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The link between mechanical wristwatches and the automotive
world goes back generations – now Oris is giving it fresh credence with the
introduction of the striking, sculpted TT 1 Engine
Date, a watch inspired by motor sport.
The TT1 line of watches celebrates the connection Oris has
enjoyed with motor sport for half a century, particularly
with the Williams Formula 1 Team. The independent
Swiss watch company and the legendary British
team have been partners since 2003, making Oris Williams’s
longest-serving sponsor. Oris’s first motor sport
watch was the Chronoris of 1970, which also housed
Oris’s first chronograph movement. In the years since,
Oris has developed countless high-performance watches
inspired by the speed, power, technology and innovation
of motor sport.
Echoing the lines of a Formula 1 car, the new model is a statement
piece, defined by its dramatic architecture. The
TT1 Engine Date’s 42mm stainless steel case is
haunched and angular; the multi-layered dial is part skeletonized to
reveal glimpses of the inner workings of the
watch’s mechanical movement; and the crown and dial
ring are grooved and fluted to reflect the precision, detail
and finesse of motor sport engineering.
Oris’s designers have refined the design of the new TT1. Its
case has been streamlined to sit more elegantly on the
wrist, while the signature muscular lugs have been shortened
so that both the pivoting stainless steel bracelet
and black rubber strap fit more ergonomically around
wrists of varying sizes. The dial is even more three-dimensional
than in previous models, with a skeletonized
date disc, faceted applied numerals and the fluted
dial ring. The case and bracelet’s combination of brushed
and polished elements complete the watch’s athletic
form.
Inside the new TT1 is a mechanical movement that gives the
watch a sweeping seconds hand and a date indication at 6 o’clock. The
movement’s bridges have a smokey, anthracite finish
that adds to the watch’s brooding, masculine feel and textured aesthetic. Both
the seconds hand and the date indicator are colored in Williams blue to signify
the relationship between the two companies.
The new Oris TT1 Engine Date is the latest expression of Oris’s deep passion for motor sport and a
watch for a today’s style-conscious motor sport aficionado
