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RIGHT THING.
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ike the wheels in a mechanical watch movement,
the Oris story keeps moving, but only everaround a fixed point. Over the past five years,
friends of Oris will have noted that we’ve beenmuch more vocal about “doing the right thing”. We now
use words like “sustainable”, “responsible” and, more thaneither of those, “change”, where a few years back wemight not have done. Why? It’s a good question.
Some might argue we’ve moved into the slipstream ofcontemporary corporate culture. But the fact is the onlychange we’ve made is to embrace the language used today
to describe actions we’ve been taking for generations. Is
that an exaggeration? We don’t think so. In 1904, ourfounders built a brand and a business, but they also created
a community, giving local people livelihoods, running
services to look after them, and even building them homes.
Today, we live and work in a global community, whichmeans the sense of responsibility our founders felt 120
years ago applies on a much larger scale: to the Earth’s
environment and to the people who live in it. We callthis attitude “Change for the Better” and it influences
everything we do, from making watches to supporting
NGOs and individual agents of change. Again, why?
Because, as before, it’s the right thing to do. This is Oris.
And it’s also you, the Oris community. Thank you forcoming with us and making so much of this change
possible. Together, we can bring Change for the Better.

INTRODUCTION

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THIS IS US

It’s 120 years since Oris was founded. We’re still independent,
our mechanical watches still make sense, and we’re still devoted
to bringing Change for the Better. This is who we are.

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WE CRE ATE

Oris only makes mechanical watches. We’re passionate about thejoy of mechanics and creating beautiful, innovative, useful watches
that serve today’s world citizen. Watches that just work.

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WE ACT

Oris is a people and planet company. We’re on a mission to bring
Change for the Better, we’re independently certified as climate
neutral, and we’re proud to partner with agents of change.

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DIRECTORY

Everything you need to know about the Oris universe: find yournearest Oris boutique or authorised dealer, join an Oris Social
Club, explore the Oris e-Shop and get your watch restored.

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Here’s some jargon: sustainability is our company
attitude. To translate, everything we do has to makeeverything better. Watches, collaborations, events.
The works. Otherwise, why do it?

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INDEPENDENT

In words, we find meaning – and, often, meanings. In
watchmaking, the word “independent” has come todescribe small-scale, artisanal watchmakers whose
esoteric creations are aimed at wealthy collectors. Whichis not what we mean by independence at all.
For Oris, independence describes our financial positionand our spirit. We are independently owned, unlike most
Swiss watch companies nowadays, which over time havebeen absorbed by big groups that dictate what they can do
and when. Not for us. Oris was born independent in 1904,
when two pioneering watchmakers left the traditional
Swiss watchmaking heartland of the Jura and set up in the
country’s industrial north and the village of Hölstein.
Independence means we’re free to go our own way, tomake watches we like, to work with people we respect, andto respond quickly to our customers. Independence has
allowed us to innovate and collaborate in line with ourvalues, rather than those of a distant group of shareholders.
That makes it a privilege, too – one we take great pride in.

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THIS IS USSUSTAINABLE

The great challenge of our age is now to reduce carbon
emissions, reverse climate change and conserve thisbeautiful planet we live on for the benefit of future
generations. Time is running out to avert a climate disaster
and, as world citizens, each of us has a responsibility tochange, act and become part of the solution. Oris andeveryone associated with the company is aligned with that
responsibility and committed to fulfilling the mantra:
together we will bring Change for the Better.
To get there, we have placed sustainability at the heart ofwhat we do, making it the foundational requirement behind
our every decision and action. We’ve also embarked on asustainability mission that is already yielding significant
results. In 2021, we were independently certified by
ClimatePartner as climate neutral, and followed that withthe annual Oris Sustainability Report and the Oris Emissions
Reduction Programme, which pledges to reduce our global
emissions by 10 per cent a year for three years. A huge task
but we’re making great progress. Change is possible.

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MAKINGSENSE

The idea that something makes sense is clearly subjective:
what makes sense to one person may not make sense
to someone else. For us, something that makes sense
conforms to the philosophy that’s been the bedrock of thiscompany for 120 years. In a nutshell, we create beautiful
mechanical watches, we act responsibly and we take great
joy in making people smile. That’s what makes sense to us.
Before we commission a watch project or collaborate
with a new partner, we ask: “What would a world citizen
do?” A world citizen is someone who takes their responsibilities seriously, appreciates the needs of the world andthose around them, and insists on things being done
properly. That way, they make a positive contribution to theworld. And that, to us, also makes sense.
From what we can tell, it makes sense to you, too. The
Oris community is growing. It’s made up of people whotake great joy in beautifully designed mechanical watches(and knowing how things work), and who want to bring
Change for the Better. World citizens, in other words.

JOY

We make only mechanical watches
because we love knowing how things
work. And because that brings joy. At
heart, an Oris watch makes you smile

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ORIS.CHIn your time
The Oris x Cervo Volante by@teddybaldassarre (left) and the
ProPilot X Calibre 400 Laser (right)
by @jamesporterandsonwatches

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Play time
Above: British artist Charles
Morgan’s colourful “OrisPhenomena” captures the“joy of mechanics” and ofknowing how things work.

o one forgets the first time they
step inside Charles Morgan’s
workshop. Everywhere you look,there’s a colourful mechanicalcontraption whirring away, popping andfizzing, sending a ball down a spiral or awindmill spinning. The air is thick withthe scent of metalwork and the sound oftinkering. And then there’s Charles, theeccentric British-born Swiss artist,
pottering and waving a cheery “hello!”. If it
wasn’t real, it would be a fairytale.
Charles has become a great friend ofOris. In his life and work, we discovered
common passions: for the joy of mechanics,
for the love of knowing how things work,and for the pursuit of making people smile.
We put mechanics on the wrist, while hislarge-scale joy machines open them up for
all to see. Walk around one his installations(such as those picture across these pages)
and you’ll quickly become lost in all theplayful details, musing on a spring thatboings or an outlet that breathes a sharp
puff of steam, catching you off-guard.
This is the same sense of wonder and joy
we look to inject into our watches. The only
difference between Oris watches andCharles’s machines is that you can wear awatch and take it with you everywhere you
go. A joy machine for the wrist.
How a watch can be joyful isn’t always
immediately obvious. Mechanical watches,certainly luxury watches, have no functional
purpose that hasn’t long since been maderedundant by advances in technology, and if
natural law always applied, no one would
make – or want – them any more. And yet
people still make – and want – watcheswith mechanical movements. Why?
Because they bring joy and make us smile.
Oris makes only mechanical watches.
There isn’t a single battery-powered quartz
or smartwatch in our collection. Thoseare burdened by in-built obsolescence;sometimes they’re so complicated most of
us will never know how they work; and, toour mind, they just don’t set the pulse
racing in the same way as an autonomous,mechanical device that will keep track of thehour of the day for as long as it’s wound andmaintained. If they bring joy, it’s fleeting.
A watch powered by hundreds of tiny
parts you can see and even watch in actionis, by comparison, a thing of perpetual
wonder. Going back to smart devices, while

In a mechanicalwatch we findsomethingtangible. We
find connection

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The brief was
simple: deliver
a watch thatwill makepeople smile

they are incredible objects we’ve come torely on, they are also impenetrable. We
don’t know how they work, and even when
we do, we can’t see it happening. What
does the internet look like? And now point
to wi-fi ... We know we can’t.
What we can point to is “mechanicalbeauty”. One of the finest expressions of
this is our Calibre 400 Series of in-house
movements (page 36). We spent five years
developing the base calibre, perfecting it,
refining it and making sure it delivered what
today’s world citizen should reasonably
expect in a mechanical watch. It’s a thing ofbeauty, designed to last a lifetime.
Since launch, Calibre 400 Series
movements have brought joy to Orisowners all over the world. They now appear
in dozens of references, including the© Disney

Colour to make you smile
The green Divers Sixty-Five
Cotton Candy in bronze (left)
by @lydiaswatches and the
ProPilot X Kermit Edition(right) by @watchfan_mnl

ProPilot X Kermit Edition, one of the most
joyful watches we’ve ever made.
We don’t think we’re making this up –social posts, such as those over thesepages, show people wearing, owning andenjoying our watches. And that makes us
smile, too. It’s a circle of smiles.
Sources of joy this year include therelease of the new and refined Aquis (page28), the innovations in the ProPilot X Calibre
400 Laser (page 46) and our Change for the
Better mission (page 20), through which
we’re working with some of the world’s
most inspiring agents of change to make adifference. All this makes us smile.
At every turn, our aim is to continue
bringing joy and positive change to ourworld, to you. After all, what greater
purpose could there be?

