Swiss watch brand Oris presents the Divers Sixty-Five, a revival of an iconic diver’s watch that first appeared in the Oris collection 50 years ago.
Oris’s 1965 diver’s watch featured a chromium-plated brass case with a plexi-crystal, a bi-directional rotating bezel, and a versatile black plastic ‘tropic design’ strap. Most importantly, it was water resistant to 10 bar/100m.
The new Oris Divers Sixty-Five shares the retro looks of the 1960s original, but it’s been modernised using 21st century watchmaking techniques. The case is now a more contemporary 40mm in diameter, and it’s made of anti-corrosive stainless steel.
The vintage-inspired bubble-curved glass is made of scratch resistant sapphire crystal and comes with anti-reflective coating on the inside to reduce glare and increase legibility underwater. One significant update is the new watch’s unidirectional rotating bezel, which has a black aluminium inlay with a 60-minute scale.
The original’s tritium-filled hands and indices have also been updated, and are now filled with “Light Old Radium” SuperLumiNova® that contrasts with the black dial and maximises legibility.
The watch is water-resistant to 10bar/100m and has a screw-in stainless steel crown. Inside is the automatic Oris Calibre 733, which powers hour, minute and central second hands and a date function at 6 o’clock.
The steel case back is engraved with the same historical Oris emblem as the 1965 original, and the watch’s details are complemented by a black textile or rubber strap with a stainless steel buckle.
Technical details
Model: Oris Divers Sixty-Five, Reference 01 733 7707 4064
Movement
Automatic movement Oris Cal. 733, based on Sellita SW200, with date at 6 o’clock
Dimensions: Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2’’’
Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date window, instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
Power-reserve: 38 hrs
Vibrations: 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
Jewels: 26
Case
Multi-piece stainless steel case and screw-in stainless steel crown
Diameter: 40mm
Lug width: 20mm
Water resistant to 10 bar/100m
Diver’s unidirectional revolving bezel with black aluminium inlay with 60-minute timer and zero markers filled with Super-LumiNova®
Bubble-curved sapphire crystal domed on both sides and with anti-reflective coating inside
Dial
Black, curved dial with printed Super-LumiNova® numerals and indices
Hour, minute and second nickel hands filled with Super-LumiNova®
Strap
Black rubber strap with stainless steel buckle
Also available with a black textile NATO strap with stainless steel folding clasp
Price
Swiss Retail Price: CHF 1,750.00
