Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $1,868 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse?

Both watches run manual movements — the Fears Archival 1930 uses the ETA 2360 and the Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse uses the Sellita SW210-1.

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsCincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Cincinnati Watch Company Year of the Horse

year-of-the-horse

MSRP $1,995

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

Year of the Horse38mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

Year of the Horse45h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

Year of the Horse100m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

Year of the Horse$1,995

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

40mm

38mm

Thickness

8.54mm

10.2mm

Lug-to-Lug

—

46.5mm

Finish

Brushed and polished

—

Water Resistance

30m

100m

Caseback

Solid

—

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Standard

Silver

Indices

Applied

—

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Sellita SW210-1

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

40h

45h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$1,995

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