Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2?

At MSRP the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 is the cheaper of the two at $450, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,555 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2?

The Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 wears larger at 42mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 101m for the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2 runs a quartz.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsDryden Chrono Diver Gen 2

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

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date

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MSRP $2,005

Dryden Chrono Diver Gen 2

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MSRP $450

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Chrono Diver Gen 242mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Chrono Diver Gen 240h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Chrono Diver Gen 2101m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Chrono Diver Gen 2$450

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

PVD Vintage

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$450

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