Of the many partnerships that Swiss watch brand Oris has developed over the years, one of its most longstanding and productive has been its collaboration with the Williams Formula One Racing Team, which has yielded a number of notable timepieces with racing-influenced technology and materials, most recently the ultra-lightweight Chronograph Carbon Fiber Extreme that debuted in 2016. This year, Oris rolls out the latest limited edition to utilize that model’s patented carbon fiber process, the Williams FW41. Let’s wave the starter flag and delve into this week’s Watch to Watch.
The Oris Williams FW41 Limited Edition has a carbon fiber case and dial.
With a design inspired by the 2018 Williams Fw41 race car, The Oris Williams FW41 Limited Edition makes an instant impression with its 44-mm multi-part case, constructed of carbon fiber in a patented process developed in cooperation with the Williams team, whose telltale checkerboard pattern flows seamlessly onto the carbon fiber dial, whose central chronograph hand and subdial hands are painted in the bright blue color emblematic of the Williams F1 racing team. The black bezel, made of blac DLC-coated titanium, is printed with a tachymeter scale and the dial’s flange, which is assembled into the surrounding case, features the counter scale for minutes and chronograph seconds. The indices and hands are treated with Super-LumiNova for nighttime legibility. The chronograph subdials are zeroed at 8 o’cl...