GPQ Official USAF Officer's Watch

Marathon Watch might be new to some, but definitely not to military watch fanatics like us. This Swiss watchmaker is popular among collectors as one of the few brands that crafts timepieces for militaries including the United States and Canadian armies for almost 70 years.

Delving into the rich history of this watchmaker, we discovered that the brand we now know to be Marathon was founded in 1904 as Weinsturm Watch, which was later renamed Wein Brothers. Back in 1939, Morris Wein founded this brand and supplied fine timepieces famed for their precision throughout North America. Since the 1940s, Marathon has been manufacturing time instruments for the Allied Forces. Today, the horological baton has been passed on to the fourth generation of the Wein family which continues to strengthen the brand’s reputation by producing a wide range of instruments that measure time, temperature and distance.

Combining military durability with Swiss engineering and craftsmanship to ensure the highest level of quality and precision, Marathon unveils its latest timepiece made especially for the United States Air Force (USAF), the Marathon GPQ Official USAF Officer’s Watch Ref. WW194015SS-USAF. This watch is the official watch worn by USAF officers, endorsed by the United States Department of Defense. It is inspired by the GG-W-113 military watch launched in the 1980s and features the winged USAF logo proudly adorned on the dial.