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But I have to rave about how absolutely comfortable the watch is on the rubber strap The strap is extremely soft and pliable, hugs my wrist and does not pull at the hairs.

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Unfortunately, at that time, all the known suppliers had run out of them, so I turned my attention to (several) other watches.

I ran a google and, as it turned out, the Marathon SAR again was available, and better than ever, in the form of the Marathon GSAR Instead of ordinary lumed hands and markers, the SAR was improved by using tritium-vial hour and minute hands and markers.

That was a big selling point for me, as I have experience with tritium vials from my Luminox and Ball Alligator, and liked their luminescence.

Research also revealed that two versions of the GSAR were available, the October, 2005 contract and the February, 2006 contract.

I liked how U.S. Government was printed on the dial of the February version.

I ordered the watch on Sunday and it arrived this (Wednesday) afternoon.

Inside was the watch and a small page of instructions in several languages.

The strap is one of the softest and most pliable rubber straps I have experienced - and I own several rubber-strapped watches, including an Auto-Zilla, Tunacan (which I changed to a Watchadoo bracelet) and Twentieth Anniversary Aqualand.

I had expected to be hauling around another big chunk of iron on my wrist, but the GSAR is lightweight when compared to behemoths such as my UTS, or even Zodiac.

All in all, the GSAR on rubber is very comfortable on my 6.5-inch wrist.

I might consider purchasing the optional bracelet later, but at the moment I am extremely satisfied with the rubber strap.

The case is made of brushed 316L stainless steel and is nicely cut and milled.

Same goes for the rotating bezel, which rotates as smooth as butter.

The crown does not disengage from the stem when screwed back into the case, but, at this price point (675) and considering the no-frills purpose of the watch, crown disengagement would not be expected.

The back sets forth the date of contract, depth rating and other identifying information.

But, it, too, is very crisp, easy to read and has a nice military look about it, which it should for a government-issue, mil-spec watch.

Another criticism might be the date complication should be white-on-black.

But, again, the watch was designed to mil specs and probably to meet specific bid criteria, so the standard ETA 2824-2 date wheel is appropriate (Positioning it between the 4 and 5 adds a little bit of style, though).

The markers appear to be raised, but probably because they are tritium vials.

The GSARs lume is not blowtorch-bright as with Ball, but is perfectly adequate and probably appropriate to military use.

So much so that Im considering selling the TSAR and keeping the bracelet.

Im just waiting for an original one (non-vials) to turn up when I have some spare cash I only seem to see them after I have bought something else.

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