Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

At MSRP the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER is the cheaper of the two at $899, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,106 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER wears larger at 45mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 50m for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER carries a 42-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 CIGA Design TIME CIPHER?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER uses the CD-08.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsCIGA Design TIME CIPHER

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

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

automatic-wandering-hour-watch-time-cipher

MSRP $899

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

TIME CIPHER45mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

TIME CIPHER42h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

TIME CIPHER50m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

TIME CIPHER$899

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Carbon

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Swiss Super-LumiNova

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

CD-08

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$899

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