Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer or the Henry Archer Havstrøm?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer is the cheaper of the two at $1,768, against $4,999 for the Henry Archer Havstrøm — a $3,231 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer or the Henry Archer Havstrøm?

The Henry Archer Havstrøm wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer or the Henry Archer Havstrøm?

The Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Henry Archer Havstrøm.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer or the Henry Archer Havstrøm?

The Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Henry Archer Havstrøm.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer run compared to the Henry Archer Havstrøm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer uses the M100 COSC and the Henry Archer Havstrøm uses the Miyota 9019.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5303 Diving ChronometervsHenry Archer Havstrøm

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Serica Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer

5303-1-diving-chronometer

MSRP $1,768

Henry Archer Havstrøm

havstrom-icewake

MSRP $4,999

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer39mm

Havstrøm40mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer42h

Havstrøm40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer300m

Havstrøm200m

MSRP

Ref. 5303 Diving Chronometer$1,768

Havstrøm$4,999

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

39mm

40mm

Thickness

12.2mm

11mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

47mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

300m

200m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Enamel Black

Icewake

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

M100 COSC

Miyota 9019

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,768

$4,999

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