Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $6,900 for the Grand Seiko SBGE253 — a $4,895 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Grand Seiko SBGE253 wears larger at 40.5mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Grand Seiko SBGE253.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Grand Seiko SBGE253 carries a 72-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGE253?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Grand Seiko SBGE253 runs a spring drive (9R66).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsGrand Seiko SBGE253

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

Grand Seiko SBGE253

sbge253g

MSRP $6,900

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

SBGE25340.5mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

SBGE25372h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

SBGE253200m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

SBGE253$6,900

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

9R66

Type

Automatic

Spring Drive

Power Reserve

42h

72h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$6,900

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