Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

At MSRP the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special is the cheaper of the two at $1,083, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a $913 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special runs a quartz.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsCWC SBS 1987 Aged Special

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star

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MSRP $1,995

CWC SBS 1987 Aged Special

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MSRP $1,083

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

SBS 1987 Aged Special40mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

SBS 1987 Aged Special40h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

SBS 1987 Aged Special300m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

SBS 1987 Aged Special$1,083

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

SBS 1987 Aged Special

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

—

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$1,083

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