Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Glycine Airman Purist?

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

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Glycine Airman Purist?

The Glycine Airman Purist wears larger at 42mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Glycine Airman Purist?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Glycine Airman Purist.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Glycine Airman Purist?

The Glycine Airman Purist carries a 48-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 Glycine Airman Purist?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Glycine Airman Purist uses the SW330-2.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsGlycine Airman Purist

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

Glycine Airman Purist

GL0142

MSRP $2,700

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Airman Purist42mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Airman Purist48h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Airman Purist100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Airman Purist$2,700

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

—

AR Coating

Yes

—

Dial Color

Black

Green

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Luminous

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

SW330-2

Power Reserve

42h

48h

Jewels

Complications

COSC, Date

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$2,700

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