PROPILOT X
KERMIT EDITION
400 7778 7157-Set

On the first of every
month, Disney’s Kermit
the Frog appears in thedate window of this
ProPilot X, reminding
you to “make a little
time for yourself”, as
Kermit sang in a song
he wrote to accompany
the launch of the watch.

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DO THERIGHT THING
Having influence has become about commercial
opportunity. But for Oris, it’s a duty that comeswith responsibilities to people and the planet

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Every goal counts
As a member of Football for
the Goals, Oris is committed
to the UN’s 17 Sustainable
Development Goals

This still feels likeearly days, eventhough the mission
is 120 years oldReading recent research into attitudes to “The Age of Influence”,
one thing is clear: we’re tiring of “influencers”. Whether that’s
because media now overflows with self-appointed influencers,
or because we’re running short on enthusiasm for being told
what to do, say and think all the time, is harder to say. Perhaps we’re
exhausted by false impressions of perfection, when really the truth iscomplicated and often beyond us. Even so, agents of influence are stillnecessary, never more than when that influence can bring positive change.
Who should those agents be? Almost 3,000 years ago, Homer raised theidea in The Iliad that those blessed with power have a responsibility to use
their influence to benefit society. The New Testament writer Luke issued
the same mantra; the 19 th -century writer Honoré de Balzac called it noblesse
oblige; and in contemporary culture, one particularly agile comic book herois reminded that “with great power comes great responsibility”. By thoseestimations, influence isn’t a right or something to be commercialised. It’sa duty – and not one to be assumed lightly, even more so when weremember that, these days, that duty also applies to the environment. In all
things, if you have the means, do the right thing.
Oris has looked to this philosophy since its beginnings. Our founders
were talented watchmakers and shrewd businessmen, but they were also
motivated by their responsibilities. They made great efforts to improve
the lives of their employees in the first few decades of the company’s
existence (Oris was founded in 1904), such as building them canteens andhouses, and offering transport.
They gave us a tough act to follow! But we’re on it. Today’s world may bevery different to that of 120 years ago, but the basics are the same. We’redifferent, too. We ship watches farther than ever, and the Oris name has
never been more widely recognised. It’s been our good fortune to grow andsee our influence increase, and with that comes the eternally relevant
challenge to exercise our responsibilities, too. As at the beginning of the
20 th century, it’s an opportunity we embrace.
In recent times, we‘ve embarked on a huge range of inward and outwardfacing programmes designed to fulfil those responsibilities. We’ve drawn
alongside countless organisations, charities and non-profits with a sharedvision to work for the good of society and the planet. Some partnerships
have been with young, small-scale operations that have benefited fromseeing their story brought into the open through collaboration with us; whileothers have been with household names that have helped us in the sameway. We won’t pretend otherwise. But always, the mission has been towork together for what we’ve come to call Change for the Better.
Likewise, today, we’re proud to be one of the few companies in Swiss
watchmaking that’s officially climate neutral (see right) and aligned to theUN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. We’re also delighted to count UN
Goodwill Ambassador, Syrian refugee and Olympic athlete Yusra Mardini as
a Change for the Better Ambassador. And we’re excited to continue
collaborations with France’s Ligue 1 and 2 professional football leagues,
and the UK’s Marylebone Cricket Club (see pictures on previous pages).
Each shares our ambition to act more responsibly, run a sustainablebusiness and build healthy communities. These are pioneering, dynamic,
two-way relationships motivated by and effecting real change.
The temptation could be to look on this portfolio of partnerships and to
consider the job done. But it isn’t. To us, this still feels like early days, eventhough the mission is 120 years old. We’re more aware of our responsibilities
and the opportunities to realise them than ever, and we’re more ready thanever to act. It’s right that we use our influence in this way. But we can’t doit alone. Join us. It’s only together that we’ll bring Change for the Better.

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A MAT TEROF RECORD
The Oris Sustainability Report
documents our mission tobring Change for the Better
Saying is one thing; doing is another. We
talk a good game on sustainability, but
always with confidence, because behind
every watch we make there’s a highly
ambitious operation to make Oris moresustainable. In 2021, we were officiallycertified by ClimatePartner as climate
neutral, the culmination of a two-year
period of scrutiny. We published our first
Oris Sustainability Report in 2022 andanother in 2023. In these, we detailed
our total carbon emissions and pledged
to reduce them by 10 per cent a year for
three years through the Oris Emissions
Reduction Programme. It’s a tall order,
but we’re making good progress. We’ll
publish a new report in 2024. Our Change
for the Better mission continues.
Read the latest report at oris.ch

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LOCAL HEROESOF OUR TIME
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you rushed to nominate inspiring people from yourcommunities bringing Change for the BetterW

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It al yhen a volcano erupted on the Spanish Canary Island of La Palmain the summer of 2023, filmmaker and photographer AlfonsoEscalero sent a drone into the sky and began broadcasting realtime footage, so anxious residents could track the spread of thefire and check whether they needed to evacuate. As the disaster
unfolded, Alfonso continued to broadcast every night for three months,
offering his essential footage for free to thousands of people affected by theraging fires, as well as to news sources across the globe.
Heroic stories like Alfonso’s flooded our inbox when we announced thefirst Oris Local Heroes campaign in early 2024. We invited the global Oris
community to nominate people living out our mission to bring Change for
the Better and pledged that, after a public vote, we would award an Aquis
Date Upcycle to our Oris Local Heroes winners. We received hundreds ofsubmissions from across the globe, each sharing a positive story ofindividuals making a difference. It was a joy to read them!
There was the story of Sónia Sousa Ell from Portugal, whose marine
conservation efforts and schools Ocean Literacy Project kick-started thefirst-ever underwater clean-up spanning the entire country. And of
Samantha Carletti in Italy, who founded PKS Italia, a non-profit dedicated tosupporting families impacted by the rare genetic disorder Pallister-Killian
syndrome. And of Captain Jose Camacho in Mexico, whose citizen-led
aerial reforestation initiative has reseeded thousands of hectares in thestate of Chiapas. And of Fabian Puchelt, who has been leading the voluntary
rescue dog squadron in Munich for a decade and is now training his dog
Paula to become a debris search dog. And on the stories went.
Then thousands and thousands of you voted. We’ll be posting some of
the Oris Local Heroes stories on our website so you can read them in full(scan the QR code, left). We hope you’re inspired by them, and that theyencourage you that together we can bring Change for the Better.

