Oris Aquis vs Oris Divers

[CountZero23]

Considering treating myself and like the look of the Oris range.

Looking at the options on Goldsmiths and they have the divers and the Aquis which look identical but with the Aquis coming out as a fair bit more cash.

Does anyone know what the difference is between the two and if the extra cash would be well spent on the Aquis?

Oris Divers Automatic Gents Watch - £1,350.00

http://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/Oris-Divers-Automatic-...


Oris Aquis Mens Watch - £1,520.00

http://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/Oris-Aquis-Mens-Watch/...


Cheers!

[huwp]

Maybe the Aquis is due to replace the Divers with a price rise thrown in...?

[DBRacingGod]

Perhaps I’m missing something, but those are pics of the same watch.
The Diver’s is only rated to 200m as far as I can remember and is more of a dress item...unless they’ve gone deep.
My own Aquis is a great piece of kit - the only thing I would replace it with is a Marathon GSAR - it doesn’t say ‘Aquis’ on the face either.

Edited by DBRacingGod on Tuesday 21st November 20:50

[Doofus]

DBRacingGod said:

Perhaps I’m missing something, but those are pics of the same watch.

I think those are both Aquis, but the first one is the old model. The second one is a 2017, hence the higher price.

[anonymous-user]

DBRacingGod said:

Perhaps I’m missing something, but those are pics of the same watch.

At risk of being a smart-arse... the bezel, the indices, the chapter ring, the hands, the bracelet, the text on the dial, the case and the lugs are all different (although remarkably similar).

Edited by Spumfry on Tuesday 21st November 22:10

[Doofus]

Doofus said:

I think those are both Aquis, but the first one is the old model. The second one is a 2017, hence the higher price.

If you Google the item number of the first watch, it is definitely an Aquis. Like I said, it's last year's model, which is why it's cheaper than the second watch, which is also an Aquis.

[DBRacingGod]

My old skool Aquis...
Seems identical to the watch labelled up as the ‘Diver’.

[CountZero23]

Thanks for the information guys. Given the similarity, I'd happily go with last years model.

Only hearing good things about Oris so far, will wait it out until January and see if I can grab a bargain.

[immigrant]

These watches seem great.

I look at the Planet Ocean and Submarineruberalles and they really can't justify 4K on top of the Oris. Even with better/in-house/different movements.

[CountZero23]

immigrant said:

These watches seem great.

I look at the Planet Ocean and Submarineruberalles and they really can't justify 4K on top of the Oris. Even with better/in-house/different movements.

Yea, I'd been looking at Breitling / Rolex but couldn't justify that amount of cash with all the other toys I want to acquire next year.

Went into Goldsmiths today and as already mentioned the difference is between the old model and the 2017 version. Tried it on and felt spot on - not so heavy or large you couldn't wear it comfortably every day but still substantial and solid. Really nice bit of kit. Hadn't heard of them up until a few months ago but everything I'm hearing is very positive.

Bloke at work saw me looking the other day and got his vote, turned out he owned a couple. Even the guy in Goldsmiths was wearing one.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Oris are fantastic watches. Superbly made & brilliant VFM.

The dive watches are lovely.

I own a TT3 & a Chronoris.

[thehawkswoops]

Pick up my Aquis in December, cannot wait. Date version (keep it simple) with Blue/Black sunburst dial. Pure class!

Enjoy
Mark/Hawk

[Doofus]

[GC8]

DBRacingGod said:

Perhaps I’m missing something, but those are pics of the same watch.
The Diver’s is only rated to 200m as far as I can remember and is more of a dress item...unless they’ve gone deep.
My own Aquis is a great piece of kit - the only thing I would replace it with is a Marathon GSAR - it doesn’t say ‘Aquis’ on the face either.

Please don't perpetuate rubbish like this on a watch forum. To suggest that a 200m watch is only a dress watch is ignorant nonsense.

I have a number of 150m and 200m pieces which are ISO-compliant diving watches and able to reliably function at depths greater than a diver is going to find themselves (typically 40m. with deep diving considered to be over 30m - you cant even get to 150m using compressed air - you will die, but a wally on a forum decreed that the watch wasn't showerproof!).

[CountZero23]

GC8 said:

Please don't perpetuate rubbish like this on a watch forum. To suggest that a 200m watch is only a dress watch is ignorant nonsense.

I have a number of 150m and 200m pieces which are ISO-compliant diving watches and able to reliably function at depths greater than a diver is going to find themselves (typically 40m. with deep diving considered to be over 30m - you cant even get to 150m using compressed air - you will die, but a wally on a forum decreed that the watch wasn't showerproof!).

Found that post hilarious but decided not to bite.

Have done a fair bit of sports diving in the past and think I managed 41 metres in Thailand once, and only bounced down and up swiftly to set a personal record. With all the mixed gas gear and onerous amounts of training 100 metres + is doable but chances are you'll be using a computer with more than just a time function to do it.

• pointless trivia. I believe the deepest dive on air was 100 metres set by Jacques Cousteau when trying to find the limits of the gear. The mate he went down with didn't make it back up alive. 60/70 is about the limit and it gets pretty dicey at that point.

[DBRacingGod]

GC8 said:

DBRacingGod said:

Perhaps I’m missing something, but those are pics of the same watch.
The Diver’s is only rated to 200m as far as I can remember and is more of a dress item...unless they’ve gone deep.
My own Aquis is a great piece of kit - the only thing I would replace it with is a Marathon GSAR - it doesn’t say ‘Aquis’ on the face either.

Please don't perpetuate rubbish like this on a watch forum. To suggest that a 200m watch is only a dress watch is ignorant nonsense.

I have a number of 150m and 200m pieces which are ISO-compliant diving watches and able to reliably function at depths greater than a diver is going to find themselves (typically 40m. with deep diving considered to be over 30m - you cant even get to 150m using compressed air - you will die, but a wally on a forum decreed that the watch wasn't showerproof!).

Do try your best to get over yourself, but if that fails:
https://monochrome-watches.com/oris-divers-sixty-f...

All things are relative. I mean, I think you’ve only made a small prissy idiot of yourself, but others on this watch sub-section of a car forum may disagree...

[GC8]

The point is, rather clearly, that an ISO-compliant 200m rated "Diver's" watch is not merely splash-proof, no matter what a forum-wally says.