Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

At MSRP the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz is the cheaper of the two at $349, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $1,656 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 36mm for the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz.

What movement does the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date run compared to the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz runs a quartz.

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsVaer C1 Ceremony Quartz

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

Vaer C1 Ceremony Quartz

c1-ceremony-cream-34mm-quartz

MSRP $349

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

C1 Ceremony Quartz36mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

C1 Ceremony Quartz40h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

C1 Ceremony Quartz100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

C1 Ceremony Quartz$349

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

AR Coating

Yes

Inner

Dial Color

Black

Cream

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

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Type

Automatic

Quartz

Power Reserve

42h

40h

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$349

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