We travelled out west to San Francisco for the Windup Watch Watch Fair and had an absolute blast hanging out with Owners, new Owners, fans and fellow watch brands! So much fun showing off what we've been up to since the last Windup in 2019 and giving folks the chance to experience the Humboldt GMT and Olmsted in the metal. We put together a quick video of our journey and hope you enjoy it. See y'all at the next fair in Chicago this summer! Continue reading

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

Always an honor to be recognized for something you're passionate about. I recently received word that Oak & Oscar was listed as one of the "25 Boutique Watch Brands You Should Know About" by GearPatrol and "50 Best Microbrand Watches" by the team at Teddy Baldassarre. 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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A behind the scenes look at the Humboldt GMT. 

We sat down with the Oak & Oscar team and chatted about what makes the new GMT so special and why we're so darn proud of it. Click through the watch the video!

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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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