Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Grand Seiko SLGW007?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $10,000 for the Grand Seiko SLGW007 — a $8,005 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Grand Seiko SLGW007?

The Grand Seiko SLGW007 wears larger at 38.6mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 0.6mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Grand Seiko SLGW007?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star is rated to 100m versus 30m for the Grand Seiko SLGW007.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Grand Seiko SLGW007?

The Grand Seiko SLGW007 carries a 80-hour power reserve against 45 hours on the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Grand Seiko SLGW007?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Grand Seiko SLGW007 uses the 9SA4.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsGrand Seiko SLGW007

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star

rising-star

MSRP $1,995

Grand Seiko SLGW007

slgw007g

MSRP $10,000

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

SLGW00738.6mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

SLGW00780h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

SLGW00730m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

SLGW007$10,000

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Diameter

38mm

38.6mm

Thickness

10.2mm

9.95mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

45mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Water Resistance

100m

30m

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Yes

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

9SA4

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

80h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$10,000

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