Switzerland has been known for their famous watchmaking country all over the world. There are so many high quality watches which are produced there. One of the famous Swiss watchmaker brands is Oris watch. The company specializes in producing Swiss luxury wristwatch. The company is well known for producing only mechanical watches. It was founded in 1904 by Paul Cattin and Georges Christian, watchmakers from Le Locle, at Hölstein in the North-west of Switzerland. They named the company Oris based on the name of a brook and valley close to Hölstein. The origin of the word is from Celtish ‘Aurisa’ and Roman ‘Orusz’ which means watercourse. In 1968, the company obtained the chronometer certification from the Neuchâtel Observatory for movement calibre 652.
Oris Watches has become famous for its F-1 watches, which it made for the BMW Williams Team in 2003. Of course, Oris Watches are a lot more than that and they are part of the prestigious Swiss watch brands. Oris deals the production of only mechanical watches, so they can be called a traditional watchmaker. Let us see the basic history of Oris and where to find their watches in Singapore. Singapore has some of the strongest buying power when we are talking about fashion and luxury products, so it is no wonder that there is hardly a brand, which you would not be able to find on the huge market of Singapore.
Paul Cattin founded Oris Watches in 1968 and Georges Christian in Hölstein located in the Basel region of Switzerland, a region that is less popular for its watch making than the French regions of Switzerland. The company has gained their full chronometer certification in 1968 and ever since dealt with the making of chronograph watches and high quality chronographs. The company has been relatively popular in its homeland, but it did not have an outstanding international success until 2003 when it has become the official watchmaker of the BMW Williams F-1 Team and its F-1 Chronograph watch had the breakthrough that made Oris watches world famous. Ever since, Oris has more international attention and it’s sold by lots of retailers all over the world. Today, Oris Watches have four main lines of watches, Motor Sport, Aviation, Culture and Diving watches lines.
To commit their existence, in 2003, the company signed an agreement to be the sole supplier watches for BMW Williams Formula One Team. Their Oris Limited Edition Williams F1 Team Chronograph became their most successful watch in 2003. The logo of the brand itself has been developed time after time. In 1914, the logo that was used at the time was the letters OWC in a circle. That logo was used in the collections of Oris brands such as Oris, Siro, and Virtus. In the 1936, the O letter turned into a form of a watch component. In the 1940s, they added pinion symbol to the logo and then updated it with escutcheon which was updated several times. From 1936 to 1975, the colors used in the logo were red, blue, and gold. From the year 1985 until now, the logo only used black and white color and the escutcheon is integrated into the Oris logo which contains the slogan of the brand. For the customers, this brand logo is one way to make sure the authenticity of your wristwatch.
Oris is rooted from the Swiss watchmaking tradition. They have been produced their own movement for over a century. Their watches are purely mechanical and they are marked out by a distinctive design such as the red rotor as the symbol of Oris mechanical. The back case of the watch is transparent, displaying the complex inner working of the watch and also the mechanical movement at the center of the watch. The quality of the products will not disappoint you because their motto is making ‘real watch for real people’. Oris offers five varieties of watch to adjust your styles and tastes. There are four main lines of the collections which are Culture, Diving, Aviation, and Motor Sport lines. The Culture lines consist of collections such as Oris Bob Dylan Limited Edition and Oris Chet Baker Limited Edition.
The other collections of this line are Oris Rectangular, Oris Artix, Oris Artelier and Oris Classic collections. Each of the four collections consists of many designs that you can choose yourself according to your needs and tastes. The Diving line consists of three main collections which are Oris ProDiver, Oris Divers, and Oris Aquis. You may choose the designs and types because these collections also have many varieties of watches such as Oris Aquis Titan Chronograph, Oris ProDiver Date, Oris Aquis Date Diamonds, and many more. The third line is the Aviation line which consists of three main collections. There are Oris BC4, Oris BC3, and Oris Big Crown. Those three collections consist of more than 20 variations of watches that are offered to you. The last main line is the Motor Sport line which consists of Oris Artix GT, Oris TT1, Oris TT3, Oris Chronoris, and Oris RAID which are presented in 15 variations of fancy designs. These watches are very popular among celebrities from Formula One racers, aviators, and Hollywood people for their unique creations.
Oris Watches are famous for their unique mechanical watches. If you own an Oris watch, for sure you got an exceptional handmade watch that stands out of the crowd. In their Culture Watch collection, we can get to see the following collections: Bob Dylan, Rectangular, Artix, Artelier and Classic. In the Diving Collection, we can get to see Diver, Pro-Diver and the Aquis collection. While the first two include diver and pro-diver watches, the third collection Aquis has models for marine lifestyle or the so-called yacht models. The Aviation collections comprise the Big Crown models, which are currently the most popular models of the watch brand after the F-1 collection. Some limited models of Big Crown are made of 18K gold. Big Crown models include the following types: BC3, BC 4, Big Crown collections. In its Motor-Sport collection, Oris still keeps its Williams F-1 Team watches among the collections TT1, TT3, Chronoris and Raid. Oris has outstanding limited editions in its collections. Oris watches have automatic self-winding movement and their water resistance varies between 50 and 100 metres, with the exception of their Diver and Pro-Diver collections which are water resistant up to 1000 metres. The price of Oris watches range between SGD 1250 up to around SGD 3800 per timepiece that makes them semi-expensive among the luxury watch brands. Thanks to their more attractive price, great movement, preciseness and beautiful designs that pair up with usefulness Oris watches are famous all around the world.
In Singapore, the main retailers of Oris watches are the All Watches Ltd., which has stores all around the city and City Chain that has stores in mainly the large shopping malls of the city. Apart these stores, you can also get to buy Oris watches in the store of Swiss Prestige Ltd. on Beach Road, at the stores of Cortina Watch along the Orchard Road and in shopping malls and at Dickson Watch and Jewellery. Singapore is a big fan of the beautiful and precise Oris Watches, so you can be sure to get to see the whole extensive collection of their watches in this beautiful city.
If you really like to purchase their products, they have many stores all over the world. They also open their stores in Singapore, one of the centers of shopping destinations in the world. There are 29 stores of Oris watches spread all over Singapore. You can find them in Beach Road in Keypoint, Wisma Atria, Lucky Plaza, BHG Department Store, Vivo City, Raffles City, Orchard Road, and at the Changi International Airport. Come and visit one of the most popular Swiss watchmakers and find your high-end watch in the world of Oris.