Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/oris-propilot-x-caliber-400/
In recent years Oris, like so many watch brands, has been dominated by its past. The Divers Sixty-Five has been an incredible success story, seeing numerous variations over its now seven-year history. It’s a model that rode the wave of nostalgia and has done a great deal of good work in spreading the word of Oris and their no-nonsense approach to watchmaking. But, like all waves, our love of nostalgia is petering out, and Oris needs new offerings in a more modern style to sit alongside the Sixty-Five. This is where the ProPilot X comes in. Initially announced in 2019, this sporty, faceted titanium watch on a smoothly integrated bracelet offered a very 21st-century update for their classic Big Crown Pilot line. The original version offered not only a modern take on the pilot’s form, but it also offered a heavily openworked dial, showing off the 10-day hand-wound caliber 115 to full effect. All told it was a bold, daring piece of watchmaking that sends a loud message about Oris’s vision of the future.
Last year, Oris added another layer to that message with the somewhat surprising announcement of the caliber 400, an Oris-owned movement with a suite of specifications and features that offered something well beyond what many expect from the value-oriented brand. Five days of power reserve, 10-year service interval, 10-year warranty, improved accuracy. Oris has worked on their own movements before, but caliber 400 is different. It’s a next-generation workhorse that will serve them well for decades to come. It also represents a jump in the ever-increasing autonomy race. Most ébauche-powered Oris watches give around 42 hours of power, compared to the 70-odd that has become the new industry normal. Caliber 400 betters that standard by a significant amount and is, to my mind, one of the most exciting, potential-filled mechanical developments the Swiss watch industry has seen for a few years.
With the ProPilot X Calibre 400, these two developments converge — and boy, do they come together in style. Cased in titanium, coming in at 39mm (down from 44mm) and in three different dials, this new take on the ProPilot X is made to win over wrists in a big way.
Credits: Article and images by Felix Scholz @ Revolution Watch Magazine. See the original article here - https://revolutionwatch.com/oris-propilot-x-caliber-400/