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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsCIGA Design SKELETON

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The Humboldt 12-hr
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt 12-hr
MSRP $1,750
SKELETON
CIGA DesignSKELETON
MSRP $169

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
SKELETON
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
SKELETON
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
SKELETON
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
SKELETON$169

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
Tool
Skeleton
Diameter
39.5mm
Thickness
12.4mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
Lug Width
20mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Water Resistance
200m
Caseback
Solid screw-down
Solid

Crystal & Dial

4 specs
Crystal Shape
Double-domed
Flat
AR Coating
Underside
Inner
Dial Color
Grey
Black
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892A2
SEAGULL AAA-Class
Beat Rate
4 vph
28,800 vph
Power Reserve
42 hoursh
Jewels
21
19
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$169

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What people say

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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.

CIGA Design SKELETON

Owners widely praise the CIGA Design SKELETON for its value and willingness to challenge established brands, with some surprised by its quality. One owner reports their CIGA Design Series Z in Black DLC has been perfect for over four years, keeping good time and looking neat. However, some find the skeletonized movement's visibility obscured by reflections due to the lack of anti-reflective coating on the crystal. One owner reported their CIGA Design Z Series Skeleton broke after three months with no customer service response. Overall, owners rate the CIGA Design SKELETON highly for its surprising quality and value proposition.

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