Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Comet 39?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Zelos Comet 39.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Comet 39?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Zelos Comet 39.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Zelos Comet 39?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Zelos Comet 39 uses the ETA/Peseux 7001.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsZelos Comet 39

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Comet 39?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,499 for the Zelos Comet 39 — a $504 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Comet 39?

The Zelos Comet 39 wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1mm 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

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MSRP $1,995

Zelos Comet 39

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MSRP $2,499

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Comet 3939mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Comet 3940h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Comet 3950m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Comet 39$2,499

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

39mm

Thickness

10.2mm

7.6mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

39mm

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

50m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Tantalum LE

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

ETA/Peseux 7001

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$2,499

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