Which is cheaper, the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 or the Squale 1545?

At MSRP the Squale 1545 is the cheaper of the two at $930, against $1,775 for the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 — a $845 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 or the Squale 1545?

The Squale 1545 wears larger at 40mm versus 38mm for the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 — a 2mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 or the Squale 1545?

The Squale 1545 is rated to 300m versus 100m for the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 or the Squale 1545?

The Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 carries a 42-hour power reserve against 38 hours on the Squale 1545.

What movement does the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 run compared to the Squale 1545?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38 uses the Sellita SW300-1 and the Squale 1545 uses the Sellita SW200-1.

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Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38vsSquale 1545

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Oak & Oscar The Olmsted 38

MSRP $1,775

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Squale 1545

1545-black-rubber

MSRP $930

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At a glance

17 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

The Olmsted 3838mm

154540mm

Power Reserve

The Olmsted 3842h

154538h

Water Resistance

The Olmsted 38100m

1545300m

MSRP

The Olmsted 38$1,775

1545$930

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

5 specs

Crystal Shape

Double-domed

—

AR Coating

Underside

—

Dial Color

Green

—

Indices

Applied

—

Lume

Super-LumiNova

None

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW300-1

Sellita SW200-1

Beat Rate

4 vph

0 vph

Power Reserve

42h

38h

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$1,775

$930

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