Which is cheaper, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr or the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel?

At MSRP the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel is the cheaper of the two at $495, against $1,750 for the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr — a $1,255 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr or the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel?

The Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr wears larger at 39.5mm versus 38mm for the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel — a 1.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr or the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel?

The Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr is rated to 200m versus 100m for the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr or the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel?

The Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel carries a 40-hour power reserve against 42 hours hours on the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr.

What movement does the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr run compared to the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr uses the ETA 2892A2 and the Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel uses the Seiko NH35.

Side by side

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsPraesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel

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

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr

HMBDLT

MSRP $1,750

Praesidus A-11 Sand DLC Steel

praesidus-a-11-sand-dlc-steel

MSRP $495

At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm

A-11 Sand DLC Steel38mm

Power Reserve

The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh

A-11 Sand DLC Steel40h

Water Resistance

The Humboldt 12-hr200m

A-11 Sand DLC Steel100m

MSRP

The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750

A-11 Sand DLC Steel$495

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Double-domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Dial Color

Grey

Beige NATO

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

ETA 2892A2

Seiko NH35

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42 hoursh

40h

Jewels

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,750

$495

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