| Oris watches represent excellent Swiss | | | | their dial on the Big Crown; one that used |
| manufacture and classic styling at prices | | | | Superluminova Arabic numerals and stainless |
| that most can afford. I'm a fan of Oris | | | | steel hands on a silver guilloche dial. |
| watches and I like its current collection of | | | | Having said that, I can easily live with the |
| Big Crown Pointer Date watches although there | | | | rose gold finishing on the silver version of |
| are one or two things about the collection I | | | | the dial. |
| have mild criticisms of. | | | | |
| | | | Depending on the size and particular model, |
| The pointer date was first used in Oris | | | | the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Watch comes |
| watches in 1938 and though one or two other | | | | with either 25 or 17 jewels. |
| manufacturers employ a pointer date in some | | | | |
| of their watches, the pointer date is almost | | | | There are four different straps to complement |
| a trademark of Oris. The use of this feature | | | | the Big Pointer watch by Oris; black leather, |
| in their Big Crown collection is a beautiful | | | | mid-brown leather, stainless steel and |
| amalgamation of pointer date and crown. | | | | stainless steel with plated rose gold. As I |
| | | | said earlier, I don't gold/silver |
| All the Big Crown Oris watches come with an | | | | combinations and I also don't think that the |
| automatic movement with a screwed back and | | | | brown leather strap suits the look of either |
| see-through mineral glass - personally, I | | | | the silver or black dials. |
| like a being able to see the inner workings | | | | |
| of the watches movement. | | | | Finally, lets talk about the pointer date |
| | | | hand. Whether it's gold or silver coloured, |
| The casing of the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date | | | | the pointer date hand comes with a red curved |
| watch comes in four sizes: 40mm, 36mm, 32mm | | | | end that points to the date on the outer rim |
| and 28.5mm. It's constructed in stainless | | | | of the dial. However, on the 40mm case the |
| steel and comes with a fluted bezel - the | | | | pointer date end piece is slightly curved, |
| bezel can optionally come in rose gold. | | | | forming a quarter circle, whereas on the |
| | | | smaller cases the end piece forms the shape |
| There are two different dials available: | | | | of a horseshoe. I much prefer the horseshoe |
| silver guilloche or black. The design | | | | shape as it, in my opinion, highlights the |
| features are different for each dial. With | | | | date more clearly. Why Oris chose to use a |
| the silver guilloche dial, there are rose | | | | different shape on the largest casing I don't |
| gold Arabic numerals at the 12, 2, 4, 6, 8 | | | | know but I wish it hadn't. |
| and 10 positions with rose gold markers at | | | | |
| the odd hours. The hour, minute, second and | | | | I really like the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date |
| date hands are also in rose gold, with the | | | | watch. My preferred piece from this |
| hour and minute hands in Superluminova | | | | collection would be the 40mm silver guilloche |
| material. The black dial of the Oris Big | | | | case and black leather strap - despite my |
| Pointer watch comes Superluminova Arabic | | | | reservations about the use of rose gold hour |
| numerals for each hour and all hands are | | | | markers. The big case just carries the big |
| stainless steel in colour. | | | | crown better. |
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| I really like the black dial, more so than | | | | Robin O'Brien is founder of a website |
| the silver guilloche. My taste in watches is | | | | dedicated to beautiful watches that he and |
| very simple; I like my stainless steel | | | | his wife own. You can get wristwatch reviews |
| watches to be just that. I don't like the | | | | on such leading classics like Oris watches, |
| mixing of gold and silver and I really do | | | | Longines, Rado and Panerai watches among |
| wish Oris had designed a third design for | | | | others. |