Look For This Oak & Oscar On The Wrist Of US Curling Team Members This Winter

February 14, 2022

Chicago-based hometown horological heroes Oak & Oscar are cheering on America's premier curling athletes, Team Shuster, with an actual watch instead of a watch party. They've recently launched the Team Shuster Humboldt 12hr, and it's just like any other Humboldt, the brand's first non-limited watch that Stephen Pulvirent wrote about in 2018, except for one thing C there's a piece of a curling stone that was actually used in the Olympic games inset into the caseback. You're looking at a curling stone that's been carved out to make watch caseback inlays. Only ten of these watches have been made, and five are up for grabs. You'll be able to see the other five on TV if you tune in to any curling event the US is participating in between February 14th and February 19th.?John Shuster, Chris Plys, Matt Hamilton, and John Landsteiner make up Team Shuster, and they're defending their gold medal in the Beijing Olympics with the watch on their wrists. John Shuster even sports his on a bright orange NATO. It seems Team Shuster has some serious style, as Matt Hamilton's sneakers have been getting some attention, too. What We Think Like curling, the Humboldt is straight from the midwest. It's a perfect match. Take one look at the team and you'll see these fellas are salt-of-the-earth Americans looking to do their country right at the Beijing Olympics and make us all proud. The Humboldt C and Oak & Oscar at large C has those down-to-earth, no-job-to-big-or-small vibes. There are two instances in which collaborations or partnerships get me excited. The first is when they make absolutely perfect sense because of shared values and kinship, like the watch featured here, and the other scenario is when they seemingly make no sense at all in the most charming way possible, like military-focused Marathon and J. Crew watch I wrote about last year. I often say that a watch's most useful role beyond telling time is acting as a starting point to learn more about something larger than the watch itself C whatever it may be C and in this case, it's got me trying to understand the sport of curling. Good luck to Team Shuster in Beijing!? The Basics Brand: Oak & OscarModel: Team Shuster Humboldt 12hrDiameter: 39.5mmThickness: 12.5mmCase Material: Stainless steelDial Color: Charcoal grey or navy blueIndexes: "Sandwich-style" dial, with 12,3,9 Arabic numerals, the rest stick indicesLume: Super-LumiNovaWater Resistance: 200mStrap/Bracelet: Nylon strap The Movement Caliber: ETA 2892A2Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date (quickset) Diameter: 25.60mmThickness: 3.6mmPower Reserve: 42 hoursWinding: AutomaticFrequency: 28,800 vphJewels: 21 Pricing & Availability Price: $2,022Availability: Directly from Oak & OscarLimited Edition: Yes, 10 pieces.For more, click here. Shop this story To learn more about Oak & Oscar watches, visit their website.