Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph?

At MSRP the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $1,799, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a $196 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph?

The Zelos Starfighter Chronograph wears larger at 41mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo — a 3mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo run compared to the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph runs a automatic (ETA 2894 Élaboré).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite HippovsZelos Starfighter Chronograph

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo is rated to 100m versus 50m for the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo or the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Zelos Starfighter Chronograph.

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

Zelos Starfighter Chronograph

starfighter-chronograph-spitfire

MSRP $1,799

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo38mm

Starfighter Chronograph41mm

Power Reserve

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo45h

Starfighter Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo100m

Starfighter Chronograph50m

MSRP

Cincinnati's Favorite Hippo$1,995

Starfighter Chronograph$1,799

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

—

Spitfire LE

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

ETA 2894 Élaboré

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$1,799

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