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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.

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Jan 11, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch News: Oris Launches A New Version of its Diver Sixty-Five

Oris has recently released a blue-and-gray-dialed version (note also the white-on-black date) of its popular Oris Diver Sixty-Five model, which was first introduced at Baselworld 2015. (For a review of that watch, click here.) Like its black-dialed counterpart, the new watch (Ref. 733 7707 406) is powered by an automatic Sellita SW200 movement and comes...

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Nov 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Close-Up: Louis Moinet Memoris

Back in 2013, we reported on the discovery of a 19th-century timekeeping device, created by French watchmaker Louis Moinet, that may well have been the world’s very first chronograph. This year, the brand that bears that watchmaker’s name pays tribute to that milestone with the Louis Moinet Memoris, a wristwatch that positions the chronograph as...

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Oct 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Oris ProDiver Pointer Moon

Oris has been responsible for a handful of dive-watch milestones recently; we’ve previously covered the brand’s groundbreaking Aquis Depth Gauge, and here we take a look at the Oris ProDiver Pointer Moon, the first mechanical watch that indicates both the lunar cycle and tidal range.

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May 7, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Oris Aquis Depth Gauge

Oris, long known for its professional-grade divers’ watches, achieved a watch-world milestone with its Oris Aquis Depth Gauge, introduced in 2013. It is the first divers’ watch that measures depth by allowing water to enter the timepiece — a feature that would normally be a serious divers’ watch no-no.

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May 1, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Monochrome Watches: Introducing the Updated Edition Oris Aquis Depth Gauge

Oris is known for its rugged, sporty tool-watches. The Aquis is famous within the watch diving community – a collection that includes some interesting, technical, well finished but affordable tools to be used under the deep salt waters. One is particularly noticeable because it includes a clever mechanical depth gauge. On our Monochrome-Watches blog we look at this watch;...

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Jan 24, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Monochrome Monday: Flight-Testing the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter

Recently, we at Monochrome Watches took to the skies — literally — to test a watch in the environment for which it was designed. Oris released its Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter earlier this year, and cordially invited us to appropriately test-drive the world’s first wristwatch with an automatic, mechanical altimeter.

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Nov 10, 2014 by Frank Geelen

Oris Big Crown Date

The growing fraternity of dark-tinted “stealth” watches welcomes another member with the arrival of the Oris Big Crown Date, which features a bold, gray-colored dial, accented by applied 3D gray numerals and indices made from a solid block of dark Super-LumiNova. The watch’s 44-mm case is made of stainless steel and finished with a coat...

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Dec 13, 2012 by Mark Bernardo

Oris Carlos Coste Limited Edition – Cenote Series

In 2010, Carlos Coste established a new Guinness world record for freediving by completing a 150 meter underwater swim using no breathing apparatus. The Venezuelan was armed with only a torch and a monofin when he made the dive, and now Oris honors his achievement by creating a special Carlos Coste Limited Edition Cenote Series...

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Jun 2, 2011 by WatchTime

Oris Big Crown X1 Calculator

On October 14, 1947, the Bell X1 undertook the first manned supersonic flight, breaking the sound barrier and entering the history books. The X1 pilots undertook their amazing feat in an age before computers and pocket calculators, relying on the specially designed “slide rule” for all calculations. The new Oris Big Crown X1 timepiece is...

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May 18, 2011 by WatchTime

Oris Big Crown X1 Calculator

On October 14, 1947, the Bell X1 undertook the first manned supersonic flight, breaking the sound barrier and entering the history books. The new Oris Big Crown X1 timepiece is an homage to this aviation milestone. The Bell X1 pilots undertook their amazing feat in an age before computers and pocket calculators, relying on the...

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Apr 19, 2011 by WatchTime

Oris Creates U.S. Subsidiary, Names V.J. Geronimo CEO

Oris SA has established a new U.S. and Caribbean subsidiary, Oris Watches USA, and named V.J. Geronimo as the chief executive officer. Effective September 1, the new subsidiary will take over U.S. distribution from Hawthorne, N.Y.-based Oris USA, Inc., headed by Mark Wasserman. Oris officials said the move reflects a decision to exercise greater control...

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Aug 6, 2010 by WatchTime