A TASTE OF HONEY: THE MAKING OF THE ORIS DIVERS SIXTY-FIVE ‘HONEY’ FOR THE RAKE & REVOLUTION
O.K., let’s back up, to 2015, when Oris launched their much-loved Divers Sixty-Five. One of the hardest design challenges in watchmaking is the creation of a handsome, functional and original-looking dive watch. But that’s precisely what Oris achieved when they launched the 40mm rotating-bezel-equipped timepiece with amusing funky op-art-like indices at the four main quadrants based on a 36mm watch from its collection dated to 1965.
Even more appealing beyond the watch’s well-executed and relatively slim case and domed sapphire, which provide the design underpinnings for a steady aesthetic evolution over the years, was the highly accessible €1,600 original price point. It was clear that Oris had
