As Oris gears up for the 60th anniversary of one of its most iconic designs, the watchmaker is launching a refreshed collection of dive watches that capture the spirit of the 1960s. The new Divers Date is a tribute to the original 1965 design and now upgraded for today’s world citizen. While the relaxed form of the outgoing Divers Sixty-Five is still evident, every element has been reworked to deliver elevated style and performance.
The steely silhouette is slightly weightier, giving the watch more presence, a refined profile and increased water resistance, improved from 10 bar (100 metres) to 20 bar (200 metres), which makes it more suited to recreational diving, the sport that inspired the original.
The uni-directional rotating diving bezel has also been upgraded to offer more grip and robustness, while the insert is now scratch- and fade-resistant ceramic.
The dial has been improved too. The hour markers now have beveled edges, a subtle, almost imperceptible tweak that increases legibility. The condensed typeface used on the dial has been developed exclusively for the new Divers collection to give it a commanding presence, while still capturing the retro spirit it’s inspired by. And the black, blue, and beige dial colors available at launch pick up on a 1960s industrial palette.
The metal bracelet has been gently refined and now has a quick strap change system so it can be switched out for the additional black rubber strap provided. While increasing the water resistance, the new Divers Date also has a transparent case back. Even its Oris Calibre 733 automatic has been upgraded, now providing 41 hours of power reserve.
Divers Date In detail
- Case: Multi-piece stainless steel case, uni-directional rotating bezel with black ceramic insert
- Size 39.00 mm (1.535 inches)
- Dial: Black, blue or beige
- Luminous material: Hands and indices filled with Super-LumiNova®
- Top glass: Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
- Case back: Stainless steel, screwed, see-through mineral glass
- Operating devices: Stainless steel screw-in security crown
- Bracelet/strap: Multi-piece stainless steel metal bracelet with folding clasp and quick strap change system. Supplied with additional black rubber strap with stainless steel buckle
- Water resistance: 20 bar (200 m)
Movement
- Number: Oris 733
- Functions: Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date window at 6 o’clock, instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
- Winding: Automatic
- Power reserve: 41 hours
- Price: $3,600
