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Gray and Gradient: Oris Launches a Fresh-Faced Divers Sixty-Five

Oris has had a watershed year since last October, introducing its first in-house movement, Caliber 400, following it up with the launch of Caliber 401, and unveiling a steady stream of interesting models like the Aquis Date Upcycle and Aquis Date Caliber 400 41.5 mm, the latter of which will be showcased at this year’s...

Oris Aquis Date Upcycle Offers Unique Dials in Recycled PET Plastic

Oris has demonstrated its organizational commitment to environmental initiatives, particularly those devoted to the world’s oceans, in various ways throughout its product line. (The Dat Watt and Okavango Limited Editions, both released in the past few months, are just the most recent examples.) The Swiss brand has dabbled in using recycled PET plastic from the...

Showing at WatchTime Live 2021: Oris Aquis Date Caliber 400 41.5 mm

WatchTime New York, America’s largest luxury watch event, is returning for its sixth year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 22-24, with more than 25 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Oris, which is showcasing the new Aquis Date Caliber 400 41.5 mm, the latest model to contain the brand’s...

Safari Flyer: Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition

Oris has become nearly as well known these days for its devotion to charitable causes as for the remarkable value-to-price ratio that sets it apart from so many other makers of Swiss mechanical watches. Its latest special-edition timepiece, the Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Edition, continues the growing legend, with a textured green dial...

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Borrowed Time: Oris Aquis Chronograph

Oris’s Aquis collection of professional-grade divers’ watches has grown to encompass a variety of limited editions devoted to marine conservation and preservation causes (i.e., 2017’s Hammerhead), a handful of small complications like big dates and small seconds, and notably, an innovative mechanical depth gauge. In 2018, the Holstein-based brand added a chronograph to the lineup....

The Bear is Back: Oris Launches Big Crown Hölstein Edition 2021

Following up on last year’s inaugural “Holstein Edition” timepiece, an all- bronze version of its popular Divers Sixty-Five chronograph, Oris has unveiled the latest in its limited series of watches paying tribute to the Swiss village of its founding. The Big Crown Holstein Edition 2021 provides a novel take on Oris’s vintage-inspired Big Crown model,...

Oris Goes Pro with the AquisPro Date Calibre 400 (with Live Photos)

Oris’s new professional diver’s watch, the AquisPro Date (Ref. 01 400 7767 7754-07 4 26 64BTEB), is the latest model to be equipped with the brand’s in-house Calibre 400 automatic movement. Boasting elevated levels of anti-magnetism, increased accuracy, a five-day power reserve and a 10-year guarantee, Calibre 400 was just recently awarded the technical prize...

Oris Tops Off Its New Aquis Date Model with Cherry Red Sunray Dial

Oris chose its popular Aquis collection as the stage for its first in-house automatic caliber last year, and the brand continues to expand this stylish, sporty dive-watch family with new and attention-grabbing iterations. The latest debuts this Spring, a version of the base Aquis Date model distinguished by a cherry-red sunray dial. The watch’s multi-part...

Rescuing the Ocean’s Biggest Fish: Oris Whale Shark Limited Edition (With Live Photos)

While Oris’s dedication to producing its own movements in-house has been front-and-center lately (as witness the fanfare surrounding the launch of Caliber 400, its first automatic winding movement, last fall), the Hölstein-based manufacturer’s mission of releasing special timepieces in support of ocean-focused charitable initiatives has never wavered. Following up the Blue Whale model that completed...

Oris Introduces the Aquis Date Calibre 400 with New In-House Movement

In case you missed it, last week Swiss watchmaker Oris launched its latest in-house movement with the now much lauded Caliber 400. Today, the brand unveils the first timepiece to contain the new mechanism, the new Aquis Date Calibre 400. The new model uses the same design as previous standard Aquis Date models, while containing,...

Oris is Showcasing a New Movement at WatchTime Live. Here’s Why It Matters

Oris is one of the busiest brands in the market. With a steady stream of watch releases throughout the year, involvement in almost every major horological event, a collection of impressive charitable efforts, and numerous eye-catching collaborations, the Holstein-based watchmaker is consistently impressing us with its work. This past week, Oris once again demonstrated its...

Showing at WatchTime Live 2020: Oris Roberto Clemente Limited Edition Watch

Independent Swiss watchmaker Oris has been making timepieces in partnership with non-profit organizations worldwide, predominately focusing on restoring and conserving our environment. With its latest limited edition, Oris supports the Roberto Clemente Foundation, which honors the talents, achievements, and humanitarian initiatives of its namesake, baseball legend Roberto Clemente. Here’s what you need to know about the Oris...

Oris Hangang Limited Edition Supports River Restoration in South Korea

Over the past several years, Oris has become almost as well known for its environmental initiatives as for its value-proposition Swiss timepieces: so far in 2020, the brand has released two versions of its Carysfort Reef timepiece, whose proceeds help support of coral reef restoration. This week, it follows these up with another limited edition,...

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Direction Selection: A Hands-On Review of the New Oris Aquis GMT Date

The Aquis GMT Date doesn’t represent a venture into previously unexplored terrain for Oris because the popular independent brand from Hölstein, Switzerland, has previous experience with time-zone watches. The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer is a pilots’ watch with innovative time-zone setting via the bezel. The local time advances in single-hour increments when you turn...