Introducing the New Oris X Cervo Volante and Other Handsome Novelties

Oris’s mascot is a bear—big, cuddly, and disarmingly calm. It’s a fitting symbol for a brand that wants collectors to focus less on technicality and more on the simple joy of owning a well-made watch. With that said, Oris has developed some 300 movements since its founding in Holstein in 1904. This incredible accomplishment includes unforgettable high points like the robust, high-accuracy Calibre 400, along with many other in-house movements that power playful creations like the ‘Kermit,’ ‘Miss Piggy,’ and ‘Cotton Candy.’ Now, the manufacture is expanding its lineup once again with fresh models that balance durability, precision, and visual charm.

Oris x Cervo Volante

In January 2022, Oris announced a partnership with eco-conscious leather maker Cervo Volante, resulting in three Big Crown Pointer Date models featuring blue, green, and gray dials. Just as Swiss authorities carefully manage the country’s deer populations to prevent overgrazing and protect local villages, Cervo Volante transforms this sustainably sourced deer leather into elegant watch straps.

Now, the brand has unveiled a new orange version with a fiery gradient dial evocatively named “burnt maple.” It is paired with a “mahogany brown” Cervo Volante strap, each uniquely marked by the natural variations of the leather—Cervo Volante intentionally preserves these imperfections rather than discarding them.

The autumnal tones of the dial and strap are complemented by the signature red rotor of the Oris 754 movement, while the Pointer Date complication is accented in forest green, in the spirit of sustainability. Arriving in a 40mm steel case, the new Oris x Cervo Volante Big Crown Pointer Date retails for USD 2,600.

Oris Big Crown Calibre 113

At Geneva Watch Days last month, Oris unveiled a new in-house movement. Behind a watermelon-inspired dial, slightly gentler in tone than that famous Studio Underd0g watch, the Oris Calibre 113 displays the time, day, date, month, power reserve, and, intriguingly, the week of the year—a simple but unique and useful function.

“Ahead of Oris’s 110th anniversary in 2014, we decided we wanted to put Oris back on the map as a movement creator,” recounts Oris COO Beat Fischli. “Our goal was to bring (in-house movement development) back with a movement that told this story and that fitted contemporary client expectations. So we created the hand-wound Calibre 110 with a huge 10-day power reserve and a non-linear power reserve indicator.”

The Calibre 110 was so well received that Oris made several subsequent movements based on the 110. Priced at USD 8,100, the Oris Big Crown Calibre 113 too packs an impressive 10 days of power reserve in its sleek 43mm case.

Oris x Bamford ProPilot Altimeter ‘Mission Control’

One of Oris’s most distinctive patented functions is its altimeter. By integrating a barometer into the Oris Calibre 793, this iconic timepiece can measure air pressure—and, by extension, altitude. Simply pull the crown out to one of two positions to take readings, then push it back in to restore the watch’s 100m water resistance.

At Geneva Watch Days 2025, the 47 mm ProPilot returned in a bold new iteration, inspired by outer space and 1980s sneakers, blacked out by celebrated watch customizer George Bamford and punctuated with electric accents.

“I’ve always loved the ProPilot Altimeter. What a crazy complication to put into a mechanical watch. Who else would do such a thing, but Oris?” says Bamford Watch Department founder George Bamford.

“For me, the spark was in the altimeter. I wanted to make a watch that celebrated it, and that observed Oris’s creative spirit and fierce technical ambitions. So we’re taking it on a space odyssey with Lieutenant Audley, Kubrick-style. Why? Because we thought it would be cool. That’s always the reason.”

The 250-piece limited edition Oris x Bamford ProPilot Altimeter ‘Mission Control’ may be sizable, but its case is remarkably light. 9T Labs employed an additive molding technique to craft the carbon-fiber-and-polymer case, light as plastic yet harder than most metals.