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FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Oris ChronOris Date

In 2017, Oris introduced the ChronOris Date, a fascinating piece based on a 1970 stop-seconds chronograph with a similar name. The vintage piece was the very first chronograph produced by the brand all those years ago, with a design that could not have been born in any time but the 1970s. Here we compare the modern watch with its predecessor.

BASELWORLD 2018:

The Bronze Age: Oris Releases Multiple Vintage-Influenced Models

Hot on the heels of the fan-favorite Carl Brashear Chronograph, Oris has released three previously unseen models at Baselworld 2018. We have new updates to the Divers Sixty-Five, the ProPilot collection, and two updates to the Big Crown. Oris has gone all in on the bronze trend, with two new Sixty-Five models, one in 40...

Introducing:

The Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition

Back in 2016, Oris released the Carl Brashear Limited Edition as a bronze addition to the brand’s beloved Diver Sixty-Five line. Ever since, the watch has become a go-to recommendation for dive watch enthusiasts looking to add a bronze timepiece to their collection — that is, if you were somehow able to find one. Earlier today,...

INTRODUCING

The Oris GMT Rega Limited Edition

In 2016, Rega — a nonprofit air-rescue service in Switzerland — rescued 869 people from the pristine-yet-precarious slopes of Switzerland. This year, in order to support the private organization’s efforts, Oris has teamed up with them to release a limited edition timepiece: the Oris GMT Rega Limited Edition, based off of the brand’s popular Big Crown...

INTRODUCING

The Oris Clipperton Limited Edition

If you know anything about Oris, then you're probably aware of its diving heritage. And with the brand's entrenched aquatic history comes conservationist endeavors through the sale of limited-edition timepieces. In 2017, we've already seen the Hammerhead LE and the Great Barrier Reef LE II, and now we have the latest update to the conservation collection, the Oris Clipperton Limited Edition.

BANG FOR THE BUCK

Affordable Oris: 5 Oris Watches Under $2,500

Founded in 1904 in Holstein, Switzerland, Oris has developed a reputation as a purveyor of very reasonably priced timepieces, all with Swiss-made mechanical movements. Here are five of the most affordable Oris watches, all priced below $2,500 (most under $2,000) and each representing one of Oris's distinctive watch collections.

WATCH TO WATCH

Time Zones with a Twist: The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer

In 1997, Oris shook up the somewhat staid world-time watch category with the launch of its first Worldtimer, which featured an innovative new system, developed by the brand, for changing time zones with ease. Twenty years later, Oris gives its invention a new twist (quite literally), in this week's Watch to Watch, the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer.

WATCH TO WATCH

Clearer Sinking: Oris Aquis Small Second Date

Oris expands its Aquis collection of divers' watches this year with the launch the Oris Aquis Small Second, a timepiece that, like others in the series, was developed with the input of professional divers. Why is this watch's "isolated" seconds function such an important development for those who'd wear it for diving? Read on.

NEWS

Getting Down to Business: Oris Artelier Calibre 113

The new Oris Artelier Calibre 113, launched at Baselworld 2017, features the fourth Oris in-house movement since 2014. It is equipped with a so-called "business calendar," with indications for the day, date, week, and month of the year. Here is what you should know about this new watch.

WATCH TO WATCH

The Oris ProDiver Chronograph Resurfaces

Oris launched the first ProDiver Chronograph, designed as a tool watch for professional divers, in 2009. At this year’s Baselworld, the company released a revamped, upgraded version. Here is the scoop on the new Oris ProDiver Chronograph. As it did for the original ProDiver Chronograph, Oris worked with professional diver and brand ambassador Roman Frischknecht...

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Oris Diver Sixty-Five

Like many of my fellow watch aficionados, I am constantly scouring the deepest depths of the interwebs hunting for the next rare find. I do this for a variety of reasons, from researching an article to (occasionally) looking to make a purchase— but, most of all, I do it to test my knowledge on watches;...

Dive Watch Wednesday

A Preview of the New Oris Aquis “Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II”

Oris is offering a new limited-edition dive watch dedicated to the Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest — and probably also its most famous — reef system. The 46-mm-diameter Oris Aquis "Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II" is limited to 2,000 pieces and introduces a deep blue dial with yellow accents as well as a new day-date display.

New Dive Watch

Hands-On with the New Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition

We review here the Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition (Ref. 733 7720 3185), the bronze-encased dive watch dedicated to the first African-American to become a U.S. Navy Diver in 1954, and U.S. Navy Master Diver in 1970, despite also having had to overcome an amputated left leg.