Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGH281?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $6,300 for the Grand Seiko SBGH281 — a $4,295 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGH281?

The Grand Seiko SBGH281 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 Grand Seiko SBGH281?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Grand Seiko SBGH281.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGH281?

The Grand Seiko SBGH281 carries a 55-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 SBGH281?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Grand Seiko SBGH281 uses the 9S85.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsGrand Seiko SBGH281

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 SBGH281

sbgh281g

MSRP $6,300

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

SBGH28140mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

SBGH28155h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

SBGH281100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

SBGH281$6,300

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

9S85

Power Reserve

42h

55h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$6,300

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