Just yesterday Oris presented its 2010 collection first seen at Baselworld to the Singapore press. It was held at Oriole, a great cafe I like very much and which is especially known for its coffee, Oriole's baristas were national champion and runner-up (click here for a CNN feature on Oriole).
Timmy Tan of TimeWerke magazIne, note the weighing scale Timmy brought along to weigh watches - attention to detail!
The event was helmed by Irene Ang, the recently appointed General Manager of Swiss Prestige, distributor of Oris. Irene is formerly of TimeWerke magazine and having worked with her before, I expect her to do good things for Oris.
I have always had a soft spot for Oris as my father owned five of them and still has one, with the rest being lost (literally, somewhere), so I am glad to see Oris continuing to offer watches that are honest and attractive.
Above: Oris supports Lin Bolin, a Chinese artist who literally paints himself into a scene
The Oris Artelier handwind in steel; slim, elegant and eminently affordable
The collection this year continued the themes Oris segments its range into, jazz, motorsports, aviation and diving. All the watches were typically Oris, reliable mechanical calibres (Sellita and ETA) with sober designs and excellent value for money. The new watches that caught my eye will be in follow-up posts on this thread.
- SJX
Below: a selection of watches worn by Oris staff and one spectacular watch on a journalist's wrist
This message has been edited by SJX on 2010-05-13 03:17:43