Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $4,600 for the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168 — a $2,605 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168 wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 7mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168 uses the Illinois Watch Co..

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsVortic Watch Company Springfield 168

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168.

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

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168

the-springfield-168-45mm

MSRP $4,600

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Springfield 16845mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Springfield 16840h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Springfield 168100m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Springfield 168$4,600

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

45mm

Thickness

10.2mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

46mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Illinois Watch Co.

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$4,600

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