Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

At MSRP the Helgray Kensington Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $299, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,706 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Helgray Kensington Quartz — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Helgray Kensington Quartz.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Helgray Kensington Quartz.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Helgray Kensington Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Helgray Kensington Quartz runs a quartz (Miyota GL22).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsHelgray Kensington Quartz

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

Helgray Kensington Quartz

kensington

MSRP $299

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Kensington Quartz38mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Kensington Quartz40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Kensington Quartz50m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Kensington Quartz$299

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Yes

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Miyota GL22

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$299

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