Friday, March 4, 2016

The Best Men's Oris Watches for Under...

Oris watches have been around for a very long time.  They are a company I would compare to an Orient, or Baume & Mercier.  Upper middle range watches that seem to be a good bang for your buck.

Oris was founded in 1904 and has been considered mechanical movement specialists of sorts.  They have made and do make quartz watches, but it is not their bread and butter.  They are a company I would always consider when writing posts for the best men's watches under...



The Best Men's Oris Watches for Under...


The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 1000 Dollars

Classic Date
Model: 01 733 7594 4034-07 5 20 11
Case: 42mm, Stainless steel
Band: Black Leather
Movement: Oris 733 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165ft

I haven't covered Oris much on the best men's watches under, but it just hasn't fallen into place for them.  The company makes good watches, watches that I should have included but they just fell through the cracks a little bit.

The Classic date has a 3 piece, 42mm, stainless steel case, with the oversized crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a sapphire lens, and a polishes steel bezel.  The black dial face has a 3 dimensional depth to it, it has Arabic numerals at the 12, 3, and 9 o'clock positions.  And uses index's as hourly markers in the remaining positions.  The watch has a date window at the 6 'clock position, and has polished steel hands.  The band is black leather, with a buckle style clasp.

The movement on the Classic Date is a Oris 733, automatic. It is a Sellita SW 200-1 modified automatic movement.  It has 26 jewels, and has a 36 hour power reserve.  The movement runs at 28,800 bph.

I can usually find this watch online for around 725 dollars.  I think it is a nice watch for the price, and it falls well under the 1000 dollar price point.



The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 2000 Dollars

Pro-diver Date


Model: 01 733 7682 7154-07 4 26 34TEB
Case: 49mm, Titanium
Band: Black rubber
Movement: Oris 733 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 1000M/3280ft

It feels like it has been awhile since I have done a diver.  But this is a real diver, not a 200 dollar diver that can go 500M, or 600M.  This is rated for 1000M, or 3280ft.  IT is a rugged watch that is not only diver, but a good watch that will hold up to a active lifestyle.

The Prodiver Date has a huge 49mm Titanium case.  It has a over sized crown at the 3 o'clock position, with a crown guard. The crown has a automatic helium release, and there is a rubberized bumper that rings the crown.  And the watch has a ceramic minutes outer bezel.  The face is black with large indexes marking the hours.  It has a date window at the 6 o'clock position.  The hands are large and imbued with super luminova.

The movement is the Oris 733 automatic.  It is the same as the watch above.  It has 26 jewels, and a 36 hour power reserve.  The movement runs at 28,800 bph.

This watch can be found all over the internet for around 1900 dollars.  It is a rugged watch that should be able to take a beating.  I believe it to be a wonderful watch for the price.




The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 5000 Dollars

Calobra Chronograph Limited Edition
Model: 01 676 7661 4494-Set LS
Case: 44mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Oris 676, Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

Chronographs are nice, they are useful and they are seriously cool looking.  This one is no different.  It looks a little cluttered, but chronographs often do.

The Calobra Chronograph has a 44mm stainless steel case, with a crown at the 3 o'clock position, along with the auxiliary, chronograph function buttons at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  It has a black ceramic minutes bezel, and sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and back of the watch.  The dial is black with large Arabic numerals marking the hours.  There are three sub dials, located at the 3, 6 & 9 o'clock positions.  It also has a date window at  the 6 o'clock position.  The band is leather with a folding style clasp.

The movement is a Oris 676 automatic movement.  This is a modified ETA 7753.  It has 27 jewels, a ball bearing rotor.  It has a 44 hour power reserve, and it runs at 28,800 bph.  It has been in production since 2002.

I usually find the Calobra for around 3000 dollars.  Sometimes a little over 3000 dollars.  It is a nice watch, and the mechanical chronograph is nice.  It's not something that is ever had for cheap.  That along makes this watch a 3000 dollar watch.



The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 6000 Dollars

Artelier Calibre 111
Model: 01 111 7700 4061-Set 1 23 71FC
Case: 43mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Oris 111
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

I know the under 6000 dollar price point is kind of strange, it should have been under 10,000 dollars, but there seems to be a window that goes from 5000 dollars, up to around 15,000 dollars where there is not much being offered by Oris.  And instead of trying to force something that just didn't fit, I just changed my rules a little bit.

The Artelier series of watches for Oris are their high end watches.  These are the watches they offer to compete with the big dogs, like Omega and Rolex, and the like.

The Artelier Calibre 111 has a 43mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and the back of the watch.  The dial face is silver, with Arabic numerals at the 12 & 6 o'clock positions, and indexes at the remaining hour markers.  There is a small seconds at the 9 o'clock position and a power reserve indicator at the 3 o'clock position.  There is also a date window at the 9 o'clock position.  The hands are polished steel, imbued with super luminova, for night vision.  The band is leather, with a folding style clasp.

The movement is an Oris 111.  It is a 10 day power reserve movement.  This is an in house movement, and only the second in house movement Oris has made in the past 35+ years.  With their 110 year anniversary, in 2014, they released their first movement, the 110.  And the 111 is the new, updated version of that movement.  The movement offers 40 Jewels, and a 240 hour power reserve.  It runs at 21,600 bph.

This watch is usually had online for just over 5000 dollars.  I would have made this the watch for the under 5000 if I could reliably find it for under 5000 dollars.  But since I could not, I made the special category because I believe it is a great value for the watch.



The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 20,000 Dollars

Artelier Gold Calibre 111
Model: 01 111 7700 6062-Set 1 23 86
Case: 43mm, Rose gold
Band: Leather
Movement: Oris 111
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

The Artelier Gold Calibre 111 is basically the same as the watch above.  It is just the high end version of the high end watch.

The Artelier Gold has a 43mm rose gold case, with a rose gold crown located at the 3 o'clock position.  The watch also has sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and the back of the watch.  The dial face is brown, with the same power indicator and small seconds dial, as well as the date window, which is located at the 9 o'clock position.  The watch hands are also rose bold, and the band is brown leather, with a folding clasp.

The movement is the Oris 111, it has 40 jewels, and a 240 hour power reserve.  It runs at 21,600 bph.  It is a high end movement, it's not every day that you will get a mechanical movement with a 10 day power reserve.  Often, anything over a 40 hour power reserve is considered rather impressive.

This watch is often found online for around 16,000 dollars.  Not cheap, but you are getting a true gold watch.  Not gold plating.  And you are getting a watch with a 10 day automatic movement.  It is a quality timepiece, and would be considered the cream of the crop from the Oris company.




Wrap Up

I have enjoyed writing the best men's Oris watches for under...  It has been one of my favorite posts here on the best men's watches under.  I knew that Oris made high quality watches, but before I started this post, I did not know that they had their own in house movement.  I love companies that make their own movements.  It tells me that they are dedicated to watchmaking, not just the design of a watch, but complete functionality.

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