Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Fears Archival 1930?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $1,858 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Fears Archival 1930?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Fears Archival 1930?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Fears Archival 1930?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Fears Archival 1930?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual (ETA 2360).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsFears Archival 1930

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

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date

5330-chronometre-plongee-date

MSRP $2,005

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Archival 193040mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Archival 193040h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Archival 193030m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Archival 1930$3,863

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Standard

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

ETA 2360

Type

Automatic

Manual

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$3,863

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