Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Zelos Swordfish 3?

At MSRP the Zelos Swordfish 3 is the cheaper of the two at $399, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a $1,596 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Zelos Swordfish 3?

The Zelos Swordfish 3 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 Zelos Swordfish 3?

The Zelos Swordfish 3 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 Swordfish 3?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Zelos Swordfish 3.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Zelos Swordfish 3?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Zelos Swordfish 3 runs a automatic (Seiko NH35).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsZelos Swordfish 3

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 Swordfish 3

swordfish-40mm-ss-coal

MSRP $399

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Swordfish 340mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Swordfish 340h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Swordfish 3200m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Swordfish 3$399

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Bronze

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Seiko NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$399

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