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Oak & Oscar The Humboldt 12-hrvsTudor Black Bay Chrono

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The Humboldt 12-hr
Oak & OscarThe Humboldt 12-hr
MSRP $1,750
Black Bay Chrono
TudorBlack Bay Chrono
MSRP $7,000

At a glance

20 of 29 specs differ
Diameter
The Humboldt 12-hr39.5mm
Black Bay Chrono41mm
Power Reserve
The Humboldt 12-hr42 hoursh
Black Bay Chrono70h
Water Resistance
The Humboldt 12-hr200m
Black Bay Chrono200m
MSRP
The Humboldt 12-hr$1,750
Black Bay Chrono$7,000

Full specifications

Case

7 specs
Category
Tool
Chronograph
Diameter
39.5mm
41mm
Thickness
12.4mm
14.4mm
Lug-to-Lug
46.8mm
46mm
Lug Width
20mm
22mm
Material
316L Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel
Finish
Brushed and polished
Brushed + Polished + Satin

Crystal & Dial

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

Movement

7 specs
Caliber
ETA 2892A2
MT5813
Beat Rate
4 vph
0 vph
Power Reserve
42 hoursh
70h
Jewels
21
0
Hacking
Yes
No
Hand-winding
Yes
No
Complications
GMT, Chronograph, Date
Chronograph, Date

Pricing

1 specs
MSRP
$1,750
$7,000

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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.

Tudor Black Bay Chrono

Owners widely praise the Tudor Black Bay Chrono as a fantastic offering. Reviewers note the 41mm case's 200-meter water resistance and its channeling of vintage chronograph design, with the reverse panda dial offering excellent legibility. However, one reviewer points out that the white lume on the panda dial can blend with the hands and markers, and the snowflake hand can obscure the 45-minute chronograph totalizer. Overall, owners rate the Tudor Black Bay Chrono highly for its strong design and legibility, despite minor legibility concerns on certain dial configurations.

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