Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Service Watch?

At MSRP the Praesidus Service Watch is the cheaper of the two at $259, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,746 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Service Watch?

The Praesidus Service Watch wears larger at 42mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Service Watch?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Praesidus Service Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Service Watch?

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

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Praesidus Service Watch?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Praesidus Service Watch uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsPraesidus Service Watch

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

Praesidus Service Watch

P-38-MB-E

MSRP $259

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Service Watch42mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Service Watch40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Service Watch100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Service Watch$259

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Green

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Seiko NH35

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$259

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