A TASTE OF HONEY: THE MAKING OF THE ORIS FOR REVOLUTION DIVERS SIXTY-FIVE ‘HONEY’
Apr 18, 2019
4 minutes
WORDS WEI KOH
PHOTOGRAPHY
SIDNEY TEO
DIGITAL ARTIST
CIWIE GOH
FASHION STYLIST
MARIE LEE
OK, let’s back up to 2015 when Oris launched its now much-beloved Divers Sixty-Five. One of the hardest design challenges in watchmaking is the creation of a handsome, functional and original-looking dive watch. But that’s precisely what Oris achieved when it launched the 40mm rotating-bezel-equipped timepiece with amusing funky op-art-like indices at the four main quadrants based on a 36mm watch from its collection dated to 1965.
Even more appealing beyond the watch’s well-executed and relatively slim case and domed sapphire, which provide the design underpinnings for a steady aesthetic evolution over the years, was the highly accessible 1,600-euro original price point.
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