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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsNOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium

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The Humboldt 12-hr
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt 12-hr
MSRP $1,750
Tangomat ruthenium
NOMOS GlashütteTangomat ruthenium
MSRP $3,700

At a glance

19 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Tangomat ruthenium38.3mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Tangomat ruthenium43 hoursh
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
Tangomat ruthenium30m
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
Tangomat ruthenium$3,700

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
Tool
Dress
Diameter
39.5mm
38.3mm
Thickness
12.4mm
8.3mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
48mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
200m
30m
Caseback
Solid screw-down

Crystal & Dial

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

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892A2
DUW 5001
Beat Rate
4 vph
21,600 vph
Power Reserve
42 hoursh
43 hoursh
Jewels
21
26
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$3,700

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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.

NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium

Owners widely praise the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium for its Glashütte watchmaking and Bauhaus design, with one owner noting accuracy at +2 seconds/day and a 43-hour power reserve. Some owners find the Tangomat thicker than other models, with case proportions that may not suit its sharp design, and one owner expressed a preference for newer movements over the older Epsilon automatic. Overall, owners value the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat ruthenium for its precise timekeeping and design ethos.

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