Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 40mm Mens Watch Blue

Ref. 01 754 7798 4065-07 8 20 06

The Big Crown began in 1938 as a direct answer to an operational problem: pilots wearing gloves needed a watch they could actually set. The oversize crown solved that, and the central date hand — its red-tipped arrow sweeping a full circuit of the dial every month — gave the line its name. When quartz threatened to make mechanical movements redundant in the 1980s, Oris brought the Big Crown back as a deliberate act of faith in the craft. This reference continues that thread, pairing the classic architecture with a turquoise blue dial found only here; the siblings in the same case run to lilac and yellow, but this is the cooler, quieter choice. At 40mm with a 47.5mm lug-to-lug, it sits in the middle ground between dress watch and tool watch without committing fully to either — approachable on smaller wrists, not dwarfed on larger ones. The domed, internally anti-reflective sapphire lifts the dial slightly, giving it a depth that flat glass does not, and the pointer date hand does double duty as the centrepiece the eye returns to. The display caseback lets you watch the 754-1 run — 41 hours of reserve, beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour — and the H-link bracelet, with its mix of brushed and polished surfaces, fastens cleanly enough that the clasp disappears into the links when worn.

Reference

01 754 7798 4065-07 8 20 06

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

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Butterfly clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths