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Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer Watch
Coinciding nicely with the 20th anniversary of their original Worldtimer watch, Swiss watch maker Oris has released an updated model for 2017 with the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer. First released to much acclaim in 1997, the 2017 version features a new time-setting mechanism. Something to clarify right away is that despite the word “Worldtimer” in its name, the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer is in fact a dual-timezone watch-and not one that shows many time zones around the world simultaneously, which is usually what a “world time” watch refers to (many examples here).To provide some context, the 1997 Oris Worldtimer was notable because the hour hand for the local time could be adjusted back or forward in one-hour increments using pushers in the caseband. This meant that one could adjust time without having to pull out the crown and stop the watch. Additionally, it featured a patented mechanism through which the date would keep track in either direction
My First Grail Watch: Christian Bedat Of Bedat & Co. And RED8
Welcome back to an original best watches feature, “My First Grail Watch.” In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we’re speaking with Christian Bedat, founder of RED8, who quite literally grew up in the industry, and wraps things up with a great bit of life advice.best watches (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?