Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

At MSRP the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto is the cheaper of the two at $679, against $1,795 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse — a $1,116 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

The Vaer D5 Meridian Auto wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

The Vaer D5 Meridian Auto is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse run compared to the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Vaer D5 Meridian Auto runs a automatic (Miyota 9015).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the HorsevsVaer D5 Meridian Auto

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse

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MSRP $1,795

Vaer D5 Meridian Auto

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MSRP $679

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Spirit - Year of the Horse38mm

D5 Meridian Auto39mm

Power Reserve

Spirit - Year of the Horse45h

D5 Meridian Auto40h

Water Resistance

Spirit - Year of the Horse100m

D5 Meridian Auto200m

MSRP

Spirit - Year of the Horse$1,795

D5 Meridian Auto$679

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Black

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

$1,795

$679

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