Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Rolex Deepsea?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $15,550 for the Rolex Deepsea — a $13,545 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Rolex Deepsea?

The Rolex Deepsea wears larger at 44mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Rolex Deepsea?

The Rolex Deepsea is rated to 3900m versus 300m for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Rolex Deepsea?

The Rolex Deepsea carries a 70-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 Rolex Deepsea?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the Soprod M100 and the Rolex Deepsea uses the 3235.

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Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsRolex Rolex Deepsea

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

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Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date

5330-chronometre-plongee-date

MSRP $2,005

Rolex Rolex Deepsea

136660

MSRP $15,550

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16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Rolex Deepsea44mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Rolex Deepsea70h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Rolex Deepsea3,900m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Rolex Deepsea$15,550

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

39mm

44mm

Thickness

12.2mm

5.5mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

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Lug Width

20mm

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Material

Stainless Steel

Oystersteel

Finish

Brushed and polished

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Water Resistance

300m

3900m

Caseback

Solid

Monobloc middle case, screw-down case back and winding crown. Rolex Ringlock System case architecture with Helium escape valve

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

AR Coating

Yes

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Indices

Applied

Index

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Chromalight

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Soprod M100

3235

Power Reserve

42h

70h

Jewels

Complications

COSC, Date

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$15,550

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