Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Pathfinder?

At MSRP the Dryden Pathfinder is the cheaper of the two at $650, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,355 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Pathfinder?

The Dryden Pathfinder wears larger at 41mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Pathfinder?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 201m for the Dryden Pathfinder.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Dryden Pathfinder?

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

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Dryden Pathfinder?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Dryden Pathfinder uses the Miyota 9015.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsDryden Pathfinder

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 Pathfinder

dryden-pathfinder-automatic-diver-sunshine-yellow-steel-12-hour

MSRP $650

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Pathfinder41mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Pathfinder40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Pathfinder201m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Pathfinder$650

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

39mm

41mm

Thickness

12.2mm

11.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

47mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

300m

201m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Steel

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Miyota 9015

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$650

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