I don’t think they’ve abandoned the budget-conscious buyer. Even with the expansion of the movement in different collections, Oris still does offer a wide range of watches you can easily snag between the high-$1k to mid-$2k range. You’re paying more, but you’re getting more.
But really, they aren’t asking much more compared to what brands like Tudor are doing. Speaking of the movement, the Caliber 400 has been central to Oris’ gradual climb upmarket. It’s straightforward, and I’m sure more widely-appealing than some earlier Caliber 400 models. I also love the tuxedo black look behind the dial and markers. Thanks to the 12-hour bezel, it’s a straightforward way of keeping track of two time-zones without fiddling with a GMT movement. Most will find the familiar 40mm case to be a sweet spot and if the line-up has given you dive-watch-fatigue in the past, this new model is a great travel-focused alternative. To me the Oris Divers Sixty-Five 12H Calibre 400 seems less like a “diver” and more like just a really cool platform to expand the Caliber 400 to. And if you know me all too well, you’d know that I’m just a complete sucker for a 12-hour bezel, and now you have to read my ramblings about this pretty sweet-looking “divers” watch. That changed at Geneva Watch Days 2022 with the release of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five 12H Calibre 400 – the very first standard production Divers Sixty-Five model to feature the in-house movement. It’s a heck of a machine but in the past, I didn’t personally see it rolled out in watch models that really resonated with me. At TBWS, we’ve admittedly been guilty of slightly brushing aside the release of Oris’ in-house Caliber 400 movement.
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