Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 40mm Mens Watch Blue

Ref. 01 754 7785 4065-07 6

The Big Crown Pointer Date began in 1938 as a pilot's instrument, when an oversized crown made sense for hands encased in leather gloves. That original logic is still legible in the watch today — nothing about it has been redrawn for fashion's sake, which is exactly why it reads as it does. At 40mm and 12mm deep, it sits with more presence than the diameter alone suggests, because the domed crystal adds a little height that catches the light differently as the wrist turns. The blue dial rewards that movement: Arabic numerals in a vintage style, cathedral hands with lume fill, and the red-tipped central date pointer that gives the watch its name and its character. The pointer traces the date ring around the dial's edge, which requires a moment's reading in the early days but becomes instinctive quickly. The movement underneath is a Sellita SW200-1 base recalibrated by Oris, running at 4 Hz with a 41-hour reserve and a see-through caseback that shows the rotor Oris finishes in its own red. The brown leather strap completes a combination that is, straightforwardly, a dressed-up working watch — and has been, with very little persuasion required, for nearly ninety years.

Reference

01 754 7785 4065-07 6

Brand

Oris

Case size

40mm

Case thickness

12mm

Lug width

20mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Blue

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

754-1

Functions

Date

Water resistance

50m

Bracelet / strap

Leather strap

Strap colour

Brown

Clasp

Buckle

Lume

Luminous

Retailer

Goldsmiths