Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Hemel HF1 Snelway?

At MSRP the Hemel HF1 Snelway is the cheaper of the two at $200, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,805 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Hemel HF1 Snelway?

The Hemel HF1 Snelway 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 Hemel HF1 Snelway?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Hemel HF1 Snelway.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Hemel HF1 Snelway?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Hemel HF1 Snelway.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Hemel HF1 Snelway?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Hemel HF1 Snelway runs a quartz (Seiko VH31).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsHemel HF1 Snelway

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

Hemel HF1 Snelway

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MSRP $200

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

HF1 Snelway40mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

HF1 Snelway40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

HF1 Snelway100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

HF1 Snelway$200

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Red

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Seiko VH31

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$200

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