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Basel 2016: Oris’ Case For The Great Barrier Reef
The Gimuy Walubara Yidinji people are a tribe of ancient people who have lived by the waters of Australia’s northeastern coast, just outside the city of Cairns, for a long time now. Their lives by the ocean has allowed them knowledge of their land- and seascape that has otherwise, until very recently, eluded even modern…
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Reviewing Oris Diver Sixty-Five
Within this frame, I am constantly encountering cheaply priced “vintage” Oris watches. These pieces are bright and bold— often having unusual (read noxious) color schemes and heavily polished cases. To the dismay of some, these watches are, in most cases, less than authentic (hence the quotes around “vintage” above). Enter the modern Oris brand with…
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Affordable Oris: 2 Oris Watches Under $2,500
The Oris Diver Sixty-Five ($1,850) revives the look of a vintage Oris dive watch released 50 years ago and gives it a 21st century makeover. The 1965 model had a chromium-plated brass case and plexiglas crystal, a bidirectional rotating bezel, and a black plastic strap, while the new version has a larger, more contemporary 40-mm…
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Introducing Oris Diver 65 Carl Brashear Limited Edition In Baselworld 2016
Oris is extremely honoured to introduce its first bronze watch remembering the extraordinary life of Carl Brashear, the U.S. Navy’s first African American master diver. There is badass, and then there is Carl Brashear. The first African-American Master Diver in the US Navy, Brashear also became the first amputee Navy diver after losing a leg…
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New Oris Williams Chronograph Carbon Fibre Ultra-Light Watch
Oris began its partnership with the Williams Formula 1 racing team in 2003 and has released several Williams-branded timepieces in the years since. The latest, introduced at Baselworld 2016, is perhaps the purest expression of the collaboration between Swiss watch brand and motorsports icon. The Oris Williams Chronograph Carbon Fibre Extreme features a carbon fiber…
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New Oris Artelier Watch With New In-House Calibre 112
uilding upon the well-received 110 and 111 calibers, Baselworld 2016 sees Oris unveiling a third aimed at time-zone hoppers by adding a GMT function to their newest in-house movement, their Calibre 112. It’s debuting in the Oris Artelier, which is a progression from the sporty Big Crown Pro Pilot and swings back to the dressier…
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Affordable Oris Watches Under $2,500
Founded in 1904 in Holstein, Switzerland, Oris has developed a reputation as a purveyor of very reasonably priced timepieces in a variety of styles, and all with Swiss-made mechanical movements The Oris Diver Sixty-Five ($1,850) revives the look of a vintage Oris dive watch released 50 years ago and gives it a 21st century makeover.…
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Previewing Oris Williams Engine Date Watch
There is a certain balancing act that must be respected when designing a successful “automotive-themed” watch, with many examples simply falling prey to the uncanny valley of making the watch look much like a car, wheel, or gauge. With the new Oris Williams Engine Date, the brand has found an equilibrium with a legible steel…
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Affordable Watch: Oris Aquis Date
The Oris Aquis Date ($1,650) can be regarded as the starter piece in the brand’s popular Aquis line of contemporary divers’ watches, which boasts such innovative models as the Aquis Depth Gauge and a new chronograph model released at this year’s Baselworld. This one also has an attractive (and aquatic) blue dial, along with Super-LumiNova-filled…
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New Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition Hands-On Watch
Oris might not be the first watch manufacturer to introduce a dive watch in a bronze case, but the company certainly managed to link its first attempt at one to an important milestone in the history of diving: as its name indicates, the Oris Carl Brashear Limited Edition (Ref. 733 7720 3185) is dedicated to…
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Reviewing Oris Aquis Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II
The Oris Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition II is based on one of the most successful watches made by the brand: the Aquis, a robust, efficient, well constructed dive watch, with a rather classical look. We’ve been testing it here and our reaction was surprisingly good, knowing how snob the Monochrome-Watches team can be. The…
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Hands-On Watch: Oris Force Recon GMT Hands-On
In this year’s Baselworld Oris announced Scouting cooperation with the US Marine Corps Forces, also known as force reconnaissance, one of the elite US Special Forces companies. According to Wikipedia, “FORECON is responsible for operating independently behind enemy lines performing unconventional special operations, in support of conventional warfare. The unit’s various methods of airborne, heliborne,…