Founded in 1904 in Holstein, Switzerland, Oris has developed a reputation as a purveyor of very reasonably priced timepieces in a variety of styles, and all with Swiss-made mechanical movements. Here are five of the company’s most affordable watches, all priced below $2,500 (most under $2,000)* and each representing one of Oris’s distinctive watch collections.
1. Oris Williams Day Date
Oris Williams Day Date
The Oris Williams Day Date ($1,350) is the entry-level piece in Oris’s new Williams collection, a product of the Swiss watch brand’s partnership with the prestigious Williams Formula One racing team. (There is also a chronograph in the Williams collection, priced just slightly above our ceiling, at $3,100.) The watch’s 44-mm stainless-steel case takes its design cues from the shape of a Williams F1 car, tapering like the vehicle’s profile and equipped with integrated lugs that echo the shape of its nose cone. The crown, meanwhile, has been molded to resemble the shape of a wheel from the automobile’s gearbox. The dial, available in both black and the traditional blue of the Williams team, displays the day and date at 3 o’clock and a Williams “W” at 6 o’clock. The movement, Oris’s automatic Caliber 735 (based on a Sellita SW220), is visible through a screw-down exhibition caseback with a sapphire window. 2. Oris Artix Date Blue
Oris Artix Date Blue
The latest addition to the classically elegant Artix...