Over 100 years Oris has been making watches in Switzerland. Our watches are purely mechanical and are marked out by their distinctive design as well as the red rotor, the symbol of Oris mechanicals.
Oris is one of a small handful of Swiss watch brands that makes only mechanical watches. A mechanical watch is a thing of beauty, designed according to principles that have been around for generations and will continue long into the future.
What value in a mechanical watch? In our digital age, there are more scientific timekeeping systems out there. But these are somehow remote and almost always temporary. A mechanical watch is alive. Eternal. Joyful. It’s the responsible, considered choice. The choice of today’s world citizen.
Independence is an attitude
We make that choice every day. And we’re free to make it. Because as per our founders’ vision, Oris is independent, free to make its own choices. Independence is rooted in us. It defines who we are. It means we can make watches that make sense and forge partnerships we truly believe in.
Everything has to make sense
We create beautiful mechanical watches, we act responsibly and we take great joy in making people smile. That’s what makes sense to us. Everything we do has to fit this philosophy, so that we’re making a positive contribution to the world. Otherwise, we don’t do it. It’s that simple.
We’ve been here in Hölstein since 1904, crafting beautiful mechanical watches that bring joy and make people smile. And we’ll go on doing that, building on 120 years of innovation and independence, while pioneering sustainable watchmaking that makes sense to today’s world citizen. The future waits.
