![]() To me, a big part of that masculinity comes from the angularity of the case and lugs: they are sharp and purposeful and make no attempt to hide. At 43.5mm, this is a well-proportioned yet masculine watch that wears smaller than it reads, which is more than welcome if, like me, you?re cursed with tiny wrists. ![]() In fact, outside of the descriptive lettering at the 6 o?clock boasting of its mighty 5-day (aka 120-hour) power reserve and, naturally, the (very pretty) movement as seen through the exhibition caseback, you?d have a hard time telling the two apart. The Aquis Date Calibre 400, which Oris loaned us a few days ago, very closely resembles the non-Calibre 400 Aquis Date. Going in-house rather than off-the-shelf necessarily adds expense, but there?s a certain cozy feeling you get knowing your entire watch, and not just its exterior design, comes from one and the same shop. This has been a rather strange year for any number of reasons, but Swiss watchmaker Oris intends to end it on a high note with the Aquis Date Calibre 400, a handsome blue diver that is the first watch to be powered by its new in-house Calibre 400 movement. ![]()
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