Which is cheaper, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,005 for the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date — a $10 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date or the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-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 Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo?

The Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date runs a automatic caliber (SoProd M100), while the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual (Sellita SW210-1).

Side by side

Serica Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer DatevsCincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo

cincinnati-hippo

MSRP $1,995

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date39mm

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Power Reserve

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date42h

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Water Resistance

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date300m

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

MSRP

Ref. 5330 Diving Chronometer Date$2,005

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Yes

Underside

Dial Color

Black

Silver

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

SoProd M100

Sellita SW210-1

Type

Automatic

Manual

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

45h

Jewels

Complications

COSC, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,005

$1,995

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