Oris Williams F1 Team Day Date Automatic (ref. 735 7634 4765 RS)

The Oris Williams F1 Team Day Date model has been here for a while and this year the Swiss watch brand has offered a new, refreshed version of the time measuring device.

Sporting the same “user’s interface” and body shape, the refreshed model is now coming in a sexy multi-piece black DLC-coated stainless steel case that looks especially nice with a black rubber strap and a two-piece three-dimensional dial, also in black and grey.

As usual, the watch’s dial looks extremely busy and it takes some effort to get used to the clutter of numerals on its bezel, as well as its outer and inner (the grey one) dial.

As you can see on the photos, the bezel has a standard 60-second scale, while the dial employs two hour scales: a military-style outer scale with numbers ranging from 13 to 24 and a normal inner scale that features only three “main” numerals: 3, 6, 9 and 12. Frankly speaking, the logic of such a display somehow escapes me.

Also, the arrow-shaped window that features the day of week and date indicators doesn’t make the process of getting used to the watch any easier.

Well, at least its obelisk-shaped hour and minute hands are broad enough and seem to be covered with a generous amount of lume allowing for good night-time user experience.

Beating inside its two-piece case is an Oris 735 caliber, which is essentially the same Sellita SW 220 automatic movement, but featuring a red-colored bi-directional winding rotor with Oris’ logo on it. It is worth mentioning that the SW 220 is a clone of the ETA 2836-2 automatic movement.

Although looking kind of chunky, the watch is very comfortable to wear on just about any wrist thanks to the shape of its case and the pair of pivoting lugs that are inset into notches on both sides of the body, which is about 44 mm in diameter.

At a retail price of around $1600, it may be a really nice timepiece for those digging this kind of style.

Photos: Oris

Oris Williams F1 Team Day Date Automatic watch (ref. 735 7634 4765 RS) specification:

Price range: $1600
Movement: Oris 735, based on Sellita SW 220, automatic, 26 jewels, diameter 25.6 mm, 28,800 vph
Complications: Date, day of week
Power reserve: 38 hours
Case material: DLC-treated stainless steel
Bezel material: DLC-treated stainless steel
Bezel shape: Round
Case size: 44 mm
Case height: N/A
Dial: Black and grey
Numerals: Arabic
Hands: Steel
Water resistance: 100 m
Strap: Black rubber strap with tire tread pattern, black integrated flexible lugs and black DLC coated folding safety clasp
Crystal: Sapphire
Case back: Sapphire