Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Sternglas Merion?

At MSRP the Sternglas Merion is the cheaper of the two at $701, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,304 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Sternglas Merion?

The Sternglas Merion 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 Sternglas Merion?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Sternglas Merion.

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

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Sternglas Merion.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Sternglas Merion?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Sternglas Merion uses the Seiko TMI NH35.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsSternglas Merion

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

Sternglas Merion

merion-grun-orange

MSRP $701

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Merion41mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Merion41h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Merion200m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Merion$701

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

39mm

41mm

Thickness

12.2mm

14mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

49mm

Water Resistance

300m

200m

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

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Lume

Super-LumiNova

Luminova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Seiko TMI NH35

Power Reserve

42h

41h

Jewels

—

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$701

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