

Bezel Scale: 12 Hour

Submersibility: 10 ATM

What If?

We've probably all thought about it - what if we decided to follow our hearts and try something new?

Most of us do not usually have the gumption to put our chips on the table and go all in. Well, Windy City Watch Collector is no ordinary online store, and Chris Hooper is not your typical watch fan with Walter Mitty tendencies.  

Courtesy of Windy City Watch Collector

What started as a business school project back at the University of Chicago has now grown into one of the most trusted resources for military watches in general, and Marathon Watches in particular -

Courtesy of Marathon

We will be spending some time with Chris in the coming days to talk about the journey from business school to purveyor of all things Marathon.

Stay tuned.

Happy Canada Day!

Courtesy of Marathon

This is the Marathon Search & Rescue Diver's Automatic (GSAR) - Grey Maple 

It's Canada Day!

Being married to a Canadian, it is important that you remember the little things - like Canada Day.  So as it is a big day up there, it seemed appropriate to shed a little light on a brand that calls Ontario home - Marathon.

This is the Search & Rescue Driver's Automatic (GSAR) 

Courtesy of Marathon

The case is stainless steel and measures 41 mm in diameter and 14 mm in thickness.  Unidirectional bezel, hours minutes, seconds and date between 4 o'clock and 5 o'clock.

The movement is self-winding and the watch is water resistant to 300 meters.

Marathon states that this and other of its watches are assembled in Switzerland.

A Canada Day Marathon

Courtesy of Marathon

First and foremost - Happy Canada Day from the lower 48!