Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $4,180 for the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax — a $2,185 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax wears larger at 43mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 5mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax runs a automatic (Sellita SW510 BH a).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsFortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax?

The Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax carries a 58-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo

cincinnati-hippo

MSRP $1,995

Fortis Flieger F-43 Bicompax

F-43 Bicompax

MSRP $4,180

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Flieger F-43 Bicompax43mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Flieger F-43 Bicompax58h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Flieger F-43 Bicompax200m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Flieger F-43 Bicompax$4,180

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Original

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Sellita SW510 BH a

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

58h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$4,180

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