Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $2,500 for the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph — a $505 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph?

The Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph wears larger at 42mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 4mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph runs a automatic (8R48).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsSeiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star

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MSRP $1,995

Seiko Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph

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MSRP $2,500

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph42mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph45h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph100m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Prospex SPEEDTIMER Mechanical Chronograph$2,500

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Curved

AR Coating

Underside

Anti-reflective coating on inner surface

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

8R48

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$2,500

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