Oris Dive Control Limited Edition 1000m chronograph (Specs & Price)

There’s no denying that Oris has a consolidated background in diving watches. While recent introductions have been more “lifestyle” (yet very good) watches, the brand makes a comeback to rugged, professional-oriented, purpose-built watches today. An evolution of Oris’?high-performance ProDiver watch, made for professional divers, this new piece proves that a chronograph can be a proper diving tool too. Say hello to the?Oris Dive Control Limited Edition, featuring a practical safety device for the bezel and a water-resistance of “just” 1,000m.The combination of a chronograph and a dive watch has always been regarded as rather irrelevant. Not that this function can’t be useful for a diver – it actually makes a lot of sense – but a chronograph is,?inherently, a watch with multiple holes in its case… and that isn’t the best situation for a dive watch. However, Oris believes that a diving chronograph is relevant and proves it with this new?Dive Control Limited Edition and its robust, ultra-waterproof case. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Design-wise, this new model is based on the other ProDiver watches already in the collection. It means a hefty case of 51mm – yet still sort of wearable, as the lugs are extremely short – and full black attire, with a titanium case and PVD coating. The dial also relies on the usual?wave pattern in the background and multiple yellow accents on the dial and pushers. Being a robust diving watch, the?Oris Dive Control Limited Edition features a screw-in crown and screwed pushers, as well as a plain titanium caseback and an automatic helium escape valve –? the required elements of a watch capable of fathoming depths of 1 kilometre. The watch is delivered on a black rubber strap and an additional yellow rubber strap is included in the box.What makes this watch unique is the presence of both a chronograph – a device that will be more precise than the rotating bezel when it comes to timing elapsed times – and a safety device on the bezel. In order to avoid false calculations, the bezel features the Oris-patented Rotation Safety System, or RSS, a signature device that securely locks the unidirectional rotating bezel in place during a dive. If you want to rotate the bezel, you first have to pull it up, then rotate and finally put it back securely in place. Bezel secured – step 1 Bezel unlocked – step 2 Bezel rotated and back securely in place – step 3 Inside the case is the?Oris Calibre 774, a slightly modified movement based on a Sellita SW-500 (itself a Valjoux 7750 clone). This means a solid automatic chronograph with a 48h power reserve and the usual 6-9-12 chronograph?layout and date at 6 o’clock.The?Oris Dive Control Limited Edition (ref. 01 774 7727 7784-Set) will be produced in 500 pieces. It will be available at retailers in the coming days and priced at CHF?4,850. More details at oris.ch.