Oak & Oscar Introduce the Olmsted Matte, with a Sleek Ceramic Coated Case
Oak & Oscar have returned with a new sleek take on the already quite sleek Olmsted, their hit field watch introduced in the fall of 2019. The original Olmsted was one of those watches that immediately just made sense upon introduction, taking the trademark Oak & Oscar sandwich dial construction and shifting it into a modern field watch aesthetic. Ed Jelley reviewed the white dialed Olmsted back in May, and was impressed with the clean look and easy wearing comfort of the 38mm case, but also noted that Oak & Oscar, as a brand, provides a high quality consumer experience that extends to the thoughtful packaging and customer service. The new Olmsted Matte is a product of that same dedication and drive to do better, as we can see through some subtle improvements in this new watch.
First, and most obviously, the case has been given a ceramic coating that lends it a darker, more utilitarian appearance. According to Oak & Oscar, the watches are coated in small batches at high temperatures to cure the ceramic, leaving behind a perfectly matte, non reflective surface that?s meant to fly under the radar, which is kind of the whole point of a field watch, after all.Â
Unlike a PVD or DLC coating, the ceramic coating process used by Oak & Oscar will patina and age over time, as opposed to chipping or falling away, as is common with some coatings that are applied less than expertly. We?ve seen ceramic coatings on stainless steel watches before (Unimatic com...
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