According to a Swiss representative of the brand, the Calibre 400 was developed in conjunction with consultants who only work for Oris, and the movement is built entirely in a Swiss plant owned by Oris. You can learn more about the Calibre 400 through my conversation with Oris CEO VJ Geronimo about its release, but I have some new information to report based on a recent conversation with the folks at Oris. Maybe this choice doesn’t sound like a big deal, but I was surprised to find what an impact the movement had on my experience of the watch. But other than the clear caseback, 12-hour bezel insert and handsome charcoal dial paint, we’re talking about the same watch you can get for $1600 less with a Sellita movement, and I think this is a question many folks will be asking themselves. But perhaps I can pose the question a little differently: Is the Calibre 400 movement worth the extra $1600 you’ll spend over getting the same basic watch with a Sellita movement?įor now you only have one option for a D65 with an in-house movement. I can’t answer that question for anyone else, and can hardly answer it for myself.
The looming question is whether to spend the extra money to jump from a Divers Sixty-Five to a Tudor, Breitling, or even an Omega? We never really had to confront that question before with an Oris Divers Sixty-Five, but here we are. With this watch, Oris is edging up on Tudor’s smash-hit Black Bay 58 ($3800), Breitling’s Superocean 57 Heritage ($4500), and perhaps more modern dive watches like Tudor’s 39mm Titanium Pelagos ($4400) and even Omega’s Seamster 300 (a bigger leap at $5100). However, as we consider the first serially produced Divers Sixty-Five with the in-house Calibre 400 movement and a price of $3500-$3700, we may need to summon a bit more brainpower than before. That value is still available in multiple Divers Sixty-Five models without the Calibre 400. What had always made buying an Oris Diver Sixty-Five a no-brainer was its unbeatable price-to-quality ratio (under $2000 upon release in 2015). Price upon release: $3500 on leather, $3700 on bracelet.Calibre 400 in-house movement with 5-day power reserve and date.
Hands-OnOris Divers Sixty-Five 12-Hour Calibre 400
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