Welcome back to Wrist Game or Crying Shame, where your votes are counted immediately no matter where you areThis week, we visit a florist while taking a look at the Oris Chronoris while being a tourist. Some of that is true, but firstLast week, I showed you a lightweight Hamilton Khaki Pioneer Aluminum with an anodized blue finish. You were anything but sad as you voted this interesting and highly recyclable automatic to a 63% Wrist Game victory. This week, well also bring up a watch that may have slipped your mind. After all, 2005 was a long time ago and well before people started getting together at drinking establishments to show off their watches. Its the Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition lets have a look!
The Oris ChronorisWay back in 1970, Oris brought out the first Chronoris. These were relatively simple manual wind chronographs without sub-dials with a central chronograph hand. Theres an internal rotating bezel to count the elapsed minutes if you so choose. You can read more about one I own here. In 2017, Oris reintroduced the Chronoris line with a bit of a catch. The central chronograph hand was gone and were left with just a rotating inner bezel and a normal sweep seconds hand. The watches look good, but Ive always thought the use of the Chronoris name a bit awkward. In 2005, though, Oris actually gave the world a very different version for the lines 35th birthday.
is a seriously neat watchIm just going to go ahead and say this. The Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition is a seriously neat watch. Its not perfect, but I really think its worthy of your attention. Simply put, this Oris brought more horsepower than any other version before it. The company used an ETA 7750 automatic chronograph in a slightly detuned form. I say that because it only keeps the date at 6 oclock and a 30-minute register at 12:00. The symmetry is sweet. It also combines a retro-correct color scheme in orange, black, and white in a really classy and modern dial design.The 2005 Chronoris also came in a 40mm tonneau-style case with radial brushing that would look right at home in the 1970s. It has a flush-fitting crystal, a screw-in display back, and 50 meters of water resistance. The hidden lugs are 20mm and its highly wearable at 45mm in length. One negative is the fairly prodigious 15mm thickness, but I suppose we can look past this. But then theres the best part
The showroom experienceBack in the mid-2000s, I recall strolling through the Somerset Collection mall in Troy, Michigan. At that time, there was a small Tourneau and they happened to carry Oris. I went in and I really noticed the Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition. Aside from it being a truly attractive watch, the package is what came very close to selling it to me. The watch was sitting on a little stand on its black perforated leather strap with a deployant buckle. That strap was sweet with contrasting orange stitching and edging. What I really liked was the leather zipper pouch sitting next to it with a stainless steel buckle and strap tool.
At this time, getting such a neat kitschy package wasnt as typical as it is today. The best thing, though, is that the bracelet on the Chronoris is actually really good along with the strap. Aside from such a neat package, you also have to remember that this retro chronograph space was dominated by TAG Heuer with watches like the Monaco. Now, I dont want to pick a fight here, but I actually think that this watch has aged better than some of those early TAG reissues.
Todays candidateBest of all, these Oris Chronoris watches werent overly expensive. I feel like they were somewhere around $2,000, but there was usually room for negotiation. These days, the 2005 Replica Edition is still fairly easy to find. However, finding one with all the kit or the original strap isnt quite as simple. Todays candidate is on the higher side at 1,880, but it looks like its in lovely condition. The watch and the photos are the property of Uhrenworld M1nchen Center GmbH and its currently listed on Chrono24. As you can see, this model comes with all the kit and still looks very fresh and modern.Oris is a great brand with an increasingly cool lineup. This Chronoris from 2005 is a really cool blast from the relatively recent past. Whether its nice enough for your vote is what counts. Lets get to it and see where you stand on this nifty chronograph.Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition
The Oris ChronorisWay back in 1970, Oris brought out the first Chronoris. These were relatively simple manual wind chronographs without sub-dials with a central chronograph hand. Theres an internal rotating bezel to count the elapsed minutes if you so choose. You can read more about one I own here. In 2017, Oris reintroduced the Chronoris line with a bit of a catch. The central chronograph hand was gone and were left with just a rotating inner bezel and a normal sweep seconds hand. The watches look good, but Ive always thought the use of the Chronoris name a bit awkward. In 2005, though, Oris actually gave the world a very different version for the lines 35th birthday.is a seriously neat watchIm just going to go ahead and say this. The Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition is a seriously neat watch. Its not perfect, but I really think its worthy of your attention. Simply put, this Oris brought more horsepower than any other version before it. The company used an ETA 7750 automatic chronograph in a slightly detuned form. I say that because it only keeps the date at 6 oclock and a 30-minute register at 12:00. The symmetry is sweet. It also combines a retro-correct color scheme in orange, black, and white in a really classy and modern dial design.The 2005 Chronoris also came in a 40mm tonneau-style case with radial brushing that would look right at home in the 1970s. It has a flush-fitting crystal, a screw-in display back, and 50 meters of water resistance. The hidden lugs are 20mm and its highly wearable at 45mm in length. One negative is the fairly prodigious 15mm thickness, but I suppose we can look past this. But then theres the best partThe showroom experienceBack in the mid-2000s, I recall strolling through the Somerset Collection mall in Troy, Michigan. At that time, there was a small Tourneau and they happened to carry Oris. I went in and I really noticed the Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition. Aside from it being a truly attractive watch, the package is what came very close to selling it to me. The watch was sitting on a little stand on its black perforated leather strap with a deployant buckle. That strap was sweet with contrasting orange stitching and edging. What I really liked was the leather zipper pouch sitting next to it with a stainless steel buckle and strap tool.At this time, getting such a neat kitschy package wasnt as typical as it is today. The best thing, though, is that the bracelet on the Chronoris is actually really good along with the strap. Aside from such a neat package, you also have to remember that this retro chronograph space was dominated by TAG Heuer with watches like the Monaco. Now, I dont want to pick a fight here, but I actually think that this watch has aged better than some of those early TAG reissues.Todays candidateBest of all, these Oris Chronoris watches werent overly expensive. I feel like they were somewhere around $2,000, but there was usually room for negotiation. These days, the 2005 Replica Edition is still fairly easy to find. However, finding one with all the kit or the original strap isnt quite as simple. Todays candidate is on the higher side at 1,880, but it looks like its in lovely condition. The watch and the photos are the property of Uhrenworld M1nchen Center GmbH and its currently listed on Chrono24. As you can see, this model comes with all the kit and still looks very fresh and modern.Oris is a great brand with an increasingly cool lineup. This Chronoris from 2005 is a really cool blast from the relatively recent past. Whether its nice enough for your vote is what counts. Lets get to it and see where you stand on this nifty chronograph.Oris Chronoris 2005 Replica Edition