Conquer the world but do not forget where you started. Have a history that goes back more than a century but be timeless and constantly look to the future. To concentrate the unpretentious elegance and luxury but to do this by evolving the consistent work of simple craftsmen. To change, but not to change the characteristics that make you who you are. Creativity. Accuracy. Quality.
In her world Oris, the Swiss independent watch company with more than a hundred years of history, what makes sense is to follow your own path. This is, after all, the philosophy of watchmaking, which started 115 years ago from Holstein, Switzerland to conquer the world, without forgetting for a moment either its starting point or the mission it serves.
The world is constantly changing, and what exists at the moment will soon be a thing of the past. In this perpetual chase of time, Oris enters with its own values. She earned her place in the most remarkable luxury watch companies in the world thanks to her passion for mechanical watches and her dedication to high quality, with excellent technical specifications. Her watches are worn by celebrities from many places, who choose the uniqueness of her creations and the aesthetically complete combination of innovation and dynamic design.
Go Your Own Way - To follow your own path
To chart your own course. This is the motto of Oris, which incorporates its own high values: independence, craftsmanship, quality. Following its own course, always "based" on Holstein, the Oris carries and records in her watches her own attitude towards life. It encourages people who choose it to follow their own path, whatever their starting point and whatever their destination.
But it first encourages its own people to do the same, since everyone who follows their own path can have the freedom to create and innovate.
So Oris decided in 1985, in the midst of the quartz watch crisis, to devote itself exclusively to the manufacture of mechanical watches. It was a big risk for that time, but it paid off. Today Oris is one of the few independent watch companies and intends to continue on its own path, to fight for what it thinks is right and for what it believes in.
Having survived two World Wars, the crisis in the Swiss watchmaking industry and the birth and dominance of the connectivity era, Oris has managed to stay focused on its goal: To be one of the most distinctive watchmakers in the world.
Everything must make sense - Everything must make sense
This is reflected in all her projects and all her creations Oris. Everything used in her watches should first be useful to customers. Everything should have meaning, reflected in every small, perhaps invisible, but important, detail of her creations.
By this logic the owners of the company are involved in all levels of management. And the end result is the fruit of centuries of history, a humble history of simple craftsmen, creative and dedicated men and women, visionaries who dedicate their work to accuracy and quality.
And because everything has to make sense in any construction, for her Oris it makes sense to always operate in the same location, in Holstein. It makes sense to stay connected to its roots and proudly maintain the trademark "Made In Holstein".
The values of Oris
Mechanical
All Oris watches operate with an automatic mechanism.
Inventive & Genuine
Authenticity and ingenuity distinguish all the projects of the company, which takes seriously the art of watchmaking.
Swiss
Adhering to its standards, the company enhances the quality work and the effort to create swiss made watches.
Holstein since 1904
The people of Oris have confidence in their heritage - in the spirit of the Holstein region - which guides them into the future.
Independent
They have the independence to do what they believe is right. They use their independence to pave the way, create and innovate.
The mechanism - symbol and the four categories of watches
Η Oris manufactures watches for over a hundred years. Apart from the fact that they operate exclusively with an automatic mechanism, the watches also stand out from the characteristic design with the red rotor, their symbol.
They are produced according to the most modern methods of high watchmaking and are distinguished for the excellent product price ratio, with an average price of € 2.000.
The Oris collection is divided into 4 categories: diving (Diving), aviation (aviation), motor sports and culture (culture).
The Aquis, Sixty-Five and Prodiver series impressively compose the image of Oris in the diving watch category, as does the Big Crown collection for aviation enthusiasts, the Williams and ArtixGt series in the motor sport category and the Artelier and Artix series, respectively. inspired by the good that matures over time but never gets old: culture.
The Oris collection is chosen by popular actors from the field of diving (Roman Frischknecht, Jérôme Delafosse), Formula1 (Pastor Maldonado, Nico Rosberg), aviation (DonVito Wypraechtiger), jazz music and protagonists of everyday life.
Oris James Morrison Academy of Music Limited Edition - A living jazz legend
The Oris jazz watch is a tribute to Australian jazz musician James Morrison. Its gradient blue dial is complemented by the Academy of Music logo on the back, while the gold second hand is reminiscent of a trumpet detail, Morrison's favorite musical instrument.
Oris Art Blakey Limited Edition - In the rhythm of the drums
This watch honors the American drummer Art Blakey, who in 2005 was awarded a Grammy for the achievements of his life. Its dial refers to a drum and its back to a cymbal.
Oris Aquis Date - In the sea of time
The result of extensive research and constructive thinking, the Oris Aquis series consists of fully functional watches that do not compromise on style while maintaining its performance whether it is a house in the urban jungle of a big city or for the depths under the indomitable waves.
Oris Aquis Date Relief - Inspired by the color and feel of water
Oris Aquis Date Relief sums up Oris' willingness to send an awareness message about the importance of water. And it does so by supporting swimmer and water ambassador Ernst Bromeis, who has swam the Rhine.
While he also planned the mission entitled "The Blue Miracle" where he would swim in Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world. The swimming would last 60 days, however for health reasons he had to stop the mission in the middle of the route.
Oris Big Crown ProPilot
It is worthwhile to be able to see how an elegant and luxurious watch works like Oris watches. Innovative offers this special satisfaction Oris Big Crown ProPilot, a small architectural marvel that reveals its internal mechanism and opens a window on how a mechanical clock measures time.
Sixty Five - Dive back in time
Oris is taking a dip in time with the Oris Divers Sixty-Five series, reviving a legendary watch that first appeared in the watchmaking collection 50 years ago.
The news Oris Miscellaneous Sixty-Five they retain the retro look of the original 1960s watch, but have been modernized as they incorporate 21st century watchmaking techniques. Its frame is made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel while the crystal has a vintage hollow shape. It is made of scratch-resistant crystal while a special coating on the inside reduces blur and increases its clarity in the water.
You will find Oris watches in its network of partners RIST Hellas, which consists of 22 physical stores and more than 10 e-shops in Greece and Cyprus.