Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $2,414 for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a $409 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

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

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm carries a 56-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 Formex Reef 42 mm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Formex Reef 42 mm uses the Sellita SW300-1.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsFormex Reef 42 mm

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

Formex Reef 42 mm

reef-42mm-automatic-cosc-300m-black

MSRP $2,414

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Reef 42 mm42mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Reef 42 mm56h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Reef 42 mm300m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Reef 42 mm$2,414

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Diameter

39mm

42mm

Thickness

12.2mm

11.4mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

47mm

Lug Width

20mm

22mm

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Sellita SW300-1

Power Reserve

42h

56h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$2,414

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