Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $895 for the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic — a $580 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic — a 3.2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic uses the Sellita SW200-2 and the Seiko Essentials Automatic uses the 4R35.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black AutomaticvsSeiko Essentials Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic carries a 65-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Cincinnati Watch Company P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic

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MSRP $895

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic38mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic65h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic100m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

P-40 A-11 Pilot Black Automatic$895

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

X1 C3

None

Movement

3 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW200-2

4R35

Power Reserve

65h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$895

$315

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