A Rugged, Search and Rescue Tool Watch Returns - Marathon OSAR-D

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Feb 23, 2025

In this video, we take a look at a closer look at a recently released rugged tool watch resurrected from the archives and updated for a modern audience, the Marathon OSAR-D on rubber strap. What do you think of this updated icon?

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The evolution of Marathon's Canadian Search and Rescue Watch

Founded in 1939, Marathon has been supplying the US and Canadian governments with accurate timepieces since World War II. In 2001, they launched their now-iconic Search and Rescue dive watch in response to the Canadian Armed Forces requesting a watch that could withstand the intense conditions faced by the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Search and Rescue Technicians. Now, Marathon has brought back the Search and Rescue that started it all — with a few improvements.

OSAR-D On Bracelet

The OSAR features a 41mm surgical-grade 316L stainless steel case water resistant to 300m, thanks in part to its large knurled screw-down crown. Though the SAR has come to be associated with its iconic tritium lume, the OSAR goes back to the original’s printed markers with MaraGlo. A large cyclops providing 1.5x magnification brings the OSAR’s date complication into quick view. The unidirectional 120-click bezel is full-graduated for those missions where minutes are critical.

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