Swiss watch brand Oris introduces a new design in its vintage inspired steel Divers Sixty-Five collection. At 42mm in diameter, the new Oris Divers Sixty-Five model is the largest of the series, and for the first time comes with a choice of leather and NATO straps.
As with the Divers Sixty-Five launched in 2015, the new watch is a direct descendent of one of Oris’ first diver’s watches, introduced in 1965.
The 1960s was a pioneering decade for diving, with significant improvements to underwater diving apparatus made by the likes of Jacques Cousteau, Hans Hass and Christian J. Lambertsen. Reliable underwater timing instruments were critical as they explored the silent world; Oris was among the leading manufacturers of diving watches at the time.
Oris’s designers have thoughtfully updated the look of the original, retaining a number of retro details, including its slim line case, the thin bezel with 60-minute scale, and a trapezoid date window.
At the same time, the Divers Sixty-Five has all the enhancements of a 21st century diving watch. The black aluminium inlay bezel is unidirectional; the bubble-curved glass is made of sapphire crystal with an anti-reflective coating inside; and the hands and hour markers are filled with SuperLumiNova® in place of the tritium used in the 1960s. Inside its multi-piece stainless steel case is a Swiss Made automatic movement.
For the first time, the Divers Sixty-Five has a dark blue, curved dial, offset by vintage-coloured Super-LumiNova®.
Also new are the rubbed-down leather and textile NATO straps, both giving the watch a more vintage look. They join the black rubber strap and stainless steel bracelet options. The case back is engraved with Oris’s historic shield, the company’s emblem during the 1960s.
The new Oris Divers Sixty-Five is a handsome addition to the collection, faithfully continuing one of the independent Swiss brand’s most compelling stories of recent times. It will be available from June 2016, priced from CHF 1,900.
Technical details
Model: Oris Divers Sixty-Five 42mm, Reference 01 733 7720 4055
Movement
Automatic movement Oris Calibre 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: 42mm
Lug width: 21mm
Water resistant to 10 bar/100m
Diver’s uni-directional rotating bezel with black aluminium inlay with 60-minute timer and zero marker filled with Super-LumiNova®
Bubble-curved sapphire crystal domed on both sides with anti-reflective coating inside
Screwed stainless steel case back
Dial
Dark blue, curved dial with applied indices filled with Super-LumiNova® old radium
Hour, minute and seconds nickel hands filled with Super-LumiNova® old radium
Date at 3 o’clock
Strap
Brown vintage leather strap with stainless steel buckle
Also available on a black rubber strap with stainless steel buckle, a black or blue textile NATO strap with adjustable stainless steel folding clasp or a stainless steel bracelet
Swiss Retail Price
CHF 1,900 / CHF 2,100 on metal bracelet
