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Oris Aquis Date 43.5mm Black Dial Mens Watch
Ref. 01 733 7789 4154-07 8 23 04PEB
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Stepping up in Oris's range
The Aquis Date was already a capable tool when it launched in 2011, but the 2024 redesign addressed the one thing owners quietly wanted: a thinner, better-wearing case. At 13.1mm, it is 0.6mm slimmer than its predecessor — a small number that makes a real difference under a cuff. The lugs were also reworked, curving more sharply downward and tapering on both planes, so the 43.5mm sits against the wrist the way a traditional 41mm tends to. This reference is the straightforward black-dial, steel-bracelet version of that updated generation, sitting alongside blue, green and recycled-dial siblings without any distinguishing story of its own. The black dial reads with high contrast in any light, bold white markers picking up the SuperLuminova coating efficiently in the dark. The ceramic bezel insert is there to do a job, and the black-on-black pairing keeps the watch from reading as showy. On the bracelet, the redesigned wider central link and narrower overall profile continue the theme of a watch that wants to feel less bulky than its dimensions suggest. The calibre inside is a Sellita SW200 base, built to Oris' 733 specification rather than the brand's own Calibre 400, which is available on other references in the same line. It is a sound, proven movement — reliable and widely serviced — without the finishing or extended power reserve that the in-house option would bring. For a watch intended to go in the water and stay there, that is an honest fit.
- Reference
- 01 733 7789 4154-07 8 23 04PEB
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- Aquis
- Case size
- 43.5mm
- Case material
- Ceramic
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Bezel
- Unidirectional rotating
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 733-1
- Functions
- Chronograph, Date
- Water resistance
- 300m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Clasp
- Deployant clasp
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
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 7 collections
This watch appears in the Oris Aquis range (21), Back in Stock (4,007), Automatic Watches (1,417), Chronograph Watches (1,131), Sports Watches (667), Dive Watches (486) and Ceramic Watches (93).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch built to be worn hard and got wet.
Strengths
- 300m water resistance, rated for actual diving
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
Worth knowing
- 43.5mm sits at the larger end
Oris Aquis Date alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 01 733 7789 4154-07 8 23 04PEB | R32105203 | ZO3560 |
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| Price | £2,200 | £2,200 | £2,299 |
| Case size | 43.5mm | 42mm | 42mm |
| Water resistance | 300m | 300m | 300m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | — | 80 hours | — |
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
Yes. At 300m it is rated for swimming, snorkelling and recreational 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.
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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