Which is cheaper, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog?

At MSRP the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER is the cheaper of the two at $899, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog — a $1,096 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog is rated to 100m versus 50m for the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

Which has a longer power reserve, the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER or the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog carries a 45-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER.

What movement does the CIGA Design TIME CIPHER run compared to the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog?

The CIGA Design TIME CIPHER runs a automatic caliber (CD-08), while the Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog runs a manual (Sellita SW210-1).

Side by side

CIGA Design TIME CIPHERvsCincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog

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

CIGA Design TIME CIPHER

automatic-wandering-hour-watch-time-cipher

MSRP $899

Cincinnati Watch Company Tree Frog

tree-frog

MSRP $1,995

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

TIME CIPHER45mm

Tree Frog38mm

Power Reserve

TIME CIPHER42h

Tree Frog45h

Water Resistance

TIME CIPHER50m

Tree Frog100m

MSRP

TIME CIPHER$899

Tree Frog$1,995

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Carbon

Silver

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Swiss Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

CD-08

Sellita SW210-1

Type

Automatic

Manual

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

45h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$899

$1,995

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