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From the Bench: Mainspring Mechanics
February 03, 2023
Manual-wind and automatic mainsprings have different designs. Let's look at what makes them work, why they're made with those funny shapes, and how to keep from damaging the thing that keeps your watch moving.
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How To Take a Great Wrist Watch Photo
January 26, 2023
We’ve asked our in-house photographer John Ferrante how he takes a photo of a watch on his wrist that looks just as good as those watch glamor shots you’ve seen on the internet.
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From the Bench: The Truth about “Overwinding”
January 09, 2023
Worried about over-winding your watch? You probably don't need to be, and here's why!
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IN THE NEWS: Fratello's Favorites Includes Humboldt GMT
January 04, 2023
The Humboldt GMT capped off it's release year with yet another media mention calling it one of the best sub €2,500 watches released in 2022.
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2022 Year in Review
December 23, 2022
It’s this time of year that we take a look back at the year we’re leaving so we can reflect and appreciate everything that helped us grow over the past 12 months. And this year was a doozy.
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IN THE NEWS: Hodinkee Highlights Oak & Oscar
December 21, 2022
The watch community's premier media outlet Hodinkee wrote a profile about Oak & Oscar's journey over the past 7 years, and boy are we excited about it.
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LaViolette Edition Humboldt Sells for $6,250
December 16, 2022
On November 30th, the night the auction closed, foundation members, donors, and others gathered together at Oak & Oscar HQ to watch donations roll in Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation’s “Once Upon a Time” Watch Project Auction.
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From the Bench: Accidental Decoration
December 10, 2022
Watch movement decoration is usually done by machine or by hand... But sometimes watch parts decorate themselves.
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Oak & Oscar Holiday Gift Guide 2022
December 07, 2022
It's time for the annual Oak & Oscar Holiday Gift Guide!
Some of these gifts are owned by the person recommending them. Others have been researched and drooled over (maybe Santa will be generous this year). In any case, these are the products that caught our eye.
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