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Oris Divers Sixty-Five 60th Anniversary Edition 40mm Mens Watch
Ref. 01 733 7772 4034-SET
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Stepping up in Oris's range
Sixty years after Oris produced its first dive watch, this anniversary edition does something most commemorative releases do not: it goes back to the actual dial of 1965 rather than gesturing vaguely in its direction. The bold Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9 and 12 are lifted from the original, rendered in Old Radium Super-LumiNova, and accompanied by the retro Oris logo with "waterproof" printed beneath it — a detail absent from every Oris dial made in the intervening decades. The shorter indices, the luminous starting dot on the bezel in place of the usual triangle, the anniversary engravings on the caseback: these are the choices that separate this reference from the standard Sixty-Five siblings still in the range. At 40mm it sits larger than the 36mm original, with a lug-to-lug of 48mm and a 12.8mm case that carries the double-domed crystal cleanly without reading as thick on the wrist. The bracelet — a three-row rivet design tapering from 19mm — keeps the period feel through to the clasp, and the set includes a black leather strap for those who want the vintage reading taken further. The Calibre 733-1 inside is a Sellita SW200-1 base with a 38-hour reserve: dependable rather than remarkable, which is the correct engine for a watch whose interest lies entirely in the dial.
- Reference
- 01 733 7772 4034-SET
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- Divers Sixty-Five
- Case size
- 40mm
- Case thickness
- 12.8mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Bidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 733-1
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Folding clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Origin
- Swiss made
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 4 collections
This watch appears in Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Automatic Watches (1,417) and Dive Watches (486).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 40mm suits most wrists
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Sits in the lower half of Oris's range as we list it
Oris Divers Sixty-Five 60th Anniversary alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 01 733 7772 4034-SET | 2741-ST-50001 | H38416541 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,950 | £1,995 | £2,135 |
| Case size | 40mm | 40mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | — | 60 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?
Yes. At 100m it is rated for swimming and snorkelling, though not for diving.
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.
Cheapest place to buy
Mappin & Webb is the only UK retailer we track stocking this reference, so there is nothing to compare it against today.
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