Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Desert Field?

At MSRP the Praesidus Desert Field is the cheaper of the two at $195, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,810 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Desert Field?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 34mm for the Praesidus Desert Field — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Desert Field?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 50m for the Praesidus Desert Field.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Praesidus Desert Field?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Praesidus Desert Field.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Praesidus Desert Field?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Praesidus Desert Field runs a quartz (Ronda 515).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsPraesidus Desert Field

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

Praesidus Desert Field

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MSRP $195

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Desert Field34mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Desert Field40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Desert Field50m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Desert Field$195

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Red

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Ronda 515

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$195

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