Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SLGH017?

At MSRP the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is the cheaper of the two at $2,005, against $10,500 for the Grand Seiko SLGH017 — a $8,495 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SLGH017?

The Grand Seiko SLGH017 wears larger at 40mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SLGH017?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Grand Seiko SLGH017.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Grand Seiko SLGH017?

The Grand Seiko SLGH017 carries a 80-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 Grand Seiko SLGH017?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Grand Seiko SLGH017 uses the 9SA5.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsGrand Seiko SLGH017

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

Grand Seiko SLGH017

slgh017g

MSRP $10,500

At a glance

12 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

SLGH01740mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

SLGH01780h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

SLGH017100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

SLGH017$10,500

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

1 specs

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

9SA5

Power Reserve

42h

80h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$10,500

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