Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 50m for the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001 runs a quartz (TMI VD78A).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsKUOE OLD SMITH 90-001

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001?

At MSRP the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001 is the cheaper of the two at $405, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,590 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo wears larger at 38mm versus 35mm for the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001 — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001.

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

KUOE OLD SMITH 90-001

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MSRP $405

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

OLD SMITH 90-00135mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

OLD SMITH 90-00140h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

OLD SMITH 90-00150m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

OLD SMITH 90-001$405

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

38mm

35mm

Thickness

10.2mm

10mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

42mm

Lug Width

20mm

18mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Dome

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Gold

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

TMI VD78A

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$405

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