Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $415, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a $1,580 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The Seiko Essentials Chronograph wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 2mm difference across the dial.

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

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

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

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Seiko Essentials Chronograph.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Seiko Essentials Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Seiko Essentials Chronograph runs a quartz (8T63).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsSeiko Essentials Chronograph

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

Seiko Essentials Chronograph

ssb451

MSRP $415

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Essentials Chronograph40mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Essentials Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Essentials Chronograph100m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Essentials Chronograph$415

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

8T63

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$415

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