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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsSerica Réf. 5303

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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.

Serica Réf. 5303

Owners widely praise the Serica Réf. 5303 for its unique neo-vintage design, sophisticated aesthetics, and excellent finishing, with many highlighting the smooth winding action and the tactile quality of the bezel click as industry-benchmark. The 39mm case is frequently cited as well-proportioned and wearable, especially for smaller wrists. Accuracy figures vary, with one owner reporting +2 seconds per day and another +5.5 seconds per day, while the 42-hour power reserve was noted as a point of desire for longer duration. Some owners have reported significant quality control issues, including dial shifting, non-functional hacking, and misaligned or jammed bezels, with concerns also raised about the Soprod movement and the manufacturer's communication. Overall, owners rate the Serica Réf. 5303 highly for its distinctive design and refined finishing, despite some significant quality control concerns raised by a few.

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Réf. 530339mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Réf. 530342h
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
Réf. 5303300m
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
Réf. 5303$1,857

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Tool
Diameter
39.5mm
39mm
Thickness
12.4mm
12.2mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
46.5mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
200m
300m
Caseback
Solid screw-down

Crystal & Dial

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

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892-A2
Soprod M100
Beat Rate
4 vph
0 vph
Power Reserve
42 hoursh
42h
Jewels
21
0
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$1,857
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