Welcome to The Dial, the place to stay dialed in to everything Oak & Oscar.
Built to Discover—Owner's Stories: Mike J.
August 24, 2021
Welcome to "Built To Discover: Owner's Stories." Our first story features Mike, a Humboldt Owner we interviewed while knee-deep in a cold trout stream up in Wisconsin's Driftless Area.
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Saving the Boundary Waters
July 28, 2021
Learn about the effort to save a pristine wilderness in Minnesota, and why it’s so important to us at Oak & Oscar.
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SOLD OUT - Jackson Big Eye
June 29, 2021
Whoa.
That might be a new record for us. We sold all 50 of the Jackson Big Eyes by 10:09am central time. That's just nine minutes after the public launch.
A huge thank you to everyone for the amazing support and interest in what we're doing here at Oak & Oscar. The Jackson Big Eye is a special watch to me for various reasons and is even more so now!
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Introducing, the Jackson Big Eye!
June 29, 2021
The Jackson Big Eye is a classically quirky chronograph driven by the beautiful and manually wound, Swiss-made EMC 3907M with a 60 hour power reserve, column wheel, flyback reset and a stacked register at 3 o'clock that tracks both minutes and hours. The Jackson Big Eye is limited to only 50 pieces and is our first publicly available chronograph without a date.
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Father's Day Gift Guide!
June 07, 2021
We're gonna make Father's Day easier for you this year. Nathan and I have gone and put together a curated list of the best gift ideas out there...
We've got everything from fly fishing gear to bourbon subscriptions. Keep reading to see more of our suggestions!
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It's our birthday month!!
May 26, 2021
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO...US!
That’s right, this month marks six years since we launched Oak & Oscar—and my oh my, the times have changed since May 2015. Check out this Dial entry to learn more about what we've been up to!
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Understanding Dials
April 28, 2021
A watch’s dial defines a big part of a timepiece’s personality, and there are a few ways to design them. A hallmark of Oak & Oscar watches is our use of the sandwich dial.
Click through to learn more about what makes our dials special.
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Live watchmaking with Oak & Oscar!
April 08, 2021
Wanna watch Nathan, our in-house watchmaker, reassemble all 42 parts of the EMC 3916M chronograph module?
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Daylight Saving Time - Love it or Hate it?
March 15, 2021
Daylight savings time. Love it or hate it....it's coming! Unless you live in Arizona or Hawaii and then you've already jumped ahead of the times. See what I did there?
Continue reading for some more insight on DST and why the cost of candles may have been the real catalyst...
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