Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

At MSRP the Tissot Seastar 1000 is the cheaper of the two at $875, against $1,895 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine — a $1,020 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine or the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Tissot Seastar 1000 carries a 80-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine run compared to the Tissot Seastar 1000?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Tissot Seastar 1000 runs a automatic (Powermatic 80).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the PorcupinevsTissot Seastar 1000

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Rico the Porcupine

rico-the-porcupine

MSRP $1,895

Tissot Seastar 1000

t1208071105100

MSRP $875

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rico the Porcupine38mm

Seastar 100040mm

Power Reserve

Rico the Porcupine45h

Seastar 100080h

Water Resistance

Rico the Porcupine100m

Seastar 1000300m

MSRP

Rico the Porcupine$1,895

Seastar 1000$875

Full specifications

Case

8 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Graded grey-black

Indices

—

Indexes

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova ®

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Powermatic 80

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

80h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,895

$875

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