Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch?

At MSRP the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch is the cheaper of the two at $666, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,329 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch?

The CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch runs a quartz (Ronda 517).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsCWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch?

The CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch.

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo

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MSRP $1,995

CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch

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MSRP $666

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch40mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch40h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch300m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch$666

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

CWC SBS Black Ice Quartz Watch

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Ronda 517

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$666

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