Oris Big Crown Oxblood: this is the Oris I want to look at

This is the Oris I want to look at. I've said before that the Big Crown Pointer Date is the Oris that really appeals to me, and this oxblood dial is doing a lot of things right. The numerals, the red, the extra date hand and the bracelet all belong together. I would spend considerably longer looking at this than another ProPilot.

The dial is the reason. I like that the red has some depth to it, and the applied Arabic numerals give it enough shape that it doesn't become a flat circle of color. The date scale adds another ring of information, but I still find it easy to separate from the hours. That is a pretty specific kind of busy that works for me. I can enjoy a watch with several things going on when I can tell why they're there.

The bezel is the part I miss

This is the newer smooth-bezel Big Crown, so it loses the coin-edge bezel I particularly like on the older Pointer Date. I would want to compare those two side by side before deciding which one I'd rather own. The new case looks cleaner, and the H-link bracelet makes it feel more like a complete everyday steel watch. The older bezel has more character to my eye. I haven't handled this reference, so bracelet comfort and clasp feel are still questions.

Oris lists a 40 mm steel case, sapphire curved on both sides and 50 meters of water resistance. The lugs take a 20 mm strap. That last detail gives me an easy alternative if the bracelet doesn't work for me; I could see this dial on brown leather without having to hunt down some awkward proprietary fitting. I haven't verified the case thickness from the manufacturer's specification table.

The movement is Oris 754-1, an automatic with a 41-hour reserve and a separate central date hand. Fratello identifies the movement as Sellita-based. This is a different proposition from the much more expensive Calibre 403 Big Crown, and I don't need the flagship movement to like the design. Forty-one hours is fairly ordinary, though, and at this price I'd still notice it when comparing alternatives.

$2,400, checked November 4

The official US listing is $2,400 as checked November 4, 2026. That establishes a dollar price, but I haven't verified an immediately deliverable US allocation or a discounted transaction. Fratello introduced this exact oxblood execution on November 3; the manufacturer's page doesn't establish its original announcement day.

I'm giving it 106 out of 120 bezel clicks. I really like the dial and the proportions, and the bracelet suits it. I'd still want to see this beside a coin-edge Big Crown on leather before spending the money.