Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Fortis Novonaut N-42 runs a automatic (Manufacture Caliber WERK 17).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsFortis Novonaut N-42

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $5,230 for the Fortis Novonaut N-42 — a $3,235 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Novonaut N-42?

The Fortis Novonaut N-42 carries a 60-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

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

Fortis Novonaut N-42

N-42

MSRP $5,230

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Novonaut N-4242mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Novonaut N-4260h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Novonaut N-42300m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Novonaut N-42$5,230

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Titanium Legacy

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Manufacture Caliber WERK 17

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

60h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$5,230

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