Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the HELM Vanuatu?

The HELM Vanuatu is rated to 300m 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 HELM Vanuatu?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the HELM Vanuatu.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse run compared to the HELM Vanuatu?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the HELM Vanuatu runs a automatic (Seiko Instruments NH35).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the HorsevsHELM Vanuatu

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the HELM Vanuatu?

At MSRP the HELM Vanuatu is the cheaper of the two at $285, against $1,795 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse — a $1,510 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the HELM Vanuatu?

The HELM Vanuatu wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse — a 4mm difference across the dial.

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse

spirit-year-of-the-horse

MSRP $1,795

HELM Vanuatu

vanuatu

MSRP $285

At a glance

21 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Spirit - Year of the Horse38mm

Vanuatu42mm

Power Reserve

Spirit - Year of the Horse45h

Vanuatu40h

Water Resistance

Spirit - Year of the Horse100m

Vanuatu300m

MSRP

Spirit - Year of the Horse$1,795

Vanuatu$285

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

6 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Seiko Instruments NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Complications

None

Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,795

$285

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