Which is cheaper, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year?

At MSRP the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year is the cheaper of the two at $2,400, against $3,863 for the Fears Archival 1930 — a $1,463 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year?

The Fears Archival 1930 wears larger at 40mm versus 39.5mm for the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year — a 0.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year?

The Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year is rated to 200m versus 30m for the Fears Archival 1930.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Fears Archival 1930 or the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year?

The Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year carries a 42-hour power reserve against 40 hours on the Fears Archival 1930.

What movement does the Fears Archival 1930 run compared to the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year?

The Fears Archival 1930 runs a manual caliber (ETA 2360), while the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year runs a automatic (Sellita SW300).

Side by side

Fears Archival 1930vsOak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year

The numbers, the dial colors, the calibers — laid out so you can stop flipping between tabs.

Fears Archival 1930

archival-1930

MSRP $3,863

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year

HUMSEVENYEAR

MSRP $2,400

At a glance

16 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

Archival 193040mm

The Humboldt Seven Year39.5mm

Power Reserve

Archival 193040h

The Humboldt Seven Year42h

Water Resistance

Archival 193030m

The Humboldt Seven Year200m

MSRP

Archival 1930$3,863

The Humboldt Seven Year$2,400

Full specifications

Case

6 specs

Crystal & Dial

4 specs

Crystal Shape

Flat

Double-domed

AR Coating

Inner

Underside

Dial Color

Standard

Black

Lume

None

Super-LumiNova

Movement

5 specs

Caliber

ETA 2360

Sellita SW300

Type

Manual

Automatic

Beat Rate

28,800 vph

4 vph

Power Reserve

40h

42h

Complications

None

GMT, Chronograph, Date

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$3,863

$2,400

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