Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

At MSRP the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch is the cheaper of the two at $599, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,406 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch wears larger at 42mm versus 39mm for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch runs a meca-quartz (Valjoux ETA7750).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsStraton Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz 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

Straton Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch

speciale-automatic-or-quartz-watch

MSRP $599

At a glance

21 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch42mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch—

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Straton Speciale Automatic or Quartz watch$599

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Yes

—

Dial Color

Black

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Valjoux ETA7750

Type

Automatic

Quartz

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

Jewels

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$599

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