Hands-On Review: Oris Diver Sixty-Five
Oris went into its archives and resurrected a dive watch from 50 years ago, unveiling it at Baselworld 2015. The Oris Diver Sixty-Five (click here to read about it, along with other vintage-inspired watches launched at the fair) is a great example of a watch company making a heritage piece the right way: it looks very much like the original but in a larger, contemporary-sized case made of stainless steel; a unidirectional bezel; a modern, automatic mechanical movement; a rubber strap; and a sapphire crystal. By contrast, the original model was smaller, came in a chromium-plated brass case with a plexiglas crystal (with no anti-glare treatment), a bi-directional rotating bezel, and on a versatile black plastic strap.
According to the manufacturer, ?One significant update is the new watch?s unidirectional rotating bezel, which has a black aluminum inlay with a 60-minute scale. The original?s tritium-filled hands and indices have also been updated and are now filled with ?Light Old Radium? Super-LumiNova that contrasts with the black dial and maximizes legibility.? Vintage 1965 Oris Divers watch
The Case:
Crafted in stainless steel, the case measures 40 mm in diameter by 12.99 mm thick. The length is approximately 47.5 mm, and the lugs allow for a 20-mm-wide strap. The size is very comparable to that of a classic vintage Submariner, and that is a good thing. On the wrist, the watch wears incredibly well. It sits ergonomically on the wrist, the crown does not dig in, and the ov...
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