Oris is a brand of Swiss luxury wristwatches. The Oris watch factory was founded by Paul Cattin and Georges Christian at Hölstein (Basel-Country) in 1904. Oris are well known for producing only mechanical watches.The watches are built to display the time while also displaying an elegant, stylish appearance to complement your outfit.
Oris is the name of a stream and a valley close to Holstein, in the northwestern part of Switzerland, which inspired the name. In 1968, the company was awarded by the Observatoire Astronomique et Chronometrique, giving the company full chronometer certification, which is the highest distinction in watch accuracy.
Since Paul Cattin and Georges Christian developed the first Oris watch factory in Holstein, Switzerland in 1904, Oris has made countless breakthroughs in achieving numerous milestones in its rich watch-making tradition. At first the cases were designed with the 1940s in mind and seemed a bit old-fashioned, but today, they are designed with a more contemporary style, and the watches have also been outfitted with some remarkable technical innovations.