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WE CREATE

We only make mechanical watches; every Oris watch
is a celebration of the joy of mechanics. We’re also
students of innovation, creating imaginative, useful,beautiful watches that serve today’s world citizen.

The new, modern versatile Aquis is a luxury
everyday toolwatch inspired by the relentless
pursuit of detail, performance and joy

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AQUIS DATE:THE RELENTLESSPURSUIT OF DETAIL
Every detail of the new Aquis
has been redesigned to offera modern, dependable, highly
versatile, everyday toolwatchthat delivers luxury, comfort,
performance and value

SYS T EM UP GR A DE
Typically, adjusting a metal bracelet isn’tSometimes, as our customers remind us, wewant a watch that just works. A watch, if you like,that does everything. Every time. Everywhere.
Is there such a thing as a one-watch wardrobe?
There is now. Meet the modern, versatile Aquis Date, a
new collection of high-performing, ultra-refined luxury
everyday toolwatches we’ve conceived to be the mostinclusive watches we’ve ever developed. A new era begins.
You may, of course, recognise it. Since launch, theAquis has become a bestseller thanks to its evergreen
design and crossover style. Now, we’ve upgraded andupscaled every aspect of it, introducing some new features
along the way to offer a beautifully refined line of elegant,high-functioning watches that marry an obsession for detailand performance with the joyful spirit that defines Oris’s
approach to luxury mechanical watchmaking. The result isreassuringly familiar, but behind it lie countless careful
revisions that give this next-generation Aquis the wardrobe
flexibility that our customers asked for. How did we do it?
As with every Oris watch, it began with a concept. We
wanted a watch that would be elegant yet robust. Ergonomic
yet commanding. High-functioning yet stylish. Luxurious yet
inclusive. A watch you could get wet and yet slide under thepressed cuff of a dress shirt. On paper, competing interests,
contradictions even. But our design and engineering teams
love a challenge. And so they set to work.
They started with the watch’s silhouette and profile,its basic form, reworking the sculpted lugs and crownprotection, dealing in fractions of a millimetre to squeeze
everything out of the design. Then they did the same to thebracelet, skilfully reshaping each link, particularly the middleof the three. This they made broader, while simultaneously
managing to taper the bracelet’s overall form so it would
wrap around the wrist with an almost imperceptible hug.
Then they did the same with one of the Aquis’s mostimportant features: the uni-directional rotating bezel andits hard-wearing ceramic bezel insert. This they also
re-proportioned, widening it slightly to improve the balance
and aesthetics of the design, while also working on its
notched edge and rotating mechanism to ensure that it was
grippy and robust in the event it was called into action.
Next, the dial. For the applied hour markers, they worked
on a new design that would echo the Oris shield. Similarly,
they created new Alpha-style hands with tips that mirrored

possible without inserting or removing links.
The new, Oris-patented quick adjust clasp
system allows you to make quick and easy
adjustments without taking your watch off.
Simply pinch the tabs and slide to fit.

Pinch-me moment
The new Oris-patented pinchand-slide quick adjust clasp
system, an option on top-ofthe-range Aquis Date models

RE A DIN G FOR PLE A SURE

PROT EC T A N D SERV E

Legibility is paramount in a high-functioning

While it’s been designed for everyday wear,

wristwatch, particularly one with elevated

the Aquis Date is also a high-performancewater resistance. Our designers stressed thedive watch. For the new model, our designers

shape and profile of the new design’s Alphatapered the blocks either side of the crownhands and shield-like hour markers to mirrorthat protect it from accidental knocks to

one another and ensure rapid reference.

create a natural, fluid silhouette.

LINK IN T HE A RMOURT HE RIGH T T Y PE

To make the bracelet more tapered, visually

So much of the visual weight of a watch

lighter and more contemporary, while

is carried by its typography. For the newprotecting its muscular feel and robust

Aquis Date, we commissioned a bespoke,

performance profile, our designers reworked

highly legible typeface with an athletic,

every link. The look is unfussy, while theconfident profile. The typeface will only

brushed centre links become prominent.

ever appear on Aquis watches.

the shape of the hour markers. In both cases, each facet
would be carefully polished to catch the light and bring
the dial into sharp focus, making it more legible. This
readability would be further enhanced with high-quality
Super-LumiNova® detailing, guaranteeing the watch would
deliver its functions in low-light conditions.
And then they looked at the Aquis typeface, developing
bespoke, confident lettering exclusively for the collectionthat would appear on dials. In addition, they determinedthat across the line, date wheels would be colour-matchedto those dials, lessening the visual impact of a date window
on the overall design, while protecting the date’s legibility
with high-contrast white numerals.
Next, they looked at what would come under the dial. To
be inclusive, as per the brief, our teams made sure the
Aquis would continue to offer our in-house Calibre 400, thegame-changing five-day automatic with everyday antimagnetism that was first seen in the Aquis Date a few
years ago. But to keep access to the Aquis collection as
wide as possible, it would also need to carry the Calibre
733 automatic, a hardy, dependable everyday mechanicalmovement we’ve been using across our collection foryears. This way, Aquis would present universally luxurious
aesthetics with a variety of high-performance engines, while
giving open access to Calibre 400’s additional benefits.

And what about cases? It was decided not only to keep
the 43.50 mm, 41.50 mm and 36.50 mm case size trio, but
to upscale the smaller design to become more jewel-like.
The 36.50 mm would have its own pared-back bezel design,
a mother-of-pearl dial option and a new H-link bracelet for amore feminine look, answering another customer request.
Each would remain water-resistant to 30 bar (300 metres),and across the collection, the Oris Quick Change Strap
System would be applied, too, so wearers could switch
straps and bracelets in a flash, no tool required.
If that was “enough”, we had a nagging sense we could
do more. And so for the range-topping Aquis Date Calibre
400 43.50 mm and 36.50 mm models we developed theOris-patented quick adjust clasp system (see page 31), an
innovative pinch-and-slide mechanism that would mean thewatches could be fitted over a wetsuit and back, or simply
allowed to breathe on a hot day, while still on the wrist.
And finally, we determined that we would offer Upcycle
versions of the Aquis Date in every size (see page 34),
complete with unique dials made of recycled PET plastic.
So it’s a thrill to present you with the obsessively, joyfully
designed and engineered new Aquis Date collection. It’s
our intention that there’s an Aquis Date for everyone. That
just works. Every time. Everywhere. The ultimate everyday
toolwatch. And the most inclusive watch we’ve ever made.

AQUIS DATECALIBRE 40 0
4 3.50 MM
400 7790 4135-07
8 23 02 PEB

DI SCOVE R NOWAQUIS DATEUPCYCLECALIBRE 40 0
400 7790 4150-07
8 23 02 PEBThis is the 43.50 mm
flagship Upcycle, with
our Calibre 400 fiveday automatic andthe Oris-patented
adjustable clasp.
I N D E TA I L : A Q U I S D AT E U P C YC L E
DI SCOVE R NOWCHANGING
TIMES
Together with the new Aquis Date, we’re also reintroducing and extending
the Aquis Date Upcycle collection. The Upcycle has the same specifications
as the standard Aquis Date, only it features a dial made of recycled PETplastic. As such, the Upcycle is a symbol of our mission to bring Change for
the Better, and particularly our focus on ridding the world’s oceans of plastic.
The Upcycle also tells a personal story. No two dials are the same, and soeach watch is unique to its owner. The recycled dial material is produced
using a random technique that brings together a kaleidoscopic array ofplastic fragments, resulting in a swirling, natural colour palette.
As with the core Aquis Date collection, there will be four Upcycle variants:
a 43.50 mm version powered by our in-house Calibre 400 automatic; and43.50 mm, 41.50 mm and 36.50 mm versions with Swiss Made automatics.
Each is a powerful symbol of the change world citizens want to see.

