The date window is one of those details you look at a dozen times a day, and the Marathon 36mm OSAR-D treats it accordingly. Reference WW194026SS-2003 places the date at 3 o'clock beneath a cyclops magnifier, part of a carefully revised dial on this black Swiss automatic dive watch with stainless steel bracelet.

When Marathon re-engineered the Original Search and Rescue with Date for its 2024 relaunch, legibility was the priority. The result is a Type I dial with large geometric indices that can be identified by shape alone, broad hands, and a magnified date that saves you from squinting while signing a form or checking an appointment. MaraGlo, Marathon's photoluminescent lume, fills the indices, hands and bezel pip, charging in daylight and glowing for several hours afterward. It is a sharp, modern evolution of the SAR-D once issued to Canadian SAR Techs.

The rest of the watch is pure Marathon toughness: a brushed 316L case only 13mm thick, sapphire crystal, a screw-down crown with guards and 300 meters of water resistance. A Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement with Incabloc shock protection powers it. With the stainless steel bracelet fitted, the black OSAR-D has the polished practicality of a watch that can be worn daily for years.

Marathon OSAR-D WW194026SS-2003: Key Specifications

• Model: 36mm Original SAR with Date (OSAR-D)
• Case: 36mm stainless steel, 13mm height, 43.5mm lug to lug, 18mm lugs
• Movement: Swiss Sellita SW200-1 self-winding, 26 jewels, roughly 41 hours
• Date: 3 o'clock with cyclops magnifier
• Crystal: sapphire
• Water resistance: 30 ATM
• Lume: MaraGlo
• Bracelet: stainless steel

Every glance answered at once, from the hour to the day of the month.