In a diving watch nothing is coincidental. In itOris Aquis Date Orangeeven less. In 1974 John A. Adolfson and Thomas E. Berghage published “Perception and Performance under Water” and forever determined which color was most suitable for visibility at depth. Thirty years later, the new watchOrisis inspired by this study to follow in the wake of the Aquis Depth Gauge, the watch with a hole presented in 2013.
The clockOris Aquis Date OrangeIt has great underwater legibility thanks to the 15-minute scale on the bezel and fill applied indices and nickel hands withSuper LumiNova®dark orange. This color, shown with maximum contrast, highlights the unidirectional rotating black ceramic bezel, the black dial and the gunmetal gray steel case.
with PVD coating.
The box ofOris Aquis Date OrangeIt is 43mm water-resistant up to 30bar/300m and has a screw-down crown that is protected against shocks by a special device. Oris only develops mechanical watches – inside the case there is an automatic movement that provides the watch with three hands and a date function, visible in a window at 6 o'clock. A hydrophobic orange rubber strap with an adjustable sliding closure completes the ensemble.
A diving watch becomes an extremely important tool underwater since they are used to calculate the immersion time and, with it, the oxygen levels and decompression stops. These needs require that diving watches have sharp, precise and very legible dials, hence the commitment of theOris Aquis Date OrangeThe orange color combines fashion and, above all, reliability at depth, essential for a high-performance tool.
Features of the Oris Aquis Date Orange
- Ref. No. 01 733 7653 4259 RB, Ø 43.00mm
- Oris Cal. 733 automatic movement, Sellita SW 200-1 base, with date window at 6 o'clock
- Multi-piece steel case, screwed back and crown protection, with gunmetal gray PVD coating. Hermetic up to 30 bar/300m
- Unidirectional rotating diving bezel with white and orange minute scale on black ceramic
- Screwed steel crown with protection, with lead gray PVD coating
- Domed sapphire crystal on both sides with anti-reflective treatment on the inside
- Black dial with applied indices and nickel hands, both with Super-LumiNova® treatment
- Orange rubber strap with safety anchor and steel sliding clasp, gunmetal PVD coating
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