Details

Brand

Oris

Model

Diver Sixty-Five

Reference

01 733 7707 4356-07 5 20 45

Movement

Automatic cal. 733

Case

40 mm

Metal

Stainless Steel

Circa

Recent

Dial

Brown/Orange

Bezel

Black Aluminium (60 minute)

Condition

Very Good

Box/Papers

Box & Papers

About this watch

Band: Brown Leather Clasp: Steel Pin Buckle Glass: Sapphire crystal Water Resistant: 10 Bar (100 m) Oris was founded in 1904 by Paul Cattin and Georges Christian in Hölstein, south-east of Basel, Switzerland. They named their company after a nearby brook, the Orisbach, a tributary of the River Ergolz. The company decided to capitalise on a gap in the market. The burgeoning scuba craze had people seeking out dive watches. Blancpain and Rolex made excellent fit-for-purpose watches; however, they were out of reach for those without such a budget. In 1965 Oris released its own dive watch. By the end of the decade, Oris was one of the ten largest watch companies in the world. This Divers Sixty-Five, ref. 01 733 7707 4356-07 5 20 45, was first released in 2020. It is inspired by the original, with an eye-catching dial. The 40 mm stainless steel case has a lug-to-lug of around 48 mm, a lug width of 20 mm, and a depth of around 13 mm. It is pressure resistant to 10 bar (100 m), enough for surface swimming with proper care and maintenance. Please note that the leather strap will perish more quickly with exposure to water. The dial is a warm brown gradient, getting darker towards the outside. The applied hour markers are PVD coated in rose gold and filled with luminous material to aid low-light legibility. The stick hands are finished the same way. There is a date aperture at six o’clock and a printed logo at twelve. Protecting the dial is a domed, scratch- and glare-resistant sapphire crystal, offering durability and clarity even in bright light. Surrounding the sapphire is a black aluminium 60-minute bezel framed by knurled bronze. The bronze will develop a patina over time, giving each watch its own look. The…