Which is cheaper, the Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1 or the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

At MSRP the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph is the cheaper of the two at $499, against $1,995 for the Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1 — a $1,496 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1 or the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1 carries a 45-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph.

What movement does the Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1 run compared to the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph?

The Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1 runs a manual caliber (Sellita SW210-1), while the Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph runs a quartz.

Side by side

Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1vsVaer R1 Racing Chronograph

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

Cincinnati Watch Company Sugar Skull #1

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MSRP $1,995

Vaer R1 Racing Chronograph

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MSRP $499

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Sugar Skull #138mm

R1 Racing Chronograph38mm

Power Reserve

Sugar Skull #145h

R1 Racing Chronograph40h

Water Resistance

Sugar Skull #1100m

R1 Racing Chronograph100m

MSRP

Sugar Skull #1$1,995

R1 Racing Chronograph$499

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal

Sapphire

Domed Sapphire

Crystal Shape

Domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Silver

Cream

Indices

—

Applied

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW210-1

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Type

Manual

Quartz

Beat Rate

0 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

45h

40h

Jewels

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,995

$499

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