Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Zelos Blacktip 41?

At MSRP the Zelos Blacktip 41 is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a $1,496 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Zelos Blacktip 41?

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

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Zelos Blacktip 41?

The Zelos Blacktip 41 is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Zelos Blacktip 41?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Zelos Blacktip 41.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Zelos Blacktip 41?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Zelos Blacktip 41 runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsZelos Blacktip 41

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

Zelos Blacktip 41

blacktip-41mm-ss-teal-meteorite

MSRP $499

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Blacktip 4141mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Blacktip 4140h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Blacktip 41200m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Blacktip 41$499

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Teal

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Miyota 9015

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$499

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