Oris Big Crown ProPilot 10 Days Power Reserve Calibre 111 Swiss Manual Wind 44mm

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The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 is finally the Oris sport watch I have been asking for. This is the first non-dressy or traditional watch (depending on how you look at it) to include Oris’ in-house made movement. Oris currently has two in-house made movements known as the Calibre 110 and the Calibre 111. The only difference between the Calibre 110 and the 111 is the addition of the date in the latter.

At launch, I asked Oris, “as a brand so strong with sport watches, why are you putting the Calibre 110 into a more formal watch?” I saw immediate appeal for Oris fans who would love to see the new in-house movement inside of a sport watch. Even at Baselworld 2015 when they released the Calibre 111, I asked about inclusion of the movement into a diver or pilot watch. Well, now just a few months later, we get one with the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111.

The Oris Big Crown ProPilot collection is the modern version of the standard Big Crown collection. While Oris uses the Big Crown collection of watches to produce vintage-inspired pilot watches, the new-as-of-2014 Oris Big Crown ProPilot collection takes the concept in a more contemporary direction.

In a very similar style is the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 that comes in a 44mm-wide steel case. Finally, you get the bold, legible look of an Oris pilot watch with their appealing and affordably-priced in-house movement. The Calibre 111 is a manually-wound 3Hz (21,600 bph) movement with a long 10 days of power reserve, all from a single mainspring barrel. The power reserve indicator on the dial is unique (and patented) because it is “non-linear” in how fast the hand moves when you wind it. Thus, you can see the spacing between the days is eccentric on the power reserve indicator gauge.

The Calibre 111 movement features the time with subsidiary seconds dial, date at 9 o’clock, and of course, the power reserve indicator. While the Oris Calibre 111 watch was nice, it was a bit too conservative for my personal tastes. Finally, we start to see Oris applying its in-house made movement technology into its most popular types of watches – which are for sporting activities. It is only a matter of time before we see an Oris in-house made movement in their diving and racing watches.

The Oris Big Crown ProPilot collection has some of my favorite dials for modern mechanical pilot watches. The hands are extremely easy to see and the right length. The ring of Arabic numeral hour markers further enhances a strict sense of legibility in the design. The case is finished with an attractive industrial brushed-look, and is water resistant to 100 meters, topped with an AR-coated sapphire crystal.

Perhaps the most important element of the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 is how it fits into the competitive environment of other aviation watches with in-house made movements. Compared to an IWC, Breguet, or Zenith, the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 is a relative bargain for a Swiss pilot watch. From a sales perspective, this gives Oris a very compelling sales proposition, and I am curious to know what people think about the price to value ratio of the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Calibre 111 as compared to the alternatives.

This is an Exceptional Swiss Watch! Definitely Rivals the IWC Big Pilot and a more “wearable” 44mm case…10 Days Power Reserve and it lasts a full 10 days and then some! Comes with the original Oris Canvas strap & signed buckle, but I added an IWC Big Pilot strap and deployment buckle and it looks AWESOME!

BRAND: Oris

MODEL: Big Crown ProPilot 10 Days

MOVEMENT: Swiss Manual Wind – 10 Days Power Reserve Calibre 111

CASE: Stainless Steel

CROWN: Screw Down

SIZE: 44mm

LUGS: 22mm

DIAL: Charcoal Gray Dial With Power Reserve Indicator & Date

BEZEL: non-rotating

CONDITION: Pre owned – Excellent!

BOXES/PAPERS: Both – Oris Box Set, additional strap/buckle, books etc… – Everything you see in the pictures

WATER RESISTANCE: – 50m

STRAP/BRACELET: – 2 – Original Oris Canvas Pilot’s Strap with signed deployment buckle & additional IWC Big Pilot strap with deployment buckle.

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