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THE NEW
STANDARDThe Oris Calibre 400 Series was
designed for today’s world citizen.
Now, it’s firing up a legacy carrying
Oris watchmaking into the future

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HOW IT WORKS: CALIBRE 40 0 SERIESThe promise of every movement in the Calibre 400 Series
is that it will serve today’s world citizen with more power,
greater accuracy and class-leading assurances of reliabilityAs former US President John F Kennedy said
when informing the American people of theircountry’s seemingly impossible plans to go to
the Moon, some things we do not because
they are easy, but because they are hard. While building
mechanical watch movements from scratch is not the sameas putting a man on the lunar surface, when you start witha blank sheet of paper and a set of lofty ambitions, it canfeel like you’re setting yourself one heck of a Moonshot.
Over the past decade, the Oris Movement Creation
Programme has seen us enter new spheres in the pursuit ofmechanical watch movements that add tangible value to a
watch that its owner can really feel. Oris had created around
270 unique calibres pre-1980, and when we fired up the
programme in the early 2010s in anticipation of our 110 thanniversary, we set out some clear guidelines for ourselves.
The essence of these was that if we made a new calibre,
it had to make sense and deliver performance that would
mean something to today’s world citizen – that is, someone
who appreciates quality and value, and knows their placein the world. Otherwise, it would just be noise; a new
movement for a new movement’s sake. Which isn’t Oris.
The Calibre 100 Series that debuted in 2014 delivered ahuge 10-day power reserve and a non-linear power reserve
indicator that became more accurate as the time to rewind
the watch drew closer. Then in 2020 we introduced theCalibre 400 Series, starting with the Calibre 400 automatic.
Like Calibre 400, each of the three further new calibres
we’ve introduced since then has been underpinned by basetechnology that has redefined what industrially produced
mechanical movements can be: innovative, high-performing,
useful and, just as importantly, beautiful. Calibres 400, 401,
403 and 473 all deliver something slightly different in termsof function, but they share the same base architecture.
Which does what? When we started with that blank
sheet of paper, we identified a number of ingredients we felt
would lift a contemporary movement above the standard.
Among them were extending the power reserve for greater
autonomy; increasing accuracy; elevating resistance tomagnetic fields that can have a negative effect on that
accuracy; and improving all-round reliability.
Each of these was as important as the other. A packageof improvements that would make sense to Oris watch
buyers, whether they knew our watches or were coming tothem for the first time. We wanted a movement that would
run over a weekend even if a watch was left on the bedsidetable from Friday night till Monday, or even Tuesday
morning. A movement that would surpass chronometerstandards. A movement that wouldn’t be troubled by thefluctuations in magnetic fields caused by electronic devices
and the magnets in tablet covers and handbag clasps.
A movement that would run for years and years without
needing a service, and that would bring new assurances ofquality and reliability. A Moonshot? It felt like it.
It took our teams of in-house engineers five years toperfect, but when the first in the Calibre 400 Series arrived,
it delivered on every single one of these ambitions. It had afive-day power reserve delivered via twin barrels and betterthan-chronometer accuracy, and it contained numerous
material upgrades that meant not only was it anti-magnetic,
but it could also be relied on to run accurately for a decadeor more. This joyful engineering achievement led us to offer
a 10-year warranty and to recommend 10-year servicing
intervals on every watch powered by a Calibre 400 Series
movement. Not easy. Hard. And totally worth it.
So a name: not so much a boast (although we are proudof it) as a fact. Calibre 400 Series is ‘The New Standard’.

FI V E- DAY P OW ER RESERV E

A N TI - M AGNE TIC

Every movement in the Calibre 400 Series,

When a mechanical watch stops runningwhether it’s automatic like Calibre 403 or

accurately, it’s most likely caused by thehand-wound like Calibre 473, has a five-day

effects of magnetism on its moving parts.

power reserve, delivered by a sequential twin-

We introduced more than 30 anti-magnetic

barrel system that houses a pair of extended

and non-ferrous components into the Calibre

mainsprings that deliver two-and-a-half days of

400 Series, including a silicon escape wheel

power. The thinking is simple: take your watch

and silicon anchor. In testing, the impact ofoff over a weekend and it’ll still be runningmagnetic fields on the Calibre 400 Series’

when you come back to it – a particularly usefulaccuracy was reduced by more than 90 per centfeature if you like to switch between watches.

compared to standard mechanical movements.

T HE 10 -Y E A R PROMISEP OW ER RESERV E INDIC ATOR

Servicing a watch every two to three years

Most of the calibres in the Calibre 400 Series

can be expensive, and leave you without yourare automatic, but in the case of Calibre 473

watch for weeks while it’s in the shop. Worsethe power is generated by winding the crownstill is when a relatively new watch goesby hand. To make sure wearers would know

wrong. When we developed the Calibre 400

when to rewind their watch, we introduced

Series, we engineered it so that the impact

a 120-hour power reserve indicator on theof wear and tear would be minimal. We’re so

movement, visible through a transparent caseconfident in the result that we offer Calibre

back. Another layer of charm to add to the

400 Series watches with a 10-year warranty

simple pleasure that comes of feeling theand 10-year recommended service intervals.

mechanics of a watch through your fingertips.

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DIVING TO
NEW DEPTHS
Meet the new Aquis Pro 4000 m, a titanium-cased
professional diver’s watch that takes us deeper than we’ve
ever gone before with a raft of Oris-patented innovations

There can be few more intimidating
environments in which to work.
Hundreds of metres below thesurface of the water, natural light
has all but gone, replaced instead by murky,
disorientating darkness. The pressure isenormous and the risk to human life
immense. But on the seabed, there is life,
as professional divers install, maintain andrepair infrastructure or conduct marine
investigations. This kind of work is not foreveryone. You need extreme courage andvery high levels of competence.
You also need extremely high-functioning
and reliable equipment. It won’t need
explaining that during a dive of any depth,
it’s essential that life-support systems suchas breathing apparatus perform reliably andconsistently. The same requirement applies

Divers continue
to turn to Oris forreliable watches

to a catalogue of underwater tools andsafety devices. Including a diver’s watch.
For decades now, divers have been able
to rely on electronic equipment to time
dives. Today’s wrist-worn dive computers
can also measure and gauge important
information such as GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), dive depth, watertemperature and surface intervals, as wellas run day-to-day applications such asactivity tracking. But as with any electronic
device, these can fail. Batteries can wear
out unexpectedly, parts can fail, and in an
accident, devices can break. Beauty is in
the eye of the beholder, but they’re rarely
designed with aesthetics in mind, either.
For all these reasons, many divers continue
to use a mechanical watch as a back-up.
Oris entered the world of dive watches in
the mid-1960s as both the recreational andprofessional diving sectors took off. At thattime, personal electronic devices were little
more than a glimmer on the horizon ofhistory, so mechanical diver’s watches bore
huge responsibility. They had to be rugged,
legible, reliable and, of course, resistant to
the extreme pressures found underwater.
During the past six decades, Oris has
pioneered countless innovations to createhigh-functioning, ultra-reliable watches fordivers to wear so they can time dives safely

AQUIS PRO
40 0 0 M
400 7777 7155-Set

The Aquis Pro 4000 m
is one of the mostinnovative watches
we’ve ever made. It’s
water-resistant to 400
bar (4,000 metres)
and features the Orispatented RSS (see over).

