The new version of the Oris Aquis Date features either a yellow or orange minutes scale. The minutes scale is printed on the inside of the sapphire crystal. This was based on research by John Adolfson and Thomas Berghage, who reported in their medical volume Perception and Performance Under Water that the most visible colors underwater are yellow and orange.
The case, in stainless steel, measures 43mm. It has an AR-coated sapphire crystal and it is water resistant to 300 meters. The bezel has a black ceramic inlay.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Oris caliber 733 (base Sellita SW 200-1) with 26 jewels, 28,800 vph and a power reserve of 38 hours.
The black dial with applied indices, is filled with SuperLuminova. Nickel hour and minute hands filled with SuperLuminova. Yellow or orange nickel seconds hand with 'lollipop' insert filled with SuperLuminova.
The Oris Aquis Date with a yellow minutes scale comes on either a yellow rubber strap, a black rubber strap or a metal bracelet. The Oris Aquis Date with an orange minutes scale comes on either an orange rubber strap, a black rubber strap or a metal bracelet.
MSRP starts at 1,700 Swiss Francs.
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