This article was originally published in the March/April 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine.

In early 2022, Oris 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.

Back in 2015, Oris introduced its first vintage-inspired skin diver, the 40-mm Divers Sixty-Five (Ref. 01 733 7707 4064-07 4 20 18). Its design as well as its name was based on a comparatively generic 36-mm dive watch from 1965 with a manual movement and a water resistance of 100 meters. The recipe immediately proved successful: 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 prin...