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Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date (Price, Pictures and Specification)
It can be hard to explain why one design has power and value over another. How can it be that a millimetre here or a pen-flick there could have such a significant and lasting impact on a design’s relevance and longevity?
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Oris’s Big Crown Pointer Date first entered the Oris collection in 1938, more than eight decades ago. Its creators made a watch for glove-wearing aviators – hence the oversized crown and clear Arabic-numeral dial – but they also made a beautiful object.
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“Beauty drives our decisions,” says Rolf Studer, Oris Joint Executive Officer. “In beauty we find attraction, love even, which drives us to invest. We buy what we love. With a watch, that’s particularly true. Most often, the heart rules the head.”
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The Big Crown Pointer Date’s continued relevance owes much to the original design. But it’s also a reflection of its role in Oris’s revival after the 1970s Quartz Crisis, and in the revival of the Swiss watch industry.
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“The role of the Big Crown Pointer Date in Oris’s decision in the mid- to late 1980s to rebuild the company with only mechanical watches was critical,” continuesMr Studer. “It had a story, a purpose and an emotional value that the quartz-powered novelties of the day simply couldn’t compete with. It became an Oris signature and a symbol of the Swiss watch industry’s dramatic revival.”
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Today, more than 30 years later, Oris is introducing the Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date. The bronze case and dial symbolise Oris’s industrial philosophy and the eternal value of a Swiss Made mechanical watch. The solid bronze dial is chemically treated and coated with a transparent matt lacquer to create a unique finish for every piece, another symbol, this time of the unique status of the watch’s design.
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One of the men behind that decision in the 1980s, Dr Rolf Portmann, has just marked his 90th birthday.
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Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date
Technical specifications:
This new version of Oris’s signature watch has a bronze case, bezel and crown, and a bronze dial that’s chemically treated for a finish that’s unique to every watch
· Case: Multi-piece bronze case
· Size: 40.00 mm (1.575 inches)
· Dial: Bronze dial
· Luminous material: Indices, numbers and hands printed with Super-LumiNova
· Top glass: Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
· Case back: Stainless steel, screwed, see-through mineral glass
· Operating devices: Bronze screw-in security crown
· Strap: Brown chamois deer leather, bronze buckle
· Water resistance: 5 bar
Movement:
· Number: Oris 754
· Functions: Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date centre hand, instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
· Winding: Automatic winding, bi-directionally rotating Red Rotor
· Power Reserve: 38 hours
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The price for the Oris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date is CHF 1,900 and will available from December 2019.