Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Sternglas Merion?

The Sternglas Merion is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Sternglas Merion?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Sternglas Merion.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Sternglas Merion?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Sternglas Merion runs a automatic (Seiko TMI NH35).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsSternglas Merion

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Sternglas Merion?

At MSRP the Sternglas Merion is the cheaper of the two at $701, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,294 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Sternglas Merion?

The Sternglas Merion wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 3mm 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

cincinnati-hippo

MSRP $1,995

Sternglas Merion

merion-grun-orange

MSRP $701

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Merion41mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Merion41h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Merion200m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Merion$701

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

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Indices

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Applied

Lume

None

Luminova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Seiko TMI NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

41h

Jewels

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Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$701

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