Oris 2008 Basel Wrap-Up
Posted by Joe Vangieri on 13th May 2008
The largest watch ever made by Oris! When it comes to diving, size is as important as functionality and style. The watch’s orange Superluminova coating will glow in the blackest water. Safety is also a prominent feature thanks to the regulator display separating the hours, minutes and seconds. Water-resistant to 1000m/100 bar and equipped with a helium valve, the new Oris is a real must for divers.

Movement Automatic
Functions Hours, minutes, small seconds, date and tachometer
Case Grade 2 titanium, 49 mm
Aluminium unidirectional rotating bezel
Antireflective convex sapphire crystal
Screw-down back
Screw-down crown and helium valve
Water-resistant to 1000 m/100 bar
Dial Black with waves decor
Applied hour-marker, numerals and hands coated with dark orange Superluminova
Central display for minutes and off-centre for hours and seconds at 4 and 10 o’clock respectively
Date window at 6 o’clock
Bracelet/Strap Black rubber with extendible titanium folding safety clasp
or extendible titanium bracelet comprising several parts
All 2008’s F1 circuits brought together in one high-mech timepiece: in other words, a must for motor racing aficionados! Evoking both the dynamic profile and high-tech style of today’s racing cars, its sleek design will really switch on racing enthusiasts. From Sao Paolo to Magny-Cours to Montecarlo, this limited-edition Grand Prix watch will charm fans of those gleaming high-powered machines.
Movement Automatic mechanical, red rotor
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, day, date
Case Titanium, 43.50mm, bezel with minute scale
Screw-down back with mineral glass
Curved anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Water-resistant to 100 m (10 bar)
Dial Black carbon with printed names of F1 circuits
Printed luminescent numerals and hour-markers, polished hands inlaid with superluminova
Day and date window at 6 o’clock
Bracelet/Strap Black rubber with integrated flexible lugs and titanium folding clasp
Oris has dedicated this watch to the jazz trumpet-player Dizzy Gillespie, the founder of modern jazz. It has been produced in a limited series of 1917 pieces, representing the year this genius was born. What makes this timepiece particularly original is the engraved portrait of this eminent musician on the caseback.
Movement Automatic
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date
Case 316L steel secured with 4 screws
Anti-reflective domed sapphire crystal
Special engraving on the back
Dial Dark brown with sunray and embossed checkerboard decor
Luminescent numerals and hour-markers
Luminescent, satin-finished hands
Date window at 6 o’clock
Bracelet/Strap Supple gaucho leather with buckle
Other versions 1,917 individually-numbered pieces
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