Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,390 for the Formex Essence ThirtyNine — a $395 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

The Formex Essence ThirtyNine wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Formex Essence ThirtyNine runs a automatic (Sellita SW200-1).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsFormex Essence ThirtyNine

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Formex Essence ThirtyNine?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Formex Essence ThirtyNine.

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

Formex Essence ThirtyNine

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MSRP $2,390

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Essence ThirtyNine39mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Essence ThirtyNine41h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Essence ThirtyNine100m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Essence ThirtyNine$2,390

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

39mm

Thickness

10.2mm

10mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

45mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Space Ghost

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Sellita SW200-1

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$2,390

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