It’s our 7th birthday! It always surprises us how fast time flies, even as watch people. And thanks to y’all, we got to do a lot of very, very cool stuff this year.  Continue reading

We love our bracelet and are pretty confident it's one of the best ones out there. We also want to make sure you know how to properly size it to your wrist so it fits perfectly—so we made a video! Continue reading

One of the greatest things about Windup are the people. Getting to meet new folks, see old friends again or finally chat face to face with fellow watch lovers after years of digital communications. 

Mark, the founder of Average Bros Youtube channel, was one of those guys. We'd been chatting back and forth for years about watches, reviews and parenthood so it was great to finally meet him in person.

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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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