Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Phoibos Argo?

The Phoibos Argo is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Phoibos Argo?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Phoibos Argo.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Phoibos Argo?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Phoibos Argo runs a automatic (SII NH35).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsPhoibos Argo

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Phoibos Argo?

At MSRP the Phoibos Argo is the cheaper of the two at $345, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $1,650 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Phoibos Argo?

The Phoibos Argo wears larger at 40.5mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 2.5mm difference across the dial.

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

Phoibos Argo

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MSRP $345

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Argo40.5mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Argo40h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Argo200m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Argo$345

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Yellow

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

SII NH35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$345

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