Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068?

At MSRP the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star is the cheaper of the two at $1,995, against $4,300 for the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068 — a $2,305 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068?

The Vortic Watch Company Boston 068 wears larger at 45mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star — a 7mm difference across the dial.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star or the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star run compared to the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068?

Both watches run manual movements — the Cincinnati Watch Company Rising Star uses the Sellita SW210-1 and the Vortic Watch Company Boston 068 uses the Waltham.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Rising StarvsVortic Watch Company Boston 068

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

Vortic Watch Company Boston 068

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MSRP $4,300

At a glance

15 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Rising Star38mm

Boston 06845mm

Power Reserve

Rising Star45h

Boston 06840h

Water Resistance

Rising Star100m

Boston 068100m

MSRP

Rising Star$1,995

Boston 068$4,300

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

45mm

Thickness

10.2mm

12mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

46mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

Waltham

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$4,300

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