Oris – More Than a Century of Swiss Quality

A rather poor history doesn't mean a poor quality – this statement can truly refer to a Swiss brand called Oris. In approximately one century the company developed into a well-known luxury brand in the world of watches.

The founders of the company were Paul Cattin and Georges Christian. Oris was created in Holstein, Switzerland. Since then Oris designed timepieces which were anything but ordinary. Its watches were affordable and at the same time represented high-quality creations.

The company tried to find its goal on the watch market ever since the appearance of quartz. Nevertheless its positioning on the market of mechanical timepieces never stopped growing. Oris had its own personal design of watches that had unique features which made them exclusive from the ordinary quartz or electronic watches. The 1980s was the period of progressive introductions of new watches by the company. The timepieces of Oris included features like analogue date pointers, automatic movement, mechanical chronographs, and displays with the representation of world time.

Although the watch market suffered many changes the company stayed stable and did its job very well creating its fine mechanical watches.

Oris launched its well-known pointer calendar in 1938, and with its remarkable success the watch remained in the brand's collection. The first timepiece in the world with two analogue time displays was presented by Oris in 1997. The name of the watch is Worldtimer and it includes Oris movement 690. The same year saw the launch of 250 Jules Verne limited series. These watches were made of solid gold and also had a Worldtimer Chronometer movement.

The company has a remarkable list of celebrities that wear its timepieces. Among the famous people that have on their wrist Oris there are: Nicolas Cage, Harrison Ford and Meg Ryan. The brand is also sponsoring the BMW Williams Formula 1 team – the fact that helps the Oris expand internationally.

Oris is a brand of quality and mechanical watchmaking value. The company is dedicated to the Swiss traditions of watchmaking. It produces mechanical watches that have self-winding automatic movements. The company has a vide range of watches that include Swiss mechanical movements that are mainly installed on expensive watches. These watches have automatic chronograph, the world timer, moon phase, and a function called day/date.

The designs of Oris watches are various; the range extends from classic watch designs to tonneau and square. The expansion of the brand was due to the appearances of Oris watches in such movie hits like Batman Forever and Jurassic Park. Oris brand is worn not only by Hollywood celebrities but also by football players and Formula One drivers.

This relatively young company achieved a huge success and became one of the watchmaking giants. This success occurred because of the unique design and beautiful work of the dial.

The beautiful designs and movements of the famous Oris brand can be found in its Swiss replica watches. These timepieces include the same features as the original brand and their price is lower than the original. The quality of Swiss replica watches follows the standard of the genuine Swiss brand. Although its materials are cheaper the performance of these watches remains on a high level. Swiss replica watches are high class copies that can and will outline your own style.

At an inexpensive price you can receive Swiss replica watches and be in touch with the famous Swiss watchmaking giant enjoying the high performance of your wristwatch.