Oak & Oscar Olmsted 38

Oak & Oscar Olmsted 38

Oak & Oscar Olmsted 38 (ref. OLMSTED-38), 38 mm steel case, automatic movement (Sellita SW300), 100 m water resistance. List price $1,775.

Specifications

Brand
Oak & Oscar
Reference
OLMSTED-38
Style
Automatic
Case diameter
38 mm
Case material
Steel
Crystal
Sapphire
Movement
Automatic (Sellita SW300)
Power reserve
42 hours
Complications
date
Water resistance
100 m
Strap or bracelet
Metal
Released
2019
List price
$1,775

Green dials are everywhere, but this one's good

By Hannah Lindqvist, Stockholm ยท

Green dials are everywhere right now and most of them look like they were chosen by a committee. The Olmsted's feels more considered. Oak & Oscar is a small Chicago brand, and the name honours Frederick Law Olmsted, the landscape architect, which suits a green field watch.

38 mm, 20 mm lugs, 100 m, a date, and a Sellita SW300 with 42 hours. The SW300 is the slimmer Sellita, so the case should sit lower than a lot of SW200 watches. 1,775 dollars on a bracelet.

Against it: small brand, small production, no shop to try it in. And at nearly 1,800 dollars, the Serica and the Christopher Ward are right there. Still, for a wrist my size, 38 mm is the right answer more often than not.

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