Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,290 for the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig — a $295 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo wears larger at 38mm versus 35mm for the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig — a 3mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig uses the DUW 4001.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsNOMOS Glashütte Ludwig

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 50m for the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig?

The NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig carries a 53 hours-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

NOMOS Glashütte Ludwig

201

MSRP $2,290

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Ludwig35mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Ludwig53 hoursh

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Ludwig50m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Ludwig$2,290

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

38mm

35mm

Thickness

10.2mm

6.3mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

45mm

Lug Width

20mm

18mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

—

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

—

AR Coating

Underside

—

Dial Color

Silver

White

Indices

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

DUW 4001

Beat Rate

0 vph

21,600 vph

Power Reserve

45h

53 hoursh

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$2,290

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