Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Baltic MR Classic?

At MSRP the Baltic MR Classic is the cheaper of the two at $589, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,416 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Baltic MR Classic?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 36mm for the Baltic MR Classic — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Baltic MR Classic?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 30m for the Baltic MR Classic.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Baltic MR Classic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Baltic MR Classic uses the Hangzhou CAL5000a Micro-rotor.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsBaltic MR Classic

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

Baltic MR Classic

mr-classic-blue

MSRP $589

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

MR Classic36mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

MR Classic42h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

MR Classic30m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

MR Classic$589

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hesalite

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Blue

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

2 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Hangzhou CAL5000a Micro-rotor

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$589

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