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

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Daywear is the cheaper of the two at $325, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a $1,670 gap before any retailer discounting.

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

The Seiko Essentials Daywear wears larger at 39.5mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

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

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

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

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

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

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Seiko Essentials Daywear runs a quartz (6N76).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsSeiko Essentials Daywear

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 Daywear

sur559

MSRP $325

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Essentials Daywear39.5mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Essentials Daywear40h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Essentials Daywear100m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Essentials Daywear$325

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

39.5mm

Thickness

10.2mm

9.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

46.7mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Lume

None

LumiBrite on hands and index(es)

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

6N76

Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$325

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