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Vaer 40mm AutomaticvsOak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr

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What people say

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Vaer 40mm Automatic

The watch features impressive luminescence and a high-beat Miyota 9015 movement. Reviewers questioned the value at the $659 price point.

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr owners widely praise its comfortable, solid bracelet with screw links and tight end-link fit, along with its awesome sandwich dial featuring superb grain and crisp details. The 12-hour bezel is noted as excellent for tracking a second time zone, and the orange second hand adds a nice pop. One owner reports the watch has outstanding quality and a perfect fit on smaller wrists, while another notes its legibility and great presence on various straps. A reviewer describes it as a 40mm stainless steel tool watch with a matte, brushed finish and a sandwich dial, powered by an ETA 2892-A2 movement with a 42-hour power reserve. Some in the line report the lume could be brighter. On balance, owners and reviewers rate Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr highly for its build quality and versatile tool-watch design.

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
40mm Automatic36mm
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Power Reserve
40mm Automatic
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Water Resistance
40mm Automatic100m
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
MSRP
40mm Automatic$659
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750

Full specifications

Case

6 specs
Category
Field
Tool
Diameter
36mm
39.5mm
Thickness
8.4mm
12.4mm
Lug-to-Lug
43mm
46.8mm
Water Resistance
100m
200m
Caseback
Solid screw-down

Crystal & Dial

5 specs
Crystal Shape
Double-domed
AR Coating
Underside
Dial Color
40mm Automatic
Grey
Indices
Applied
Lume
None
Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
Miyota 2035
ETA 2892-A2
Beat Rate
0 vph
4 vph
Power Reserve
0h
42 hoursh
Jewels
0
21
Complications
None
GMT, Chronograph, Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$659
$1,750
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