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Oris ProPilot Date 41mm Mens Watch Black
Ref. 01 733 7805 4164-07 8
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The ProPilot Date has its roots in a lineage that stretches back to Oris's Big Crown Pointer Date of 1938, but this 2025 iteration is something more immediate: a direct response to the brand's partnership with Coulson Aviation, the forest-fire-fighting operation that Oris began working with in 2022. Unveiled at Dubai Watch Week, the new generation takes a more angular case and a redesigned bracelet clasp, sitting somewhere between the older ProPilot and the harder-edged ProPilot X rather than reaching backwards toward vintage aviation references. The textured black dial reads cleanly, with red accents on the hands, the rehaut minute markers and the ProPilot inscription at six o'clock giving it an edge that stops short of being decorative. The date sits at six, aligned with the inscription beneath it. At 11.7mm thick with a 49mm lug-to-lug, it wears close enough to the wrist to disappear under a cuff when needed — the proportions land well for a pilot watch at this diameter. The reprofiled crown gives a better grip than its predecessor, a small change that makes it noticeably easier to set in hand. The Calibre 733 is a Sellita SW200 base with Oris modifications, including the red rotor visible through the see-through caseback. It is a straightforward, dependable movement — not horologically unusual, but well-matched to a watch that is built to be used rather than collected.
- Reference
- 01 733 7805 4164-07 8
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- ProPilot
- Case size
- 41mm
- Case thickness
- 11.7mm
- Lug width
- 20mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Black
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- ETA 2824
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 100m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Silver
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 49mm
- Power reserve
- 41 hours
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 the Oris ProPilot range (7), Back in Stock (3,460), Stainless Steel Watches (2,531) and Automatic Watches (1,573).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 100m water resistance covers swimming and watersports
- 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 ProPilot 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 7805 4164-07 8 | L38304026 | T1494592105100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,950 | £1,900 | £1,720 |
| Case size | 41mm | 41mm | 41mm |
| Water resistance | 100m | 100m | 100m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet | Stainless steel bracelet |
| Power reserve | 41 hours | 72 hours | 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 comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 41 hours fully wound — enough to survive a night off the wrist, but not a full weekend.
What size strap does it take?
20mm. Any strap of that width will fit, and on most modern watches quick-release bars make the swap a two-minute job with no tools.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 49mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16.5cm (6½ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs 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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