WatchTime is a "worldwide authority and America's no. 1 watch magazine" and we're absolutely honored to have sat down with Martin Green, editor-at-large, to chat about all things Oak & Oscar.  Continue reading

We're absolutely honored to publicly announce our partnership with the National Association of Olmsted Parks (NAOP) for the Olmsted 200 celebration!

In addition to that, we're thrilled to present a custom Olmsted we made to celebrate the occasion. We've made three and one will be put up for auction at an event later this summer. Stay tuned for more details! Continue reading

We're very excited to head out west for the 2022 Worn & Wound WindUp Watch Fair this April 22nd through April 24, 2022!

The event will be located at 511 Harrison Street in the Terra Gallery—you'll find our booth in the back by the bar, naturally. Come check us out and see the Humboldt GMT and Olmsted in the metal! Continue reading

We're beyond excited to welcome back The Horological Society of New York (HSNY) to the Oak & Oscar HQ for a weekend of watchmaking classes!

Meet us at our HQ in Chicago on April 30th or May 1st for a morning or afternoon class. We’ll talk about mechanical watch movements, studying the gear train, winding and setting mechanisms and escapement—it’ll be super fun, we promise!

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It's not often you'll find us getting political but we couldn't just sit around and do nothing at a time like this. 

Read more to learn how the watch came about, why we did it and how much money was raised to help support the ICRC in their efforts to fight the growing humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.

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We're very excited to introduce the Humboldt GMT! This watch has been in the works for a couple years now and we absolutely love it. Keep reading to learn more about it! Continue reading

To celebrate our partnership with Team Shuster as they defend their Olympic gold, we’re releasing an incredibly limited edition of the Humboldt 12-Hr—the same watch they’re wearing on the ice right now at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games—with a piece of a real curling stone from an Olympic competition set into the caseback.

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What an honor for John Shuster, Team Shuster, USA Curling and every one involved! John Shuster was chosen to be one of the flag bearers at Opening Ceremonies for the 2022 Winter Olympics! 

Still can't believe that John Shuster is wearing his Oak & Oscar watch during the Olympic opening ceremonies. 

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When the 2022 Winter Olympics kick off next month, and the U.S. Men’s Olympic curling team takes to the ice to defend their gold medal, they’ll be sporting Oak & Oscar watches. That’s right: Team Shuster—including ace curlers John Shuster, Chris Plys, Matt Hamilton, and John Landsteiner—sports our Humboldt 12-hr watch, both on and off the ice.  Continue reading

Meet Andrew Benzer, who has joined Oak & Oscar as our new Sales & Operations Manager! Andrew is a sandwich savant, whiskey-lovin’, bocce-ball-playing, and former-Michigander-turned-Chicagoan.  Continue reading