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Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38vsPraesidus 42mm Automatic

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The Olmsted 38
Oak & OscarThe Olmsted 38
MSRP $1,775
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42mm Automatic
Praesidus42mm Automatic
MSRP $269
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At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Olmsted 3838mm
42mm Automatic38mm
Power Reserve
The Olmsted 3842h
42mm Automatic—
Water Resistance
The Olmsted 38100m
42mm Automatic100m
MSRP
The Olmsted 38$1,775
42mm Automatic$269

Full specifications

Case

4 specs
Thickness
10.8mm
11mm
Lug-to-Lug
44.9mm
45mm
Lug Width
20mm
18mm
Caseback
Solid screw-down
—

Crystal & Dial

5 specs
Crystal Shape
Double-domed
—
AR Coating
Underside
—
Dial Color
Green
42mm Automatic
Indices
Applied
—
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
Sellita SW300-1
Seiko NH35
Beat Rate
4 vph
0 vph
Power Reserve
42h
0h
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,775
$269
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