Marathon JSAR
A Security Forces Airman, on the way into church. In his own plain translation, Security Forces is essentially military police. The Marathon JSAR is the newest watch in a small collection, and he has been wearing it quite a bit. His verdict: what he thinks is one of the ultimate tool watches. What is your pick for the ultimate tool watch? If you have a wrist shot from somewhere that matters, submit at the link in bio. Tempus Est Potentia.
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Marathon JSAR
Marathon's Search and Rescue line dates to the early 1990s, built for the crews who jump into bad water to pull people out, and SAR watches have equipped search and rescue technicians, clearance divers and other amphibious specialists in the Canadian Forces for decades. The JSAR is the jumbo of the family, a 46mm slab of 316L steel with a knurled screw down crown, a fully hashed unidirectional bezel and 300 meters of water resistance.
Inside is a high torque ETA quartz movement, chosen for reliability over romance. And here is the detail collectors trip over: unlike its tritium tube siblings, the JSAR glows with MaraGlo photo luminescent paint, and the dial is Swiss Made.
Search and rescue watches are built on the assumption that the worst day is the day the gear must work. Wearing one to church is the good end of that spectrum, and the watch does not know the difference.