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Oris Artelier Date 38mm Mens Watch Blue
Ref. 01 733 7810 4055-07 8
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Stepping up in the same colour and case shape
The redesigned Artelier Date was shown at Watches & Wonders 2026, part of a deliberate push by Oris to bring its dressier line closer to contemporary taste. The person responsible for it, product design engineer Lena Huwiler, was 24 at the time — a choice that shows in the result: less heritage cosplay, more a considered proposal about what a modern dress watch at 38mm should look like in 2026. At 10.9mm it wears noticeably flat for a bracelet watch, and the 44mm lug-to-lug means it sits without overhang on a range of wrists. The dark blue dial reads differently across light conditions — closer to navy indoors, livelier in daylight — and the domed sapphire, treated on both sides, keeps glare manageable without washing the colour out. Baton indices keep the surface uncluttered; there is no lume, which suits the watch's intent but is worth knowing. The movement is a Sellita SW200-1 base with a customised red rotor, specified by Oris with Incabloc shock protection rather than the standard Novodiac. It is honest, reliable and widely serviced; whether a buyer finds that sufficient or would rather have something proprietary is a genuine question, and not one with a universal answer. The screwed caseback carries a mineral exhibition window, so the rotor is visible without being behind sapphire.
- Reference
- 01 733 7810 4055-07 8
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- Artelier
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 10.9mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Blue
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 733
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Stainless steel bracelet
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- 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 the Oris Artelier range (10), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Automatic Watches (1,417) and Blue Dial Watches (780).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 38mm 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
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
Oris Artelier 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 7810 4055-07 8 | L47954782 | 34238AA61.BVA130 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,900 | £1,700 | £1,975 |
| Case size | 38mm | 38.5mm | 39mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | 50 hours | 38 hours |
| This watch | Closely matched |
|
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Frequently asked questions, and things you should know about this watch
Can I swim with it?
No. At 30m it will survive rain and handwashing, but not submersion of any kind.
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 38mm 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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