Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

At MSRP the Seiko Essentials Automatic is the cheaper of the two at $315, against $1,795 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse — a $1,480 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Seiko Essentials Automatic wears larger at 41.2mm versus 38mm for the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse — a 3.2mm difference across the dial.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse run compared to the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Seiko Essentials Automatic runs a automatic (4R35).

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the HorsevsSeiko Essentials Automatic

Q: Which has better water resistance, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse is rated to 100m versus 10m for the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

Q: Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse or the Seiko Essentials Automatic?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse carries a 45-hour power reserve against 41 hours on the Seiko Essentials Automatic.

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Spirit - Year of the Horse

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MSRP $1,795

Seiko Essentials Automatic

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MSRP $315

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Spirit - Year of the Horse38mm

Essentials Automatic41.2mm

Power Reserve

Spirit - Year of the Horse45h

Essentials Automatic41h

Water Resistance

Spirit - Year of the Horse100m

Essentials Automatic100m

MSRP

Spirit - Year of the Horse$1,795

Essentials Automatic$315

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Diameter

38mm

41.2mm

Thickness

10.2mm

11.8mm

Lug-to-Lug

46.5mm

48.5mm

Material

316L Stainless Steel

Stainless Steel

Finish

—

Brushed and polished

Caseback

—

Solid

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Hardlex

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Black

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

4R35

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

41h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,795

$315

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