Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Baltic HMS 003?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Baltic HMS 003.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Baltic HMS 003?

The Baltic HMS 003 carries a 60-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Baltic HMS 003?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Baltic HMS 003 runs a automatic (Miyota 8315).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsBaltic HMS 003

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Baltic HMS 003?

At MSRP the Baltic HMS 003 is the cheaper of the two at $416, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,579 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Baltic HMS 003?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo wears larger at 38mm versus 36mm for the Baltic HMS 003 — a 2mm 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

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MSRP $1,995

Baltic HMS 003

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MSRP $416

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

HMS 00336mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

HMS 00360h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

HMS 00350m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

HMS 003$416

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hesalite

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Blue Gilt

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Miyota 8315

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

60h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$416

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