Ice Blue: Hands-On With the Oris Sixty-Five Chronos Edition
Oris has teamed up with WatchTime?s sister publication Chronos to create a highly limited version of its no-date Divers Sixty-Five model, powered by the brand?s latest in-house movement. Here’s everything you need to know about the Divers Sixty-Five Calibre 400 Chronos Limited Edition:
In the past seven years since its introduction, the Divers Sixty-Five has evolved into a stand-alone collection within the dive watch range of Oris, with almost 40 options currently available, including four different diameters (38, 40, 42 and 43 mm), cases and bracelets in bronze or steel, a chronograph version and consequently up to four different movement choices in total (Sellita SW200-1/510, Oris Calibre 400/401). While the Divers Sixty-Five was an immediate commercial success, the model?s breakthrough among collectors came a year later with the launch of the Carl Brashear Edition in bronze (Ref. 733 7720 3185 LS), limited to 2,000 pieces. This quickly sold-out model not only earned recognition from collectors, it also introduced a bezel with a diving scale in relief for the first time, while standard models usually came with a printed aluminum insert.
“The first Divers Sixty-Five ever to be equipped with a sunburst dial and a steel bezel with diving scale in relief, and the fourth to be powered by the brand?s own Calibre 400.”
The partnership with the Brashear Foundation was later also used to make way for the first chronograph version of the Sixty-Five (R...
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