Which is cheaper, the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus or the WISE HITMAN?

At MSRP the WISE HITMAN is the cheaper of the two at $555, against $754 for the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus — a $199 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus or the WISE HITMAN?

The WISE HITMAN wears larger at 41mm versus 39mm for the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus or the WISE HITMAN?

The Vertigo Watches Hippocampus is rated to 300m versus 200m for the WISE HITMAN.

What movement does the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus run compared to the WISE HITMAN?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Vertigo Watches Hippocampus uses the Miyota 9039 and the WISE HITMAN uses the Seiko NH38.

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MSRP $754

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MSRP $555

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At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Hippocampus39mm

HITMAN41mm

Power Reserve

Hippocampus—

HITMAN—

Water Resistance

Hippocampus300m

HITMAN200m

MSRP

Hippocampus$754

HITMAN$555

Full specifications

Case

5 specs

Diameter

39mm

41mm

Thickness

12.5mm

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Lug-to-Lug

46mm

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Lug Width

0mm

20mm

Water Resistance

300m

200m

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Dial Color

Brown

Full lume

Lume

Super-LumiNova C3 and BGW9

Full Lume

Movement

1 specs

Caliber

Miyota 9039

Seiko NH38

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$754

$555

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