Welcome to The Dial, the place to stay dialed in to everything Oak & Oscar.
Celebrate Olmsted's 200th birthday!
April 26, 2022
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!
Windup San Francisco!
April 08, 2022
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!
In The Shop: HSNY is coming to Chicago!
April 06, 2022
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
March 09, 2022
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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We Stand with Ukraine
March 08, 2022
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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Introducing, the Humboldt GMT
March 01, 2022
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!
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Watch Spotting: What. An. Honor.
February 04, 2022
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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In The News: We got our first mention in ESPN!!
February 01, 2022
If you're curious what Olympic Curler Matt Hamilton is taking with him to the Olympics in Beijing then I definitely suggest you read this one.
From coffee, hot sauce, custom sneakers, and love notes from his wife....we're honored that Matt Hamilton brings his trusty Oak & Oscar Humboldt 12hr on all his journey's!
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