Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 40mm Mens Watch Yellow

Ref. 01 754 7798 4069-07 8 20 06

The Big Crown Pointer Date traces its shape directly to a 1938 brief: build a watch a pilot could read and operate wearing gloves. The oversized crown, the bold Arabic numerals at 12, 3 and 9, and the central red-tipped hand sweeping the date ring were all answers to that problem, not decoration. This 2025 release keeps every one of those decisions intact but presents them in yellow alongside lilac and blue siblings — a set of colours that makes no attempt to look utilitarian, which is precisely what nearly ninety years of proven utility allows. At 40mm across and 12mm thick, it wears close to the wrist for a watch of this type, and the 47.5mm lug span keeps it proportionate on a range of wrists without the case dominating. The domed sapphire sits over a dial where the date hand — still red-tipped — remains the most immediately readable thing on the face, which was the whole point in 1938 and has not needed rethinking since. The see-through caseback over a Sellita SW200-1 base movement is a reliable foundation with a 41-hour reserve, sensibly chosen for a watch that will likely be worn every day and occasionally forgotten on the nightstand.

Reference

01 754 7798 4069-07 8 20 06

Brand

Oris

Case size

40mm

Case thickness

12mm

Case material

Stainless steel

Case shape

Round

Dial

Black

Crystal

Sapphire

Movement

Automatic

Calibre

754

Functions

Date

Water resistance

50m

Bracelet / strap

Stainless steel bracelet

Strap colour

Silver

Clasp

Folding clasp

Lume

Super-LumiNova

Retailer

Goldsmiths