Re: ORIS
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1950s Oris Watches
During World War II, Oris designed, built and distributed aviation watches for Air Force units across the globe. Oris' catchy slogan from 1990, "It's high mech by Oris," brought recognition and success to the small mechanical watchmaker from Switzerland.
The First 40 Years
In 1906, Oris opened 10 branches, including an assembly plant in Holderbank. Five years later, the company employed and housed over 300 people. By 1925, Oris opened an electroplating factory, expanding its production of inexpensive but good-quality watches. Oris began fitting simple bracelet buckles to their pocket watches, transforming them into wristwatches. When the firm went public in 1927, founding partner Georges Christian passed away. Ten years later in Bienne, Oris opened a dial factory, and a year later began producing escapements, paying highly skilled women to perform this delicate work. In 1942, brass movement components are hardened to ensure that watches remain accurate. A Certificate of Legitimacy in 1944 was granted by the Swiss Office for Precious Metals Control, noting the quality of gold plating in Oris' watches. Soon the watches' high quality was recognized around the world. Watches with water resistance become a popular selling feature in 1949. From this year onward, all water-resistant Oris watches bore a special signet: waterproof.
Pin Lever Movements
Before 1925, watchmakers used jewel movements to ensure the rotation of toothed wheels inside the watch. However, in '25, Oris began equipping its watches with a pin lever movement instead. By adding pins made of metal instead of hard stone like sapphire, the watches became less expensive and more durable.
Achievements
In the year 1938, Oris introduced the pointer calendar, revealing the days of the month running the circumference of the watch face. indicated by a needle-type hand, and the seconds shown on a small dial at 6:00. Manufacturing watches during World War II, Oris produced oversized crowns to permit Allied bomber crews to synchronize watches with gloves on at 30,000 feet. Seven years later, a movement called 601 was introduced with automatic winding and power-reserve. During the 1950s, Oris employed around 600 people, manufacturing over 1 million wristwatches and 100,000 alarm clocks per year.
Four Oris watches from the 1950s
The Oris 15 Lady's Watch is a mechanical watch with manual winding. Its stainless steel case measured 22 millimeters (mm) without the crown and 37mm from lug to lug. It has a second dial for keeping track of seconds. The Oris 15 Men's Watch is a mechanical watch with manual winding. This stainless steel watch was waterproof to 30 meters/100 feet. The watch measured 35mm in diameter, including the crown. This watch was 8mm thick with an expandable steel strap. The Pointer Date Calendar Watch is a mechanical watch with manual winding measuring 28mm from side to side without the crown. This watch was 10mm thick with a 24mm diameter crystal. Inside the chrome watch case the black dial had Arabic numeral hour markers. Circled around the outer edge were numbers representing the date. A red pointer hand indicated this. The second hand sub dial was positioned at 6:00. This watch came with a natural brown leather strap. The Vendue is a mechanical watch with manual winding. An oversized stainless steel case measured around the crown at 37mm. The dial is in silver with gold markers and gold hands. It has a single sub-seconds hand. This watch had a natural brown leather band.
Oris Today
Designing, producing and manufacturing Swiss watches for over a century, Oris is a symbol of mechanical ingenuity. Today, each watch has a see-through case back to allow you a view of the mechanical movements, a symbol of the "high-mech" revolution, as well as a view of the handmade craftsmanship behind the distinctive red rotor trademark.
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During World War II, Oris designed, built and distributed aviation watches for Air Force units across the globe. Oris' catchy slogan from 1990, "It's high mech by Oris," brought recognition and success to the small mechanical watchmaker from Switzerland.
The First 40 Years
In 1906, Oris opened 10 branches, including an assembly plant in Holderbank. Five years later, the company employed and housed over 300 people. By 1925, Oris opened an electroplating factory, expanding its production of inexpensive but good-quality watches. Oris began fitting simple bracelet buckles to their pocket watches, transforming them into wristwatches. When the firm went public in 1927, founding partner Georges Christian passed away. Ten years later in Bienne, Oris opened a dial factory, and a year later began producing escapements, paying highly skilled women to perform this delicate work. In 1942, brass movement components are hardened to ensure that watches remain accurate. A Certificate of Legitimacy in 1944 was granted by the Swiss Office for Precious Metals Control, noting the quality of gold plating in Oris' watches. Soon the watches' high quality was recognized around the world. Watches with water resistance become a popular selling feature in 1949. From this year onward, all water-resistant Oris watches bore a special signet: waterproof.
Pin Lever Movements
Before 1925, watchmakers used jewel movements to ensure the rotation of toothed wheels inside the watch. However, in '25, Oris began equipping its watches with a pin lever movement instead. By adding pins made of metal instead of hard stone like sapphire, the watches became less expensive and more durable.
Achievements
In the year 1938, Oris introduced the pointer calendar, revealing the days of the month running the circumference of the watch face. indicated by a needle-type hand, and the seconds shown on a small dial at 6:00. Manufacturing watches during World War II, Oris produced oversized crowns to permit Allied bomber crews to synchronize watches with gloves on at 30,000 feet. Seven years later, a movement called 601 was introduced with automatic winding and power-reserve. During the 1950s, Oris employed around 600 people, manufacturing over 1 million wristwatches and 100,000 alarm clocks per year.
Four Oris watches from the 1950s
The Oris 15 Lady's Watch is a mechanical watch with manual winding. Its stainless steel case measured 22 millimeters (mm) without the crown and 37mm from lug to lug. It has a second dial for keeping track of seconds. The Oris 15 Men's Watch is a mechanical watch with manual winding. This stainless steel watch was waterproof to 30 meters/100 feet. The watch measured 35mm in diameter, including the crown. This watch was 8mm thick with an expandable steel strap. The Pointer Date Calendar Watch is a mechanical watch with manual winding measuring 28mm from side to side without the crown. This watch was 10mm thick with a 24mm diameter crystal. Inside the chrome watch case the black dial had Arabic numeral hour markers. Circled around the outer edge were numbers representing the date. A red pointer hand indicated this. The second hand sub dial was positioned at 6:00. This watch came with a natural brown leather strap. The Vendue is a mechanical watch with manual winding. An oversized stainless steel case measured around the crown at 37mm. The dial is in silver with gold markers and gold hands. It has a single sub-seconds hand. This watch had a natural brown leather band.
Oris Today
Designing, producing and manufacturing Swiss watches for over a century, Oris is a symbol of mechanical ingenuity. Today, each watch has a see-through case back to allow you a view of the mechanical movements, a symbol of the "high-mech" revolution, as well as a view of the handmade craftsmanship behind the distinctive red rotor trademark.
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