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Oris Artelier Complication 39.5mm Mens Watch Brown
Ref. 01 782 7811 4056-07 6
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Stepping up in Oris's range
The Artelier Complication returned at Watches and Wonders 2026 as a quieter, more considered thing than the model it succeeds. Lena Huwiler, Oris's 24-year-old product design engineer, stripped out the day and date sub-dials that had cluttered earlier versions, leaving only a moonphase at twelve and a 24-hour second time zone at six. What remains is a dial built in distinct layers: a curved outer ring with stepped applied indices, a textured central disc, and a moonphase whose star-patterned cover nearly dissolves into the background — visible when the light finds it, absent when it does not. At 39.5mm and 11.8mm thick, this sits at a size where a dress complication can still disappear beneath a shirt cuff, and the dark chestnut leather on a butterfly clasp keeps the whole thing close to the wrist. The calibre 782 inside shares its architecture with the SW200-1 base but has shed the gearing for those deleted indications; the red Oris rotor is visible through a mineral-glass display caseback, a small distinction worth knowing before you expect sapphire on both sides.
- Reference
- 01 782 7811 4056-07 6
- Brand
- Oris
- Collection
- Artelier
- Case size
- 39.5mm
- Case thickness
- 11.8mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case shape
- Round
- Dial
- Brown
- Crystal
- Sapphire
- Movement
- Automatic
- Calibre
- 782
- Functions
- GMT, Date, Moonphase
- Water resistance
- 30m
- Bracelet / strap
- Leather strap
- Strap colour
- Brown
- Clasp
- Butterfly clasp
- Lume
- Luminous
- Retailer
- Mappin & Webb
Additional specifications
- Lug-to-lug
- 45.5mm
- Power reserve
- 38 hours
- 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 Artelier range (10), Stainless Steel Watches (2,833), Automatic Watches (1,417), Leather Strap Watches (904), Dress Watches (456), GMT Watches (208) and Brown Dial Watches (93).
What the specifications mean
A mechanical watch for everyday wear.
Strengths
- 39.5mm suits most wrists
- 45.5mm lug-to-lug keeps the 39.5mm case wearable
- Sapphire crystal, which resists scratching
- Luminous hands and markers for low light
- Second time zone for travelling
Worth knowing
- 30m means keeping it away from water
- 38-hour reserve means winding it after a day off
Oris Artelier Complication alternatives
Watches from other brands at a similar price, style and size, so you can see what else your budget can buy.
| Specification | 01 782 7811 4056-07 6 | L29494932 | R27057732 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | £2,250 | £2,250 | £2,250 |
| Case size | 39.5mm | 39mm | 40mm |
| Water resistance | 30m | 30m | 50m |
| Movement | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic |
| Strap | Leather strap | Leather strap | Ceramic bracelet |
| Power reserve | 38 hours | 72 hours | 80 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 comparedHow long does it run for when it's not worn?
About 38 hours fully wound — so it will usually stop if you leave it off overnight.
Will it fit my wrist?
Lug-to-lug is 45.5mm, which suits wrists from roughly 16cm (6¼ inches) upward.
Lug-to-lug decides fit more than case diameter does.
How to size a watch to your wristIs it a men's or women's watch?
Listed as men's, though at 39.5mm 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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