Shopping for someone with a big wrist is tricky; most watches look undersized on them. The Marathon 46mm OSAR-D Arctic Edition WW194037SS-2504 solves the problem with a bold, white-dial Swiss automatic dive watch on a stainless steel bracelet, sized generously and built to be worn for decades.

It also comes with a story worth sharing. Marathon is a family-owned company founded in 1904, designs its watches in Canada and assembles them in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. Its first military order came from the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1941, and its SAR divers are used by elite members of the Canadian and U.S. militaries. The OSAR-D, the Original Search and Rescue with Date, evolved from the SAR-D issued to Canadian SAR Techs in the early 2000s, and the 46mm size arrived in 2025 for larger wrists.

For the recipient, the experience is straightforward. The white Arctic dial is easy to read, with large geometric indices, a 1.5x cyclops over the date at 3 o'clock and MaraGlo lume for evenings. The self-winding Sellita SW600 b movement holds 62 hours of reserve, so it keeps running through a day or two in a drawer. With 300 meters of water resistance and sapphire crystal, it is ready for anything they throw at it.

Gift Details: Marathon WW194037SS-2504

• Marathon 46mm OSAR-D Arctic Edition, white dial
• 46mm brushed 316L steel case, 17mm thick, 55mm lug to lug
• 22mm lugs with stainless steel bracelet
• Sellita SW600 b Swiss automatic, 24 jewels, 62-hour reserve, Incabloc
• 300m / 1000ft water resistance
• Sapphire crystal and 1.5x cyclops date at 3
• MaraGlo luminous indices, hands and pip
• Unidirectional 120-click bezel, guarded screw-down crown

A substantial gift for someone who wears their watches large.