BY JOVAN K
Not long ago, we looked at the refreshed Oris Artelier Complication during Watches & Wonders 2026, a watch that showed Oris slowly pushing its dressier side into more modern territory. This new Artelier Date feels like the right next step for the collection, keeping the cleaner direction from before, but stripping everything back into something simpler and sharper.
Because let’s be honest, when people think of Oris, they usually jump straight to their most popular Aquis watches. The Artelier collection has always been in the quiet corner, more elegant, more restrained, maybe even slightly overlooked, but with this new approach, Oris clearly wants to change that.
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01 733 7810 4051-07 8 20 20 – white on metal bracelet
01 733 7810 4054-07 8 20 20 – chocolate black on metal bracelet
01 733 7810 4055-07 8 20 20 – dark blue on metal bracelet
The biggest shift comes in the proportions. Previous Artelier Date models leaned more traditional in sizing and styling, while the new generation trims everything down into a much neater package. The case now measures 38mm x 10.9mm thick, with a very wearable 44mm lug-to-lug. Those numbers alone already make this feel far more versatile, especially for a watch meant to bridge casual and dressier settings. Oris should have given the watch 50m of water resistance instead of settling for only 30.
Oris handed this redesign project to Lena Huwiler, a 24-year-old product design engineer, and you can feel that younger perspective throughout the watch.
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01 733 7810 4051-07 6 20 17FC – white on leather strap
01 733 7810 4054-07 6 20 18FC – chocolate black on leather strap
01 733 7810 4055-07 6 20 17FC – dark blue on leather strap
The multi-piece stainless steel case is fully polished, giving the watch a sleek and clean appearance without trying too hard. Combined with the domed sapphire crystal, which comes with anti-reflective coating on the inside, the whole watch has a softer silhouette than the sharper case lines might initially suggest. There is a nice balance happening here.
When it comes to the dial, Oris kept things minimal but added enough texture so the watch doesn’t feel flat. You get three options: dark blue, white, and chocolate black. The blue and chocolate black versions are probably the more eye-catching of the trio, featuring a textured sunbeam style medallion at the centre with alternating reliefs and recesses that play nicely with light. The white dial goes in a different direction, using a swirling textured pattern that gives it a softer, slightly more artistic vibe.
Around the textured center sits a smooth peripheral chapter ring that adds contrast and keeps the dial visually tidy. The applied wedge-shaped indices stretch inward toward the central medallion and catch light beautifully thanks to their polished surfaces and faceted shape. Even the handset follows the same design language, with square-tipped hour and minute hands filled with Super-LumiNova, alongside a matching central seconds hand.
One detail I particularly like is the tone-on-tone date window at 6 o’clock. It blends in naturally instead of shouting for attention, which helps preserve the clean symmetry of the dial.
Behind the mineral glass caseback sits the automatic Oris Calibre 733, based on the reliable Sellita SW200-1. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour, features 26 jewels, hacking seconds, and delivers a 41-hour power reserve. Nothing revolutionary here, but solid, dependable Swiss mechanics that make sense for this kind of watch.
The new Oris Artelier Date 38mm is available either on a dark brown leather strap with a butterfly clasp or a stainless steel bracelet with a folding clasp. Pricing starts at $2,200 on leather and $2,400 on the steel bracelet.
Overall, this feels like Oris quietly refining its identity outside the usual dive watch conversation. Less retro, less conservative, and definitely more approachable for a younger audience looking for an everyday dress watch that feels up to date.
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