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HOW IT WORKS: ROTATION SAFET Y SYSTEM

Up from the deep
Oris ambassador, freediver andexplorer Anna von Boetticher
rises through still waters intoa shaft of sunlight, captured
by Daan Verhoeven

We consulted the professional diving community to develop
an innovative bezel-locking system that secures a bezel inplace during a dive. Here’s how to use the Oris-patented RSS

IN C A LM WATERSThe Oris-engineered andpatented Rotation Safety
System is a first in Swiss© Daan Verhoevenand securely. Around the world, the diving
community turns to Oris for watches that
perform dependably and reassuringly in anenvironment where they’re needed most.
At the most profound end of our collectionof diver’s watches is the technicallyadvanced Aquis Pro line of mechanicalwatches, which offer bespoke features andfunctionality aimed at the professional
diving community.
Elevated levels of water resistance comeas standard, as does the Oris-engineered
and patented Rotation Safety System (seeright), which we developed in partnershipwith professional divers. It securely locks thewatch’s bezel in place to prevent accidental
adjustments while timing a dive – potentiallylife-saving.
Now we’re introducing the Aquis Pro
4000 m, the most advanced diver’s watch
we’ve ever made. Its 49.50 mm case is castin lightweight titanium and set on a blue
rubber strap, so while being designed to belarge-scale and highly legible, it also wears
easily on the wrist. The case has been
engineered to resist pressure up to 400 bar,equivalent to depths of 4,000 metres –deeper than any watch in our history.
A screw-down crown with protection,
high-quality lume on the hands and hourmarkers for legibility, and an adjustablefolding clasp complete a high-tech shell.
The technology continues inside. As
indicated on its dial, the watch is poweredby our in-house-developed Calibre 400, a
five-day automatic that also offers elevatedlevels of anti-magnetism and class-leading
reliability. We’re so confident in the
movement that we offer a 10-year warranty
on every watch that carries it, and recommend 10-year service intervals.
Together, these characteristics make the
Aquis Pro 4000 m the complete package.
Another Oris watch that just makes sense.

watchmaking. Its core
innovation is a bezel-locking
device designed to prevent
accidental adjustment of theminutes scale on the watch’s
uni-directional rotating bezel,
which a diver uses to safely
time a dive. In this way, theAquis Pro 4000 m provides
unsurpassed levels ofreassurance to a diver whenthey’re deep underwater.
Better still, it’s easy to use.

01.
GRIP A ND LIF T
TO AC TI VATE

02.
SE T TO ZERO TO
TIME YOUR DI V E

0 3.
LOCK IT A ND NOWYOU’RE RE A DY

The mechanical Rotation

When the bezel is lifted, it

Once you’ve set the minutes

Safety System is built

will click and stay in place.

scale to zero, give the bezel aseamlessly and ergonomically

While it’s in this position,

firm push down and back into

into the watch. To activate it,

rotate it anti-clockwise andplace. Again, you will feel andOris’s engineers created aalign the blue triangle to thehear a click that confirms the

grip-and-lift system. Before

minutes hand. This indicatessystem is set and the bezel isyou begin your dive, simply

zero on the minutes scale

locked in place. The surroundgrip the rubber moulds

engraved into the ceramic

will still rotate (helping theinserted into the bezel’s outerbezel. As the minutes hand

watch to absorb knocks),

edge and lift it. You’ll feeladvances, it will indicate

but the ceramic bezel andand hear it click. The RSS is

your elapsed dive time

its minutes scale will remain

now ready to be adjusted.

against the bezel markings.

fixed. Peace of mind assured.

DIVERSSIX T Y- FIVECHRONOGR APH
771 7791 4054-07
8 20 18

This 40 mm automaticchronograph has a
uni-directional rotating
bezel, a sapphire crystal
and 100 metres ofwater resistance.

IN FO CUS: DI V ERS SI X T Y- FI V E CHRO N OGR A PH

MODERN
CLASSICThe freedoms of the 1960s brought a new wave of creative expression towatch design. By that time, Oris had grown to become one of Switzerland’s
10 largest watch companies and was brimming with confidence. In 1965,
we released our first diver’s watch, a highly competent piece designed tocater for a fast-growing community of style-conscious recreational divers.
More than half a century later, we reintroduced the design and called
it Divers Sixty-Five, a retro sports watch updated for today’s world with
contemporary detailing, materials and performance. It’s become one of ourmost popular models thanks to its modern classic vibe and casual aesthetic.
Now comes the Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph in steel with a black dial,
black bezel and a choice of either a black Cervo Volante leather strap or athree-link metal bracelet. Its monochromatic palette, vintage pushers andSwiss Made automatic movement make it the definition of timeless style.

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see what effect it would have. In the end,
they discovered that when applied totitanium, this inventive surface manipulation
treatment created a spectacular shimmering
effect, reflecting only blue and green light.
It was startlingly beautiful, completely
unique and, astonishingly, achieved without
a single drop of pigment. Not one.
We’re absolutely delighted to bring thisinnovation to a watch for the first time with
the ProPilot X Calibre 400 Laser. On thewrist, the watch’s dial is a whirlpool ofcolour. When it’s static, it covers a wide
spectrum of blues and greens, which thenshift as the watch moves and catches thelight in different ways. It is a technologicalbeauty – both innovation and art.

A DIAL LIKENO OTHER
The ProPilot X Calibre 400 Laser’s colourful dial
contains no pigment. Instead, it’s a technologicalbeauty, a work of pure imaginationW

atchmaking is awash with colourful dials. Where once mostwatches had simple black dials,
before white and perhaps gold
were popularised, watch design is now a
joyful kaleidoscope of colour. Even so,
innovations in colour – really, truly pushing
the envelope – are almost invisible.
Oris is an independent, highly innovative
company, and so when we came to look fora new colour for a ProPilot X dial, we decided
to go our own way and look to experimental
technologies to create a dial that brought
innovation to the fore. Independence meant
we could act on this in double-quick time.
Our in-house engineering team began byturning to our friends at ETH Zürich, the

PROPILOT X
CALIBRE 40 0
L ASER

prestigious Swiss university. We have apartnership with ETH that gives us accessto some of the world’s brightest and mostentrepreneurial minds, while giving themthe opportunity to develop their theoreticalideas into real-world products.
This time, ETH introduced us to a
research lab that was working on apioneering new lasering technique that
could replicate a phenomenon found innature called optical interference. This
destroys red light waves, while reflecting
blue and green waves. It occurs in theiridescent wings of a beetle, for example.
Working with the research team, ourengineers began applying this new lasering
technique to a variety of dial materials to

400 7778 7150-07
7 20 01 TLC

As well as an innovative
lasered dial, this versionof the ProPilot X isequipped with atitanium 39 mm caseand bracelet, and our
five-day, anti-magnetic
Calibre 400 automatic.

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But we didn’t stop there. It seemed
wrong to apply typical details to this atypicaldial, so we adopted a second laser
technique for the logo, indices, minutes
track and dial text, creating a threedimensional effect that almost makes themappear applied in the conventional style.
Beyond the dial is our 39 mm titanium
ProPilot X Calibre 400, a watch powered byour game-changing Calibre 400 automatic.
That brings a five-day power reserve,
elevated levels of anti-magnetism andbetter-than-chronometer levels of accuracy.
Like all Calibre 400 Series watches, itcomes with a 10-year warranty and 10-year
recommended service intervals. But first,
it’s a unique watch with a dial like no other.

