Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $2,458 for the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch — a $453 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch wears larger at 41mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch uses the ETA 2824-2.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsCWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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

CWC 1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

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MSRP $2,458

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch41mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch300m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch$2,458

Full specifications

Case

3 specs

Diameter

39mm

41mm

Thickness

12.2mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

47mm

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

1980 RN Divers Automatic Re-Issue Watch

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

ETA 2824-2

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$2,458

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