Review
Subexplorer's acquisition of the Oris Sixty-Five diver sparked a lively discussion among collectors, highlighting the enduring appeal of vintage-inspired designs. His post offers a detailed look at how Oris successfully reinterpreted a 1960s classic for modern wearability. This article explores the community's appreciation for its aesthetic and practical features, particularly the debate around its date window.
... Hello friends:
I wish to share this new addition to my stable which again confirms that a watch need not to be expensive to make you smile when strapped on your wrist.
I got this one during my very short one week in Miami Beach a few days ago. I had taken my Daytona to the trip, and bought my first Cartier during same week (see Cartier section if you would like to see it!) but I felt I needed something to take to the beach and wáter without any fears.
I liked this Oris for its vintage looking design, which actually is based on a model made by this Brand during the mid 1960´s. It is a very close remake, except this is 40 mm diameter and the original 38 mm, and the date window which was bigger and at "3" was changed to a smaller and more discreet and unobtrusive one at "6".
The watch is rated at a shallow for today standards 100 meter (10 bars) depth, which was the same as the original and the rating of most of the diving watches of that era.
Present scuba diving watches offer much more U/W resistance, but this rating is ok for shallow diving, or swimming in the sea or pool. As a matter of fact I had been swimming both in sea and pool during all my vacation days without any trouble.
The vintage look is obtained not only by the design, buy by the use of a creamy luminova on numerals and a very nicely domed zaphire crystal. I would like other brands would adopt these domed crystals on their watches recreating vintage models. True that they distort the dial indexes a bit, but the looks is fantastic. Another nice feature is that the watch is almost as thin as vintage divers, a mere 13 mm from the back to the tope of the domed face.
Movement is an standard Oris caliber 733 based in a Sellita SW200, automatic winding, and the big rown is of the screw type to assure its waterproofness.
Watch is offered with a rubber Tropic type straps, or with a black or brown nylon canvas set which I preferred.
I understand that a few weeks ago the same model is offered with a black and blue dial, but I really prefer this all black dial.
I find this Oris a very nice and charming vintage looking watch which I can take to the beach without any fear or regrets. I am showing some pictures taken during vacations and I wish you´ll like it!
Best cordial regards, Abel.
It would have been much better without. It makes a hole in the dial and eats a bit the 6 o clock marker. For the rest, very charming! Un abrazo, amigo. Nicolas
Tried one some weeks ago during Vienna Time and can completely understand your choice. It really is charming, well sized, an extremely close rendering of the original - which had a much more obtrusive date at 3, and on a white background - and is probably an excellent beater / leisure time watch Thanks for sharing it!
This one made me very curious - haven't had the chance to see it in real yet... But very promising! Here I agree with Nicolas, without date would have been better.... Best Blomman
And yours is great. I agree with Nicolas and I dare to say: Dates are now on the Smartphones realm. Gorgeous. Congratulations, Nilo
... Don' t like date windows. As a matter of fact I never bother in setting the day in my watches having this feature. Date windows generaly disbalance the symetry if a dial. Well almost always! Anyway I view my watches in an overall look and I find charm in this one as well. Un abrazo mi querido amigo!!
... interesting to read your opinion after trying yourself. Agree with you. Cheers Abel
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