America?s largest luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, returns for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan?s Gotham Hall on October 25 ? 26. This year?s event, now just two weeks away, is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. First-time WTNY exhibitor Oris will be there, unveiling for the first time to a wide U.S. audience its new Big Crown ProPilotX Calibre 115. Here’s what you should know about it.
Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115
Prior to the Quartz Crisis of the 1970s and ?80s, Oris had an extensive history of in-house movement production. From 1982 onward, Oris would place its focus instead on the less-intensive, less costly process of producing in-house modules for the base movements it acquired from its Swiss suppliers. As Oris was heading into its centennial in 2004, however, it decided it was high time to plunge back into developing movements in-house from the ground up. To this end, Oris watchmakers and designers teamed with Switzerland?s L?E?cole Technique Le Locle to design and produce a mechanical movement that would include a high level of functionality but would also be cased in watches that could be comfortably produced at Oris?s famously accessible price points.
Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Caliber 115 on bracelet

The project, which required 10 years of research and development, saw fruition in 2014, Oris?s 110th anniversary, with the aptly nam...