A white-dial GMT from Chicago
By Rafael Ortiz, Mexico City ยท
Chicago doesn't come to mind when I think of watches, but Oak & Oscar has been quietly building good ones there, and the Humboldt GMT is its travel piece. The specs are sensible: 39.5 mm wide, 12.5 mm thick, 200 meters, a rotating 24-hour bezel, a steel bracelet on 20 mm lugs and a closed back.
The white dial is the reason to pick it over the sea of black-dial GMTs. In daylight it's crisp. At 3 a.m. with the panel dimmed, white dials are never my favorite, because the lume pips have to work against a bright background.
The Sellita SW330 is a caller, so on arrival you set local time with the main hands and the GMT hand stays where you left it. Fine for most travelers. At 2,175 dollars, I'd buy it to stand apart from the Tudor crowd, not to beat them.