Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $3,700 for the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium — a $1,705 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium?

The NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium wears larger at 38.3mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 0.3mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium runs a automatic (DUW 5001).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsNOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 30m for the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium?

The NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium carries a 43 hours-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

NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium

603

MSRP $3,700

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Tangomat ruthenium38.3mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Tangomat ruthenium43 hoursh

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Tangomat ruthenium30m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Tangomat ruthenium$3,700

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

38mm

38.3mm

Thickness

10.2mm

8.3mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

48mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

—

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

—

AR Coating

Underside

—

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

DUW 5001

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

21,600 vph

Power Reserve

45h

43 hoursh

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$3,700

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