Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

At MSRP the Hemel HD24 Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $300, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,705 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Hemel HD24 Automatic 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 Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Hemel HD24 Automatic.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Hemel HD24 Automatic.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Hemel HD24 Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Hemel HD24 Automatic uses the Seiko NH38A.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsHemel HD24 Automatic

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

Hemel HD24 Automatic

the-gallant

MSRP $300

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

HD24 Automatic40mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

HD24 Automatic40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

HD24 Automatic200m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

HD24 Automatic$300

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

39mm

40mm

Thickness

12.2mm

13mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

48mm

Material

Stainless Steel

316L Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

300m

200m

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Gallant USAF Edition

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Seiko NH38A

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$300

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