Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

At MSRP the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound is the cheaper of the two at $888, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,117 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound runs a manual (Miyota 6T33).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsVario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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

Vario Empire Art Nouveau Handwound

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MSRP $888

At a glance

13 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound38mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound50m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Empire Art Nouveau Handwound$888

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Miyota 6T33

Type

Automatic

Manual

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$888

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