It wasn’t until 2014 that Oris ventured back into in-house movements, launching the 110 Years Limited Edition model with the Calibre 110 to celebrate the brands 110th anniversary.

Due to the cheaper quartz watches on the market, there was a huge amount of pressure regarding lower pricing, and this, inevitably, also left its mark on Oris. At this point in time, manufacture calibres were inconceivable, however this was more a strategic decision than the result of a lack of assets. It was also at this time, in 1970, that Oris relinquished its independence and became a part of the “Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG” (ASUAG) – later to become the Swatch Group.īut after the management buyout and a fresh start in 1982, Oris bid farewell to the cheap quartz factories from afar, and turned to external suppliers such as ETA and later Sellita. Only during the quartz crisis did the brand temporarily succumb to pressure and switch to quartz. In the 1950s, this had included various automatic movements using the calibres 601 and 605.

Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400 Back to the manufactureīy 1981, the horology house, founded back in 1904 in Hölstein near Basel, had developed around 280 of its own calibres. However, it is well worth noting that this is by no means the first time that Oris has produced a movement in-house. The new Aquis Date Calibre 400 is even available for less than 3,000 Euros, when purchased with the rubber strap. To answer the former question: in keeping with the company motto of providing high quality at a reasonable price. To answer the latter question, it is the icon of modern diving watches – at least for die-hard Oris fans – the aptly named and ever-popular Aquis. People seemed particularly keen to predict which price segment Oris was likely to fall into with the new calibre, and also, to guess which watch would the calibre first be featured? Now, at last, the secret is out.

Oris 400 calibre watches