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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt ExP-02vsOak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hr

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The Humboldt ExP-02
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt ExP-02
MSRP $2,400
The Humboldt 12-hr
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt 12-hr
MSRP $1,750

At a glance

9 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt ExP-0239.5mm
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt ExP-0256h
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Water Resistance
The Humboldt ExP-02200m
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
MSRP
The Humboldt ExP-02$2,400
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750

Full specifications

Case

1 specs
Caseback
Display
Solid screw-down

Crystal & Dial

2 specs
AR Coating
Inner
Underside
Lume
Super-LumiNova BGW9
Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs
Caliber
Sellita SW300
ETA 2892A2
Beat Rate
28,800 vph
4 vph
Power Reserve
56h
42 hoursh
Jewels
25
21
Complications
GMT, Chronograph
GMT, Chronograph, Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$2,400
$1,750

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What people say

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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt ExP-02

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt ExP-02 is a 39.5mm stainless steel tool watch featuring a unique, layered aluminum "ghost dial" for legibility and 200m water resistance, powered by a Sellita SW300 movement. Its appeal is limited by a US$2,550 price and an extremely limited production of 20 pieces, with its experimental dial construction done in Chicago. Overall, reviewers highlight the endearing dial and in-house bezel production as key features of the Oak & Oscar Humboldt ExP-02.

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.

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