Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Tissot Ballade?

At MSRP the Tissot Ballade is the cheaper of the two at $1,100, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $905 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Tissot Ballade.

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

The Tissot Ballade 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 Tissot Ballade?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date uses the SoProd M100 and the Tissot Ballade uses the Powermatic 80.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsTissot Ballade

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

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date

5330-chronometre-plongee-date

MSRP $2,005

Tissot Ballade

t1564081103300

MSRP $1,100

At a glance

11 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Ballade39mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Ballade80h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Ballade100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Ballade$1,100

Full specifications

Case

4 specs

Crystal & Dial

3 specs

Dial Color

Black

Silver

Indices

Applied

Roman

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Powermatic 80

Power Reserve

42h

80h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$1,100

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