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WE ACT

They say you make your own luck, but Oris is lucky:
we’ve got 120 years of watchmaking success behindus, and a bright future. So today, we’re focused on
giving back and bringing Change for the Better.

WE ACT

FOR ALL
THE WORLDThe Swiss village we’ve called home since 1904is small and unassuming. But it’s given us a global
platform. Question is, what to do with it?

A

A place called home
Oris has been based in thebeautiful Waldenburg Valley
since 1904. Our natural
surroundings inspire us

t the north end of Hölstein, apretty Swiss village in theforested Waldenburg Valley
south-east of Basel, there’s apeach-coloured building with a pitched roof
and tall windows. On its façade, a logo: Oris.
From here, Oris watches have been sent
all over the world for generations. In fact,
while the building may have changed, we’vebeen based on the same site since 1904,
when the company was founded. It’s ourhome, and like all good homes, it’s made us
who we are: independent, motivated to act
sustainably, and determined that whatever
we do makes good sense.
Those values were set in stone by our
founders, two watchmakers who came to
Hölstein from the Swiss watchmaking townof Le Locle with a different watchmaking

vision. Their watches would be beautifully
designed and manufactured, but produced
using state-of-the-art industrial techniques.
That way, they would be able to sell highquality watches at reasonable prices.
That vision didn’t only apply to watches.
Oris would be a company that served a
local community. As the company grew, it
employed hundreds and then thousands ofpeople from the village and the surrounding
areas. It built houses for local workers
and bussed others in from neighbouring
Basel. Oris became the beating heart of acommunity, a proud symbol of the Waldenburg Valley and its inhabitants.
Because of this, Oris would survive
world wars, global economic crises and theelectronic advances of the 20 th century
unscathed. Its watches would go to all fourcorners of the Earth and onto the wrists ofmen and women who liked the idea of awell-made watch that also made sense.
Today, 120 years since our founders
arrived in Hölstein, the spirit is the same,but the footprint has grown beyond what
perhaps they might ever have imagined.
Oris watches are sold in more than 80
countries, while we ship watches all over
the world from our e-Shop. The Oris nameis recognised from Vancouver in the west to
Vladivostok in the east. We consider that agreat honour and it brings us great joy.
We also consider it a great responsibility.
We’re under no illusions. What we make isbeautiful and makes people smile, but its
original purpose has passed – you can get
the time anywhere now, using electronic
devices aligned to dozens of satellites. Youmight be surprised to hear us admit it, but
no one needs a mechanical watch.
But because people love Swiss Mademechanical watches and take great pleasurefrom them, we’re still here. And still growing.
Today, we have a global platform.
This raises a question. What do we dowith that platform? Make more noise?
Make more money? Or make a difference?
In the end, the answer is quite simple. We
just keep doing what we’ve always done,
which means following in the spirit of our
founders, whose concern for the wellbeingof their community drove their actions.
Only today, because the world has got somuch smaller, we can express that spirit ona much bigger scale. This became more
apparent a couple of decades ago when we
began working with agents of change,

whose environmental programmes were
impacting the whole world. We partneredwith conservationists, environmentalists,social entrepreneurs and other non-profits
committed to bringing positive change.
Initially, most of these were in ocean
conservation as we focused on water.
And then at some point, without us reallyrealising when, this became our companywide attitude. The appetite to bring change
on a global scale started filtering through toevery decision we made. We formalised
our activities under the campaign banner‘Change for the Better’ and began applying
it to our watches and our campaigns.
Then in 2019, we set ourselves a newchallenge. Could we become climate
neutral, a company with at least zeroenvironmental impact? It took us two years
and some serious self-examination, not tomention numerous significant changes, but
in 2021, through the independent company
ClimatePartner, we were formally certified
as climate neutral. At the same time, weannounced the ambitious Oris Emissions
Reduction Programme, pledging to reduce
our absolute global emissions by 10 per
cent a year for three years. It’s been
extremely taxing, but we’re on target.
No doubt, being independent and able togo our own way has helped us get to thispoint. And so have our customers. You’ve
pushed us to think and act better. We’regrateful for that. Because to achieve ourgoals we need your help. Join our mission
to bring Change for the Better. Take part ina Change for the Better Day. Why? Because
for all the world, it’s the right thing to do.

WE’RE ALL IN THISTOGETHER – SO LET’S
DO IT TOGETHER
The task of bringing Change for the Better,even at a local level, can be daunting.
What can any of us do alone? That’s why
we created Change for the Better Days,
when we gather in local communities allover the world to collect plastic wastefrom public waterways (see right). Oris
teams have now collected many tonnesof plastic that would otherwise haveentered the ecosystem, playing havocwith the food chain and the health of theplanet. Together we can bring Change for
the Better. If you’d like to join a Change for
the Better Day and play your part, contact
your local Oris Sustainability Ambassador
via oris.ch/changeforthebetterdays

DOWN THE R ABBIT HOLE: ORIS ON YOUTUBE

The appetite tobring change on a
global scale started
filtering throughto every decision
M A K ING OF PHENOMEN A

A R A INBOW ON YOUR W RISTBEHIND T HE SCENES AT ORIS

Watch British artist and friend of Oris Charles

We worked with a branch of ETH Zürich on

In this beautiful half-hour documentary, watch

Morgan in his workshop as he explains thethe dial of the ProPilot X Calibre 400 Laser.

aficionado Teddy Baldassarre took his million

story behind Oris Phenomena, and what he

Watch as Oris’s Richard Siegrist unravels thesubscribers on a fascinating walk-around of the

joyfully describes as “mechanical poetry”.

innovative process behind this watch industry

Oris Hölstein factory with our Co-CEO Rolf

Search: “Oris Charles Morgan Phenomena”.

first. Search: “Oris ETH News for Industry”.

Studer. Search: “Oris Teddy Baldassarre”.

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switched to renewable energy, reduced single-use plastics
by 1.5 million pieces, and put in place recycling programmesthat mean zero waste has gone to landfills since 2010.
In the two years since we teamed up, Oris and MCC
have initiated a diverse programme for change, including
educational, social and sports events for the local
community, and co-hosted an Oris Change for the Better
Day to collect polluting plastic waste from London’s streets.
The Father Time Limited Edition is a new symbol of ourshared ambitions to bring change. Named after the historic
Lord’s landmark and based on our signature Big Crown
Pointer Date, it has a 40 mm bronze case and a stainlesssteel case back engraved with Father Time and the limitededition number, one from 1,926, marking the year theweather vane was erected. It’s supplied with a beautifullyengineered bronze articulated bracelet, and also with a
Cervo Volante leather strap produced in Switzerland using
sustainably sourced deer leather.

The collaboration between Oris and the
Marylebone Cricket Club is built arounda vision to bring Change for the Better.
A limited-edition watch tells the story

Standing alone against the London skyline,
Father Time stoops to lift the bails from a set ofstumps, calling time on the day’s play. As thewind shifts, his face turns. To the north and thesouth, the east and the west, across London and to all four
corners of the Earth, where he is instantly recognised by
sports fans, and fans of one game in particular – cricket.
The Father Time weather vane has hovered over Lord’s
Cricket Ground, the Home of Cricket, since 1926. In theearly 1920s, the ground’s owners, Marylebone Cricket Club(better known by the initials MCC), had commissioned a
new stand. Construction had overrun, so by way of an
apology, its architect, Sir Herbert Baker, gave the five-foottall weather vane to the club. Almost a century later, it’s
become one of the most iconic symbols in world sport.
Oris has no history in cricket and we’re not pretending
we do. But our collaboration with MCC was not about the
sport – not in a literal sense, at least. Oris is the first Official
Timekeeper for Lord’s, and there’s Oris branding around theground, but that’s not what sparked our friendship. We
came together over a shared vision. Like Oris, MCC is
passionate about using its global footprint to bring Change
for the Better at home and abroad. And like Oris, MCC isaligned to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
MCC is a world leader in sustainability and appointed
its first sustainability manager in 2009, since when it’s

Oris and MCC haveinitiated a diverse
programme forchange, including
educational, socialand sports events

FATHER TIME
LIMITEDEDITION754 7741 3161-Set

This bronze version of
the Big Crown PointerDate comes with abronze bracelet and aleather strap, and islimited to 1,926 pieces.

