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Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 40mm Mens Watch Red
Ref. 01 403 7799 4068-07 8
Sits in Oris’s upper tier here — more premium than three quarters of the Oris watches we list, which start at £1,400.
Price range £1,400 to £5,350 across 50 Oris watches in stock.The terracotta red dial is the defining feature here, carrying SuperLuminova-treated Arabic numerals and a central pointer hand that sweeps around the chapter ring to indicate the date. Small seconds sit at 6 o'clock, and a power reserve indicator shows the status of the in-house Calibre 403 automatic, which runs for up to five days on a full wind. The movement also offers high anti-magnetic resistance. The 40mm multi-piece stainless steel case is fitted with a sapphire crystal and is rated to 50 metres. It sits on an H-link stainless steel bracelet secured by a proprietary folding clasp.
- Reference
- 01 403 7799 4068-07 8
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- Big Crown
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Red
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 403
- Functions
- Date, Small seconds
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
Additional specifications
- Warranty
- 10 years
Learn more about Oris
Paul Cattin and Georges Christian took over an empty factory in Hölstein in 1904 and named the company after a nearby gorge. It stayed independent, and stayed in that valley, for its entire history.
Oris built its reputation on volume mechanical watches made properly. By the 1960s it was among the largest Swiss employers in the sector, producing hundreds of thousands of movements a year. Its most curious historical footnote is regulatory: Swiss law restricted the number of jewels a watch could contain under certain classifications, and Oris fought a decade-long legal battle to be permitted to fit lever escapements — winning in 1968.
The quartz crisis nearly ended it. The company was bought out of the ASUAG conglomerate in 1982 by two managers, Rolf Portmann and Ulrich Herzog, who took it back to mechanical watches exclusively at precisely the moment the rest of the industry was abandoning them.
That independence remains the point. Oris is one of the few Swiss houses of any scale with no group ownership, and it competes on value rather than prestige — dive watches, pilot's watches, and the Big Crown line descended from its 1938 pointer calendar. The house developed its own Calibre 400 family from 2020, offering five-day power reserves and ten-year service intervals at prices well below the norm for in-house movements.
- 1904
- Paul Cattin and Georges Christian found Oris in Hölstein.
- 1938
- The Big Crown pointer calendar is introduced.
- 1968
- Wins the legal fight to use lever escapements.
- 1982
- A management buyout returns the company to independence.
- 2020
- The in-house Calibre 400 launches.
Also in 5 collections
This watch appears in the Oris Big Crown range (14), Back in Stock (2,812), Stainless Steel Watches (2,706), Automatic Watches (1,549) and Watch Price Drops (257).
Temporarily out of stock
Goldsmiths is not currently taking orders for this reference. Last listed as available on 15 September 2026. Stock is checked nightly and this page updates when it returns.
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- One of Oris's more premium watches
Worth knowing
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
Price history
This watch is currently at its lowest recorded price. It reached £3,350 on 10 August. Prices are checked every day, and we record any changes.
Oris Big Crown Pointer Date alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 01 403 7799 4068-07 8 | BM0A10692 | L16504726 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,680 | £2,560 | £2,800 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 120 hours | 72 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched | Closely matched |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Showering yes, swimming no. 50m covers splashes and brief immersion, but a swimming stroke generates well above the pressure that figure describes.
Water resistance explainedWill the glass scratch?
Unlikely. Sapphire is second only to diamond in hardness and shrugs off everyday marking.
Sapphire, mineral and acrylic comparedDoes it need a battery?
No. It is automatic — the motion of your wrist winds it, and there is no cell to replace.
Quartz, automatic and solar comparedIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 40mm it sits in the range that suits anyone.
Has the price changed recently?
It's currently at its lowest recorded price since we began tracking it. It's ranged between £2,680 and £3,350, today it's £2,680.
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