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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsNOMOS Glashütte Tangomat GMT

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The Humboldt 12-hr
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt 12-hr
MSRP $1,750
Tangomat GMT
NOMOS GlashütteTangomat GMT
MSRP $5,740

At a glance

18 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Tangomat GMT40mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Tangomat GMT42 hoursh
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
Tangomat GMT30m
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
Tangomat GMT$5,740

Full specifications

Case

8 specs
Category
Tool
GMT
Diameter
39.5mm
40mm
Thickness
12.4mm
10.9mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
50.5mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Water Resistance
200m
30m
Caseback
Solid screw-down

Crystal & Dial

5 specs
Crystal Shape
Double-domed
AR Coating
Underside
Dial Color
Grey
White
Indices
Applied
Lume
Super-LumiNova
None

Movement

4 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892A2
DUW 5201
Beat Rate
4 vph
21,600 vph
Jewels
21
26
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
None

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$5,740

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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.

NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat GMT

Owners and reviewers widely praise the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat GMT for its elegant Bauhaus design, detailed finishing, and true in-house GMT movement, with many considering it excellent value. The watch's simplicity and user-friendly world time dial are highlighted as refreshing departures from busy designs. Some owners find the 40mm case wears larger than expected, and the GMT function, which uses a disk adjusted by a pusher, is noted as requiring manual adjustment and can be less convenient than a traditional hour hand for some users. One owner reported a daily accuracy drift of 25-35 seconds, while another experienced accidental pressing of the timezone pusher. On balance, owners and reviewers rate the NOMOS Glashütte Tangomat GMT highly for its unique in-house GMT complication and refined aesthetic at an accessible price point.

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