Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern 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 Mid-Century Modern or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

The Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168 wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern or the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern run compared to the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168 uses the Illinois Watch Co..

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century ModernvsVortic Watch Company Springfield 168

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Mid-Century Modern

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MSRP $1,995

Vortic Watch Company Springfield 168

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MSRP $4,600

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Mid-Century Modern38mm

Springfield 16845mm

Power Reserve

Mid-Century Modern45h

Springfield 16840h

Water Resistance

Mid-Century Modern100m

Springfield 168100m

MSRP

Mid-Century Modern$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

Silver

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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