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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.

Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster Valjoux

The Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster is praised for its vintage aesthetic and versatility, with the Aventurine Blue variant offering a unique starry dial and world time bezel. Owners note the sub-dials are small and difficult to read, and the Sellita SW510 movement exhibits rotor wobble and hand play. The $5,000 price point is a significant increase from previous reissues. Overall, owners rate the Nivada Grenchen Chronomaster highly for its vintage aesthetic and unique dial options, despite some concerns about sub-dial legibility and movement characteristics.

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Chronomaster Valjoux38mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Chronomaster Valjoux48h
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
Chronomaster Valjoux100m
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
Chronomaster Valjoux$5,000

Full specifications

Case

9 specs
Category
Tool
Chronograph
Diameter
39.5mm
38mm
Thickness
12.4mm
12.95mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
46.5mm
Lug Width
20mm
0mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed + Polished
Water Resistance
200m
100m
Caseback
Solid screw-down
316L Steel Silver Color Open Case back with Sapphire Glass

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
Crystal Shape
Double-domed
AR Coating
Underside
Dial Color
Grey
Black
Indices
Applied

Movement

6 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892-A2
Valjoux 23
Type
Automatic
Manual
Beat Rate
4 vph
0 vph
Power Reserve
42 hoursh
48h
Jewels
21
0
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
GMT, Chronograph

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$5,000
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