Oris Sun Wukong Limited Edition timepiece of 2000 pieces

Oris marks the 60th anniversary of the classic Chinese animated film, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven, with a memorable limited-edition watch. The latest Oris co-creation, the Sun Wukong Limited Edition, a 2,000-piece limited-edition version of their high-performance Aquis Date diver’s watch that’s been designed and produced in partnership with the Shanghai Animation Film Studio Co. (SAFS). The watch celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Chinese animated feature film, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven, which was produced by the Wan brothers…

Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 debuts at Dubai Watch Week

Independent watchmaker Oris made an impressive debut of its Big Crown Pointer Date signature design with a new model powered by the in-house Oris Calibre 403 automatic at the recently concluded Dubai Watch Week. First introduced in 1938, the Big Crown Pointer Date has been in constant production for more than 80 years. The original had two distinctive features – an oversized crown so the watch could be operated by gloved airmen, and a central hand that pointed to a date scale around the edge of the dial.  The iconic watch has become Oris’s sig…

A stylish new pilot’s watch from Oris in bronze

Oris has been experimenting with bronze in its diver’s watches for years – now, for the first time, the independent Swiss watch company has given its highly competent Big Crown ProPilot Big Date fresh flair by casing it in bronze, too.  The warm tones of the new model come from its bronze case, fluted bezel and signature oversized crown, which are complemented by a deep black dial with printed golden indices. This is a true pilot’s watch, so the hands are filled with white Super-LumiNova® and the applied hour markers made from solid Super-Lumi…

Giza pyramids adorn the dial of a unique and extraordinary Swiss watch

Luxury Swiss Maison Les Ateliers Louis Moinet has created a collection of Eight Marvels of the World dedicated to eight of the most beautiful human achievements across the ages in the form of eight timepieces. Each of them is reinterpreted by Louis Moinet and its clan of artisans, whose burins, brushes and chisels shape the materials to reflect the finest craftsmanship. This initiatory journey encompasses eight one-of-a-kind creations, presented in the Louis Moinet travel trunk and priced at CHF 2.5 million or just over AED 10 million. The mar…

Oris Big Crown ProPilot with a dial inspired by the grasses of the Okavango Delta

Oris marks the 10th anniversary of Botswana’s aeromedical rescue organization Okavango Air Rescue with a limited-edition version of the Big Crown ProPilot that’s inspired by nature. The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition celebrates the landmark achievements of Botswana’s aeromedical rescue organization. Swiss entrepreneur Christian Gross and German-born Dr Misha S. Kruck founded the aeromedical rescue organization Okavango Air Rescue (O.A.R.) in Botswana in 2011 to service a sparsely populated country with lots of remo…