Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Formex Reef 39.5 mm?

The Formex Reef 39.5 mm is rated to 300m 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 Formex Reef 39.5 mm?

The Formex Reef 39.5 mm carries a 56-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Formex Reef 39.5 mm?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Formex Reef 39.5 mm runs a automatic (Sellita SW300-1).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsFormex Reef 39.5 mm

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Formex Reef 39.5 mm?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,230 for the Formex Reef 39.5 mm — a $235 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Formex Reef 39.5 mm?

The Formex Reef 39.5 mm wears larger at 39.5mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1.5mm 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

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MSRP $1,995

Formex Reef 39.5 mm

reef-39.5-automatic-chronometer-cosc-300m-bahama-blue

MSRP $2,230

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Reef 39.5 mm39.5mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Reef 39.5 mm56h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Reef 39.5 mm300m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Reef 39.5 mm$2,230

Full specifications

Case

9 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Bahama Blue

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Sellita SW300-1

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

56h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$2,230

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