Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

At MSRP the Vaer Design Navy Solar is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,706 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 36mm for the Vaer Design Navy Solar — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer Design Navy Solar.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer Design Navy Solar.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Vaer Design Navy Solar?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Vaer Design Navy Solar runs a quartz.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsVaer Design Navy Solar

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date

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MSRP $2,005

Vaer Design Navy Solar

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MSRP $299

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Design Navy Solar36mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Design Navy Solar40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Design Navy Solar100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Design Navy Solar$299

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Navy

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$299

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