subject: The Journey Of Oris Watches [print this page] Watches are the premium components that determine the style of an individual. When it comes to watches, every individual has a specific choice. However, classy and luxurious watches augment the personality of an individual. Well, if a classy and purely mechanical Swiss watch is your choice, then there could be no better option than the Oris watches. These watches are known for their distinct style and durability. Oris has been designing and supplying top quality watches since over hundred years. These extraordinary watches have been developed and established by the Georges Christian and Paul Cattin who owned a closed watch company called Lohner and Company in Holstein, Switzerland which is now known as Oris.
Oris started in 1904 with mere 30 workers in the factory. The first watch from the Oris was an extraordinary pocket watch with a golden case and roman numerals. As a result of the superior designing and functioning of these watches, the business of Oris expanded considerably in very less time. The 1921, Oris owned ten assembly plants, scattered all across Switzerland. In the next decade, Oris started developing the pocket watches into completely functional wrist watches. Before the development of wrist watches, the timepieces hung out from the chain or were like bracelets with clasping system. Oris watches. gained popularity with their rich gold and leather wrist watches. This creation and the development of sophisticated watches changed the scenario in the watch making industry forever. Since late 40s Oris started manufacturing clocks and Oris was the proud supplier of these clocks during the World War 2. The sales and the business of the company reached heights during this period.
In 1961, Oris factory had more than 800 employees and was among the top ten watch makers in Switzerland. After four years, Oris produced the Oris Automatic watches which led to the manufacturing of watches with automatic winding capability. In the year 1970, Oris manufactured the first Chronograph model called Chronoris. Since the first model of the Chronograph series, the stop watch collection was hugely in demand. The style of chronoris, which was inspired by racing and motor sports, is highly popular till date. The most recent model of Chronoris today is Chronoris 2005. Chronoris Chronograph from the Oris watches are designed in a simple manner and made from stainless steel with orange and black saddle leather band. This strap emphasized on the sporty look of the watch.
Oris watches used to follow the traditional line of watches in its earlier times but to keep up with the increasing demands of the consumers, Oris endeavored in making up-to-date watches as well. The quality mechanisms employed in the manufacturing of these watches make them the top rated Switch watches. Owing a beautiful, classy and rugged Oris watch is a desire for many adventurous individuals.