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CERVO VOL ANTE

© Fabian Riedi, Naturvision

754 7779 4065-Set

IN FOCUS: CERVO VOL ANTEThis watch is based on
our signature Big Crown
Pointer Date. Measuring
38 mm across in steel,it has a Cervo Volantedeer leather strap anda blue gradient dial.

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Every year, the Swiss authorities run a programme to manage the country’s
deer population. Deer are part of our natural landscape, but left unchecked
they can become too dominant. When friends Kadri Vunder Fontana
and Conny Thiel-Egenter learned that many of the deer hides created as aby-product of the programme were going to waste, they founded Cervo
Volante and began making hand-finished footwear and accessories using
this sustainably sourced, low-impact deer leather.
Oris has built up a joyful partnership with Cervo Volante, using this beautiful
deer leather in watch straps and accessories. This year, we’re delighted toannounce that Cervo Volante is now our official supplier for all our leather
straps, and that from here on, whenever you see a current-collection Oriswatch with a leather strap, you can be sure it will be crafted from sustainably
sourced and tanned Cervo Volante deer leather. This is Change for the Better.

© Marc Fischer

NATURALTOUCH

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ORIS.CH59

YUSRA MARDINI
Her story changed her life. Now
she’s using it to change the world.
Meet Oris and UNHCR Goodwill
Ambassador Yusra Mardini

WE ACT“B

eing a refugee does not mean
you had nothing at home,” says
Yusra Mardini. “It means you
left your country because of war
and violence.” Yusra knows this only too
well. When war broke out in her homecountry of Syria, she was 13. At 17, she andher sister Sara fled, leaving family, friends
and lives behind, desperate for safety.
Her extraordinary, terrifying experienceof becoming a refugee was told in her
autobiography and later in the Netflix film
The Swimmers. The story of how she andher sister jumped into the Aegean Sea topull their stricken dinghy to shore in agruelling three-hour swim made for difficult
viewing. But it revealed an important truth.
“Refugees are not coming to Europe
for a life of luxury,” she says. ”Life for a
refugee in a new country is hard and it has
so many challenges. You may not speak thelanguage, you don’t know anyone and even
if you have the right paperwork and great
qualifications, you may not be able to work.
You have to start from zero again.”
One of the anchors that helped Yusra
rebuild her life was swimming. In Syria,
she and her sister had swum for years,
encouraged by their father. She dreamed of
one day getting to the Olympics.
“When I got to Germany, the first thing
I thought about was swimming,” she says.
“That might seem weird, but it was home,the only thing I knew how to do in a new
country where I didn’t speak the languageand didn’t know anyone.” She found a local
club and told them that her goal was to
go to the Olympics. They had bad news
for her: without status, she was ineligible
to compete. Her spirit was crushed, herdreams shattered. But then something
extraordinary happened.
Ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in
Rio, the International Olympic Committee
opened the doors to a Refugee Olympic
Team. If Yusra could swim the qualifying
time, she could go to Rio. And she could.

AQUIS DATE
36.5 MM733 7770 4158-07
4 18 66 FC

The Blush Pink
mother-of-pearl dial andversatile rubber strap
give this Aquis Datea soft elegance, yet
this is also a highperformance diver’s
watch with 30 bar(300 metres) of
water resistance.

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The collaboration with Orisis about changing the false
narrative around refugees

ORIS.CHShe was one of only 10 athletes in thatfirst refugee team, and she went on toqualify again for the Tokyo Games, which
didn’t take place until 2021 due to the Covid
pandemic. “Those Games were some of
the best times of my life,” she says.
Sport had given her a lifeline. “It helps
me feel at home,” she says. “I learned
the language because I was with Germanspeaking swimmers. Through swimming
I made friends. Sport was the only thingthat helped me feel at home again.”
Yusra’s remarkable story of triumph inadversity catapulted her onto the front pagesof the world’s newspapers, earning herinternational recognition. It also brought her
to the attention of the UN High Commission
for Refugees. Aged just 19, she was appointed as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, theyoungest ever to fulfil the role. “Sport is somuch more than just swimming or winninga gold medal,” she says. “I realised thatthrough it I could change something for the
better in the world.”
Initially, the position was a burden forsomeone so young still finding their feet in
a new country, a long way from home. “Ittook me a while to understand my roles
and responsibilities,” she says. “I went on a
few missions with the UNHCR and met
refugees in Italy and Greece and it washeart-breaking. I’ve learned so much fromthe UNHCR about how to talk to refugees
and give them hope and motivation.”
Last year, Yusra took another step towards
bringing change when she founded theYusra Mardini Foundation to work moreclosely with refugees, and to give thembetter access to sport. She and her sister
were also listed in the Time 100, an annuallist of the world’s most influential people.
Not long after that, she became an Oris
Ambassador and her foundation an Oris
Sustainability Partner, helping us in our
mission to bring Change for the Better, andin our work to align with the UN’s 17
Sustainable Development Goals.

61“I want to change the perception of
refugees,” says Yusra of her decision to joinus. “The collaboration with Oris is aboutchanging the false narrative that a refugee
cannot be associated to luxury and cannot
work with a beautiful watch brand.
“I was an ordinary girl who dreamed
about swimming in the Olympics,” shecontinues. “And then one day I dreamed
about working with a watch brand. Oris is
the right partner for me. I didn’t want towork with just any watch. I wanted to workwith a brand that shared the same values asme and the Yusra Mardini Foundation. I’mvery proud to enter into this collaboration.”
As are we. “This partnership with Yusra
and her foundation brings us real joy,” says
Rolf Studer, Oris Co-CEO. “It also makes
sense. At Oris, we make watches for world
citizens, people who believe we have acommon responsibility to look after ourworld and each other. Yusra epitomises thisphilosophy and we’re excited to see how
our collaboration and shared ambitions
bring Change for the Better.
“We’re also passionate about the world’s
water,” he continues. “As part of our
mission, we support non-profits conserving
and restoring the world’s oceans, and wehost our own clean-ups – Oris Change for
the Better Days. Luxury used to mean
drinking champagne, but today it needs tobe about using your influence to bringeffective change. It’s the right thing to do.”According to the UNHCR, there are
currently 108.4 million people around theworld who have been forcibly displaced
from their homes by wars and unrest –a shocking statistic. And all the while,
negative perceptions of refugees persist.
”So much still has to change for refugees
to increase their chances of beginning new
and successful lives,” says Yusra. “Together
with Oris and through the foundation, I’m
grateful to have the opportunity to push forthat change and to show the world:
everyone must be treated equally.”HANK A ARON
LIMITED EDITION© Getty Images

754 7785 4081-Set

The colours of the Big
Crown Pointer Date
carrying Hank Aaron’s
name are inspired by his
uniform. The watch
comes with matching
blue leather and threecolour NATO straps.

