Auction raises $749 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!
Marathon Watch Co. & Windy City Watch Collector are pleased to auction a Marathon Steel Navigator for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Marathon Watch Co. & Windy City Watch Collector are pleased to auction a Marathon Steel Navigator for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
This article originally appeared on OCTOBER 15, 2018 in the WATCHES section of Gear Patrol, By JON CUSTIS, Photo by HUNTER D. KELLEY A former Marine speaks about the Marathon TSAR he was issued while in the service and how he used it downrange….. Although an entire genre of horology is dedicated to the military-issued watch, there are very few accounts written […]
The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC) promotes horology. This weekend, they are having a sale on extra books from their library as well as tools and parts: Up to 25% off sale on selected items in NAWCC’s eBay store. Be sure to check it out. If you are not already a member, […]
I started selling Marathon navigators in the 1990s and am always impressed with the way the company continues to expand on its product line and come out with new and improved product. The latest addition to the product line are the general purpose field watches in stainless steel cases. They have introduced both the General Purpose […]