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Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Bullseye 38mm Mens Watch
Ref. 01 754 7779 4061-07 5 19 25
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Stepping up in Oris's range
The Big Crown has been in continuous production since 1938, when Oris designed its oversized crown specifically for pilots who needed to adjust their watches without removing their gloves. The pointer date — a central hand sweeping a peripheral scale rather than a window jumping a digit — became the collection's mechanical signature, and it has never left. What is new here is the Bullseye dial, a concentric two-tone design Oris first used on pocket watches in the 1910s, revived briefly at intervals through the mid-twentieth century, and last seen in 1998 before disappearing entirely. This 2026 version brings it back without limitation, pairing the grey-and-black rings with a red-tipped date hand that traces the outer scale — the colour doing exactly the work it needs to against the monochrome ground. At 38mm with a lug-to-lug of 45.5mm, it sits closer to the wrist than most pilot-heritage pieces, and the double-domed sapphire pulls the dial slightly upward in a way that catches angled light differently across the concentric sectors. The deer-leather strap is fitted with Oris's quick-change system, so swapping it takes seconds and no tools. The caseback opens onto a view of the Calibre 754, which is built on Sellita SW200 architecture — competent and well-proven, not elaborately finished, but honest about what it is.
- Reference
- 01 754 7779 4061-07 5 19 25
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- Big Crown
- Case size
- 38mm
- Case thickness
- 12.2mm
- Lug width
- 19mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- White
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 754
- Functions
- Date
- Water resistance
- 50m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Black
- Clasp
- Buckle
- Lume
- Super-LumiNova
- Retailer
- Goldsmiths
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 7 collections
This watch appears in the Oris Big Crown range (14), Back in Stock (4,007), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Automatic Watches (1,417), Leather Strap Watches (904), Dress Watches (456) and Limited Edition Watches (167).
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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
- 50m suits rain and handwashing, not swimming
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 | 01 754 7779 4061-07 5 19 25 | 2925-ST-60011 | L47954782 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £1,800 | £1,750 | £1,700 |
| Case size | 38mm | 39mm | 38.5mm |
| Water resistance | 50m | 50m | 30m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Stainless steel bracelet | Leather strap |
| Power reserve | — | 41 hours | 50 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?
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 comparedWhat size strap does it take?
19mm. 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.
Is 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
Both Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb list it at £1,800, so choose on delivery and warranty rather than price.
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