![]() ![]() The taut, angular lines of the aviation-inspired form are satin and sandblasted, giving the watch its raw, technical look, and complemented by the familiar ProPilot bezel and a muscular, sculpted titanium bracelet. The dial-side is defined first by its 39mm titanium case. When you love mechanical watches, do you begin your critique of a new piece looking at the case front or back? The new Oris ProPilot X Calibre 400 is designed to inspire joy no matter what angle you come at it from. It’s the heir to a pilot’s watch legacy going back more than 100 years, but before all that, the Oris ProPilot X Calibre 400 has been designed to celebrate the joy of mechanics And certainly no smartwatches.Īnd because we’re still an independent Swiss watch company, we’re free to keep making that choice, and go our own way. Joyful even.Īnd it’s also what motivates us to continue our policy of only making mechanicals – we’re 100 per cent mechanical at Oris. When you see an escapement wheel oscillating or a chronograph’s pushers initiating the steady advance of a central seconds hand, it’s reassuringly knowable. ![]() They’re an antidote to technology’s blinding light. This is one of the many reasons people still love mechanical watches. ![]() The rapid shift to AI will only increase the distance between our devices and our appreciation of how they do what they do. Modern technology is so smart that few of us really understand how things work. More than 1.5 billion smartwatches were sold around the world last year. The joy of mechanics is knowing how things work. For more information, please visit joy of mechanics comes to the fore in the new Oris ProPilot X Calibre 400, a titanium-cased watch inspired by more than a century of aviation heritage and powered by our five-day automatic. Availability starts in June 2023 and all come with a special wooden presentation box and impressive 10-year warranty (with MyOris sign-up). That’s not a bad price for an in-house Swiss pro diver and a limited edition one to boot. The new Oris Hölstein Edition 2023 is limited to 250 pieces, which is tradition for all of the anniversary special editions, and retails for CHF 4,000. It has 21 jewels and beats at 28,800vph (4Hz) with functions including central hours, minutes and hacking seconds (and date not utilized in this piece). ![]() The in-house developed movement has several advantages, including more than 30 anti-magnetic parts (exceeding the ISO 764 anti-magnetic standard), a five-day power reserve via twin barrels and accuracy within COSC standards (-3/+5 seconds per day). Powering the Oris Hölstein Edition 2023 is the Calibre 400 automatic, which partially replaced the Sellita SW200 models (both versions are available). Bold applied indices have Super-LumiNova for nighttime legibility, as do the hour and minute hands, which are common to the Aquis series. Studer says that Hölstein Editions are meant as celebrations for Oris fans (and collectors). These special editions don’t necessarily signal future models, however, so this no-date model is likely a one-off for now. According to Oris CEO Rolf Studer, fans of the brand and particularly those from the Oris Social Club network (OSC) have frequently requested a purple dial and no date Aquis. This one has a deep sunray purple dial and drops the date at 6 o’clock, both of which are unique to the Aquis line. Unlike the prior three Hölstein Editions, the fourth watch is a simpler design that mainly focuses on dial changes. ![]()
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