Oris, the Hölstein, Switzerland, based watchmaker has introduced the Doha Watch Club Limited Edition. It is the first collaboration between Oris and Doha Watch Club. It was made possible by the support of Al-Muftah Jewellery, Oris’s authorised dealer in Qatar. Oris is renowned for making simple, robust, and affordable timepieces, addressing a broader segment of watch collectors. The watch is “a fusion of Swiss precision and Qatari heritage.”
Key Features of the Oris Doha Watch Club Edition
Functions
Central hours and minutes.
Small seconds at 6 o’clock.
Stop-seconds function.
Dial
Gradient blue dial, “beautifully evokes the sea surrounding the Qatari peninsula.”
“Oris” is displayed in Arabic script at 12 o’clock.
“3”, “9”, and “12” are displayed in Eastern Arabic numerals. They appear coated with luminescent material, same as the hour and minute hands.
Hour and minute hands are coated with luminescent material.
Hour and minute scale encircles the outer dial, graduated in increments of 5 minutes each.
Small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock is divided in blocks of 10 seconds each.
Movement
Powered by in-house Calibre 401 (no date), an automatic winding movement with a unidirectional rotor.
Drives the hours, minutes, seconds, and stop-seconds function.
Diameter 30 mm. 24 jewels. Frequency 28,800 vph or 4 Hz.
Power reserve 120 hours or 5 days. “Calibre 401, designed for intermittent wear, has a five-day power reserve. It uses twin barrels with extended mainsprings, each storing two-and-a-half days of power. It’s highly accurate, to -3/+5 seconds a day, surpassing a chronometer.”
Calibre 401 is renowned for its anti-magnetic properties. It “deviated less than 10 seconds a day after exposure to 2,250 gauss.”
Case and Strap
Multi-piece case made from stainless steel.
Case diameter 40 mm.
Dial side features a sapphire crystal, domed on both sides, with anti-reflective coating inside.
Caseback is made from stainless steel, screwed to the main case, and features a sapphire crystal. “Doha Watch Club” and “1 of 50” are embossed on the caseback.
Screw-in crown at 3 o’clock.
Water resistant up to 5 bar or 50 metres.
Watch comes with a black and brown leather strap.
Our Thoughts
Special edition watches for watch groups and clubs have become a popular concept worldwide. I am part of few groups which have collaborated with watch brands such as Nomos, Sartory Billard, Czapek, and Norqain for special edition or group watches. They achieve few things. For group or club members, they foster a greater sense of community, and the special feeling of owning a bespoke “off-catalogue” limited-edition watch. For brands, it highlights their creative skills and strengthens their entry into a new market. For authorised dealers, it is additional business. Last, but not least, for group or club members, it helps them add to their purchase history with an authorised dealer, making it “easier” to get allocations for certain watches in the future.
Oris is a volume brand, and there is no advantage or logical reason for them to make a 50-piece special edition club watch. This is precisely why the Oris Doha Watch Club Edition is so extremely special. It is possibly one of the rarest Oris watches in the world, and a genuine collectable and heirloom piece for 50 members of the Doha Watch Club.
Additional Details
Name: Oris Doha Watch Club Edition
Reference: 01 401 7781 4015-Set
Warranty: 2 years, extendable to 10 years for free if owner joins MyOris.
Price: Not disclosed
Limited edition of 50 pieces. Available only to members of Doha Watch Club.
Please visit the Doha Watch Club Instagram page for more information.
We have covered Oris watch several times. Recently, we covered their sustainability initiatives.
