Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph?

At MSRP the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $279, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,726 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph?

The Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph 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 Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Vaer RS1 Rally Chronograph runs a quartz.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsVaer RS1 Rally Chronograph

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 RS1 Rally Chronograph

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MSRP $279

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

RS1 Rally Chronograph40mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

RS1 Rally Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

RS1 Rally Chronograph100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

RS1 Rally Chronograph$279

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Cream

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

$279

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