Which is cheaper, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

At MSRP the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year is the cheaper of the two at $2,400, against $2,414 for the Formex Reef 42 mm — a $14 gap before any retailer discounting.

Which is bigger, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm wears larger at 42mm versus 39.5mm for the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year — a 2.5mm difference across the dial.

Which has better water resistance, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm is rated to 300m versus 200m for the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year.

Which has a longer power reserve, the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year or the Formex Reef 42 mm?

The Formex Reef 42 mm carries a 56-hour power reserve against 42 hours on the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year.

What movement does the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year run compared to the Formex Reef 42 mm?

Both watches run automatic movements — the Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year uses the Sellita SW300 and the Formex Reef 42 mm uses the Sellita SW300-1.

Side by side

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven YearvsFormex Reef 42 mm

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

Oak & Oscar The Humboldt Seven Year

HUMSEVENYEAR

MSRP $2,400

Formex Reef 42 mm

reef-42mm-automatic-cosc-300m-black

MSRP $2,414

At a glance

14 of 29 specs differ

Diameter

The Humboldt Seven Year39.5mm

Reef 42 mm42mm

Power Reserve

The Humboldt Seven Year42h

Reef 42 mm56h

Water Resistance

The Humboldt Seven Year200m

Reef 42 mm300m

MSRP

The Humboldt Seven Year$2,400

Reef 42 mm$2,414

Full specifications

Case

7 specs

Crystal & Dial

2 specs

Crystal Shape

Double-domed

Flat

AR Coating

Underside

Inner

Movement

4 specs

Caliber

Sellita SW300

Sellita SW300-1

Beat Rate

4 vph

28,800 vph

Power Reserve

42h

56h

Complications

GMT, Chronograph, Date

None

Pricing

1 specs

MSRP

$2,400

$2,414

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