Knowledge Center — 1917 oris

Oris Innovation For the Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115, Oris’s watchmakers took the spirit of Calibre 110 and imagined a fully skeletonised Oris movement. Traditionally, skeletonisation provided a window for a watchmaker’s talents, but this movement had higher ambitions. It had to reconnect people to how things work.The Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115 lays bare its inner workings. Nothing is hidden. Even the barrel at 12 o’clock is skeletonised so you can see the extended mainspring. Winding the crown, you watch on as the mainspring coils tighter... and tighter... until it’s fully wound and ready to deliver 10...

2017 Favorites We have reached that time of year that excites watch fans everywhere. It is the Comic-Con of watches. It is the center ring in a circus. Welcome to Baselworld.  We now live in an age when we don't really need watches. Anyone can pull out their phone to check the time, and these phones can do much more than just that. Watchmakers have to meet this challenge. Baselworld means more now then ever as these companies work harder and harder to deliver elegantly-designed and efficient watches for consumers. Watches have been elevated to a luxury item, with exquisite...