Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGW262?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Grand Seiko SBGW262.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Grand Seiko SBGW262?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Grand Seiko SBGW262 uses the 9S64.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsGrand Seiko SBGW262

Q: Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGW262?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $30,000 for the Grand Seiko SBGW262 — a $28,005 gap before any retailer discounting.

Q: Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGW262?

The Grand Seiko SBGW262 wears larger at 39mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 1mm difference across the dial.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Grand Seiko SBGW262?

The Grand Seiko SBGW262 carries a 72-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 SBGW262

sbgw262j

MSRP $30,000

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

SBGW26239mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

SBGW26272h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

SBGW26230m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

SBGW262$30,000

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Diameter

38mm

39mm

Thickness

10.2mm

11.6mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

44mm

Lug Width

20mm

19mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Gold

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

9S64

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

72h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$30,000

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