Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fears Archival 1930?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Fears Archival 1930?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Fears Archival 1930 uses the ETA 2360.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsFears Archival 1930

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fears Archival 1930?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $1,868 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fears Archival 1930?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fears Archival 1930?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Archival 1930.

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

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Archival 193040mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Archival 193040h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Archival 193030m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Archival 1930$3,863

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

40mm

Thickness

10.2mm

8.54mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

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Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Standard

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

ETA 2360

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$3,863

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