Knowledge Center — limited edition

A 3-hand mechanical watchwith calendar that pays homage to the design of the Crown Chronograph from 1964  The Crown Chronograph, Japan’s first wristwatch with a stopwatch function, was developed in 1964 for the first international sports event held in Japan.Presage, which has inherited Seiko’s watchmaking tradition, will release a limited-edition model that pays homage to the design of the Crown Chronograph.In acknowledgment of the year of the Crown Chronograph’s release, 1964, the number of watches will be limited to 1964 units.   The Crown Chronograph - Japan’s first wristwatch witha stopwatch function.   Seiko was in charge of making the...

The iconic Seiko SLA033 There are a lot of watch brands out there and there are a lot of watches that claim to be iconic.  Watch brands often claim that there watch is iconic, while that might be true for the brand themself, it often does not mean that the watch is iconic in the watch world.  The SLA033 itself might not be a watch name that rolls off the tongue and perhaps you have never heard of a Seiko SLA033, but you have heard of a Seiko Turtle, this is the watch that started it all.  The watch was...

Who was Carl Brashear? Carl Brashear was a U.S. Navy Sailor.  He was the first African American Dive Master.   He was the first African American to attend the U.S. Navy Diving and Salvage School.  Being the first he had to endure constant racism.  Never one to stand down, he continued his career despite having an amputated left leg.  He became the Navy's go to guy when they had problems that needed a salvage diver.  One of his most well known recoveries was the Palomares Incident.  The Palomares Incident is when the U.S. Air Force lost an Atomic Bomb and Carl Brashear...

Change for the Better The world is a much smaller place then we all thought. We have consistently abused the planet with no concern for what will happen after us. Oris, a Swiss watch company, decided that we must do more. In recent years, Oris has become the change that we need to inspire us all, starting with our seas. Oris is partnering with several different associations to repair the damage we have done to the world's oceans. They have created watches that help fund the change.  Baselworld 2017 This year at Baselworld, Oris went all out in showing everyone just how important...