Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Formex Stratos UTC?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $4,663 for the Formex Stratos UTC — a $2,668 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Formex Stratos UTC?

The Formex Stratos UTC wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 3mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Formex Stratos UTC?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star carries a 45-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the Formex Stratos UTC.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Formex Stratos UTC?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Formex Stratos UTC runs a automatic (ETA 2892).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsFormex Stratos UTC

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star

rising-star

MSRP $1,995

Formex Stratos UTC

stratos-41mm-utc-automatic-blue

MSRP $4,663

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Stratos UTC41mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Stratos UTC42h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Stratos UTC100m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Stratos UTC$4,663

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Blue

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

ETA 2892

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

42h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$4,663

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