Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy sale priced Marathon Watch Company items to 40% through July 8. Buy any Marathon Diver watch (Med. TSAR and GSAR, GSAR and TSAR, JDD, or CSAR) and receive a free 20mm Red, White and Blue NATO strap or Marathon Base Ball Cap with Velcro Morale Patch (your choice, email me […]
THE THAW IS COMING The Marathon legacy continues this week with a powerful new addition to our Search and Rescue (SAR) collection. Be sure to check back for the new Marathon Watch model being introduced.
Introduced at the beginning of 2022, be sure to check out the Marathon 3-Piece Rubber Strap System. This new strap system was developed in by Marathon Watch Company in close collaboration with bespoke, artisanal Swiss strap manufacturer Valiance SA of La Chaux-De-Fonds, Switzerland. These special FSM rubber straps represent a distinct leap in military search […]
2020-21 have been challenging to say the least…Time to stay warm with Marathon’s knit winter watch cap (NSN: 8405-21-891-3611) and check out our Marathon Watch Sale! Marathon Knit Cap — FREE! Marathon Watch Sale & Marathon’s winter knit cap….Our gift with any Marathon purchase of $200 or more Be sure to visit our site now […]
Authentic Military Heritage with Modern Military Design Designed in Canada ~ Made in Switzerland Est. 1939 Be sure to check out this well-done video celebrating the Marathon Watch Company 80-year history: Marathon – A Brief History Windy City Watch Collector is proud to be Marathon’s oldest authorized retailer for over 25 of those […]
With the ongoing COVID-19 worldwide situation, Windy City Watch Collector remains at the ready to assist you, our customer, throughout this situation and are currently open 24 hours/ 7-days a week. Our web site and other service channels are available to you, and we are making shipments on a daily basis via USPS and DHL […]
Save up to 45% on select products + Receive a Warm Holiday Gift w/ your Marathon Watch Purchase! — Still time to order! Cold weather is here and in honor of the holiday season, receive a gift from us…. an official Canadian Toque aka winter watch cap (NSN: 8405-21-891-3611). Simply purchase $75 or more in […]
HISTORY OF THE TOQUE:In Canada, “toque” is the common name for a knitted winter hat.This fashionable toque is said to have originated with the“Coureurs de bois”; French and Métis fur traders, who kepttheir woolen nightcaps on for warmth during both coldwinter nights and days.SPECIFICATIONS:Navy Blue3/8” overlocked stitchedKnitted, 100% acrylic,worsted spun yarnFour tapered end seamsThree-headedoveredge seam […]
AS many of you may already know, Windy City Watch Collector have been enthusiastic about Marathon’s Navigator watch since the mid-1990s and have supplied literally thousands of these to collectors worldwide since then. Well now we have even more to be cheering about, Marathon Watch has taken a great design and made it even better. […]
On the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I, The War to End all Wars, I thought this article from the WSJ was interesting: From The Wall Street Journal has selected 100 legacies from World War I that continue to shape our lives today One of these legacies is wristwatches, by Sarah Sloat — Today it […]
