Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SLGW003?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Grand Seiko SLGW003.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Grand Seiko SLGW003?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Grand Seiko SLGW003 uses the 9SA4.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsGrand Seiko SLGW003

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SLGW003?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $11,600 for the Grand Seiko SLGW003 — a $9,605 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SLGW003?

The Grand Seiko SLGW003 wears larger at 38.6mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 0.6mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SLGW003?

The Grand Seiko SLGW003 carries a 80-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

Grand Seiko SLGW003

slgw003g

MSRP $11,600

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

SLGW00338.6mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

SLGW00380h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

SLGW00330m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

SLGW003$11,600

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

38mm

38.6mm

Thickness

10.2mm

9.95mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

45mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Titanium

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

9SA4

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

80h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$11,600

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