What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Grand Seiko SBGD223 runs a spring drive (9R01).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsGrand Seiko SBGD223

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $320,000 for the Grand Seiko SBGD223 — a $318,005 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Grand Seiko SBGD223 wears larger at 44.5mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 6.5mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGD223?

The Grand Seiko SBGD223 carries a 192-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

Grand Seiko SBGD223

sbgd223j

MSRP $320,000

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

SBGD22344.5mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

SBGD223192h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

SBGD223100m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

SBGD223$320,000

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

9R01

Type

Manual

Spring Drive

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

192h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$320,000

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