Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Farer Discovery II?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Farer Discovery II.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Farer Discovery II?

The Farer Discovery II carries a 68-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsFarer Discovery II

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Farer Discovery II?

At MSRP the Farer Discovery II is the cheaper of the two at $925, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,070 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Farer Discovery II?

The Farer Discovery II wears larger at 39.5mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo

cincinnati-hippo

MSRP $1,995

Farer Discovery II

discovery

MSRP $925

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Discovery II39.5mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Discovery II68h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Discovery II50m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Discovery II$925

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

38mm

39.5mm

Thickness

10.2mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

45mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

316L marine-grade stainless steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Purple

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

La Joux-Perret G101

Type

Manual

—

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

68h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$925

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