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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsLongines SPIRIT PILOT

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The Humboldt 12-hr
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt 12-hr
MSRP $1,750
SPIRIT PILOT
LonginesSPIRIT PILOT
MSRP $3,100

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
SPIRIT PILOT39mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
SPIRIT PILOT72h
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
SPIRIT PILOT100m
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
SPIRIT PILOT$3,100

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
Tool
Pilot
Diameter
39.5mm
39mm
Thickness
12.4mm
11.5mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
47.2mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
200m
100m
Caseback
Solid screw-down
Screw-down case back

Crystal & Dial

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

Movement

7 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892A2
L888.4
Beat Rate
4 vph
25,200 vph
Power Reserve
42 hoursh
72h
Jewels
21
0
Hacking
Yes
No
Hand-winding
Yes
No
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
Hours, minutes, seconds

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$3,100

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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.

Longines SPIRIT PILOT

Owners widely praise the Longines Spirit Pilot for its exceptional finishing, featuring sharp edges and crisp transitions, and its improved wearability thanks to a reduced 39mm case size and 47.2mm lug-to-lug distance. Reviewers and owners alike highlight the clean, balanced dial with gilt-toned accents that play with light, and its excellent legibility and lume. The L888.4 automatic movement is noted for its 72-hour power reserve and COSC certification. Some owners feel the Longines Spirit Pilot wears larger than its 39mm diameter and express disappointment over the removal of the five stars from the dial, while others find its bracelet endlinks long and lament the lack of quick-release. One owner voices concern over the serviceability of exclusive movements. Overall, owners rate the Longines Spirit Pilot highly for its modern icon status and value, feeling it wears more expensively than its price point suggests.

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