Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGX261?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $2,700 for the Grand Seiko SBGX261 — a $695 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGX261?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 37mm for the Grand Seiko SBGX261 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGX261?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Grand Seiko SBGX261.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SBGX261?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Grand Seiko SBGX261.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGX261?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Grand Seiko SBGX261 runs a quartz (9F62).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsGrand Seiko SBGX261

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 SBGX261

sbgx261g

MSRP $2,700

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

SBGX26137mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

SBGX26140h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

SBGX261100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

SBGX261$2,700

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

9F62

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$2,700

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