IN FOCUS: HANK A ARON LIMITED EDITIONDI SCOVE R NOWFINEST
HOURS
Hank Aaron was one of the greats of Major League Baseball – the man who
broke Babe Ruth’s home run record. The Hall of Famer retired in 1976, but
his on-field legacy lives on. More than half a century later, he still holds therecord for the most career runs batted in (RBI) and total bases.
But as all those who played with him knew, Hank never sought thelimelight, and was known as a man of compassion and integrity. Throughout
his career, he encountered racism on and off the field, yet rose above it withgrace and dignity to become an agent of social change.
In retirement, he and his wife Billye founded the Chasing the Dream
Foundation, a non-profit that has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships
to young people. Oris is delighted to partner with the foundation as part ofour mission to bring Change for the Better, and to introduce the Hank Aaron
Limited Edition in the red, white and blue colourway of his team’s uniform.

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BOXING
CLEVER
The radical Oris Sustainable
Watch Box is a flatpack wonder
and a fully recyclable marvel.
It marks the next big step inour mission to bring Change
for the Better.

Packaging. The thorn in the watch
industry’s side. For years, watch
companies have sent hugevolumes of watch boxes aroundthe world, with a huge environmental tariff.
Boxes look and feel nice, but most end up
buried in an attic, or simply thrown away.
In every sense, a waste. What if we could
do better? At Oris, we’re on a mission tobring Change for the Better, and so we set
ourselves the task of overhauling our watch
boxes to make them smaller, lighter, fully
recyclable and therefore more sustainable.
And this is the result. The new Oris
Sustainable Watch Box. It’s made entirely
from cardboard and paper, more than halfof which is recycled, with the remainder
coming from FSC-certified sources. The
impact of this is huge. Switching to this box

delivers considerable reductions comparedto our previous packaging. Our consumptionof plastic-related materials comes down by
more than 1.5 tonnes annually, equivalent toa weight reduction of 65 per cent. And themodular box is also flatpacked, equating to a
54 per cent volume reduction. In all, it will
reduce our packaging carbon emissions by
50 per cent. A game-changer.
The Oris Sustainable Watch Box marks
a significant step in our Oris Emissions
Reduction Programme (OERP). Oris isalready independently certified as climate
neutral and we’re aligned to the UN’s 17
Sustainable Development Goals, but we’re
ambitious. The OERP is based on our pledge
to reduce our total global carbon emissions
by 10 per cent a year for three years. With
this innovation, it’s another box ticked.

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DIRECTORY

Navigate the Oris universe with this handy guideto Oris Social Clubs, the Oris e-Shop, theOris Restoration Division and Oris’s global
network of boutiques and authorised dealers.

ORIS SOCIAL CLUBSClub ties
All over the world, Oris Social Clubs are drawing
people together to hang out, build friendships
and collaborate to bring Change for the Better
It’s such a joy to see the Oris Social Club (OSC) network
grow. There are now 48 clubs across the globe, and 17,000
members. From Mexico City to Madrid to Melbourne, local
chapters meet regularly, always in relaxed surroundings.

They’re inspiring friendships and communities, and creating
opportunities for people to do life together. They’re also
providing a platform for members to explore their passions
together. From time to time, that’s watches!
It’s the environment, too. Bringing Change for the Betterto our planet is a goal none of us can achieve on our own.
By working together, we stand a much better chance.
We’ve been delighted to see local OSC chapters mobilise tohost Oris Change for the Better Days, going out into theirlocal communities to pick up trash and make a tangible
difference to the environment. Together, you’ve collected
tonnes and tonnes of waste that would otherwise havepolluted the world’s oceans and waterways. Thank you.
If you would like to join or form an Oris Social Club,
please email us at oris.socialclub@oris.ch

ORIS E-SHOP

All the love
The Oris e-Shop is a treasure trove. There you’ll find all our current models,
which you can either purchase online or arrange to collect from your local
Oris authorised dealer. You’ll also find the Oris Strap Shop and a selection ofLove Items, including our Oris Bear and Oris Crest sweatshirts, the Oris x
Cervo Volante shopper and watch roll (both hand-crafted from sustainably
sourced deer leather), and our handy Oris Strap Replacement Tool (see right).
If it’s a strap you’re looking for, in the Oris Strap Shop you’ll now find morethan 100 alternative strap and bracelet options in a range of colours andmaterials that will give your watch a fresh new look. Straps can be ordered
online and sent to your home, where you’ll be able to change the strap
yourself (with the Strap Replacement Tool), but if you’re looking for abracelet, the site will guide you to your nearest Oris authorised dealer, wherea qualified watchmaker will fulfil the skilled job of fitting it for you.
The Oris Strap Shop has material, colour and width filters (make sure tocheck your watch’s lug width before ordering). It’s also fully transactionaland set up for worldwide shipping. Visit oris.ch/strapfinder
Right tool for the job
If you’re going for a new
strap, we’ll give you the option
Doing life together
Oris Social Clubs unite
people around sharedpassions: watches,bringing Change for
the Better, and thejoy of friendshipto purchase an Oris Strap
Replacement Tool. Find out
how to use it, and other video
guides, at helpcenter.oris.ch

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A watchmaker in the Oris
Restoration Division works ona Wrist Alarm that had beenworn and loved for years before
we restored it for its owner

WHERE TO FIND US

Come and visit
Dive into the Oris universe, try on our watches andaccessories, and enjoy a memorable cup of coffee
Everyone’s always welcome in the Swiss village of Hölstein,
where you’ll find our flagship boutique in our beautiful
factory (below) and the widest collection of watches,
straps and Love Items – such as the famous Oris Bearsweatshirt – anywhere in the world. You can try on any
watch you like, including some from the Oris Legacy
Collection, and while you’re there you can also grab a coffee
and tour the factory.
Beyond, we operate a global network of Oris Boutiques,and partner with an extensive network of expert authorised
dealers who understand and love all things Oris. Find yournearest by visiting oris.ch/store-locator

Watch the films on
our YouTube channel

SERVICING & RESTOR ATION

Back to life
At the Oris Restoration Division, Oris watchmakers
are busy breathing new life into much-loved Oriswatches, readying them for their next chapter
It’s always an exciting day when a package containing anowner’s watch arrives at our Hölstein factory for the Oris
Restoration Division. What’s inside? What condition will it
be in? Can it be restored? Inside, a challenge. An opportunity.

Mechanical watches are designed to last a lifetime, butthey’re still subject to wear and tear. Some of the watches
that get sent back to us for servicing and restoration havebeen worn hard and need significant work to get them backon their owner’s wrists. But we love a challenge.
The team will dismantle a watch, clean and polish it, andreplace any parts that can’t be saved. It’s a painstaking
process, but the rewards are great. Seeing a mechanicalOris watch brought back to life so that it’s ready to be worn,used and loved again brings us enormous joy.
You can experience that joy on our YouTube channel,
where we’ve posted dozens of short films capturing therestoration process, each one a mechanical miracle.
If your watch needs servicing or restoring, contact yournearest Oris service centre. Visit oris.ch/servicecenter

ORIS ONLINE

Explore theOris world
The new Oris website is now
live! Take a look and you’ll findoptimised performance, making
it easier and faster to navigate.
We’ve simplified the menu
navigation, too, so now you
can find the watch, strap,
accessory, boutique or Oris
story you’re looking for in
double-quick time. Of course,
it’s mobile-optimised, too.
The site is led by beautiful
high-resolution imagery,detailing the Oris world so thatas you discover our watches
you can pause, dwell and learn
about what we do – and why.
Your experience was thepriority! Check out oris.ch andlet us know what you think.

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