Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,600 for the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION — a $605 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION runs a automatic (L888.5).

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Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsLongines ELEGANT COLLECTION

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION?

The Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION carries a 72-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

Longines ELEGANT COLLECTION

L4.910.4.99.6

MSRP $2,600

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

ELEGANT COLLECTION39mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

ELEGANT COLLECTION72h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

ELEGANT COLLECTION30m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

ELEGANT COLLECTION$2,600

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

39mm

Thickness

10.2mm

8.6mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

44mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

—

Transparent case back with sapphire crystal

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

—

AR Coating

Underside

—

Dial Color

Silver

Blue

Indices

—

Diamond indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

8 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

L888.5

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

25,200 vph

Power Reserve

45h

72h

Jewels

Hacking

Yes

Hand-winding

Yes

Complications

None

Hours, minutes, seconds and date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$2,600

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