Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

At MSRP the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch is the cheaper of the two at $420, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,575 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo wears larger at 38mm versus 34mm for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch runs a quartz (Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsMarathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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

Marathon GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch

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MSRP $420

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch34mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch40h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch30m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

GPQ (General Purpose Quartz) Field Watch$420

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Acrylic

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Swiss High-Torque Quartz (3J, EOL)

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$420

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