Limited Edition: 1,000 pieces
Case: stainless steel
Size: 40mm
Function: central date hand
Movement: automatic-winding caliber Oris 754
Power Reserve: approximately 38 hours
Dial: black
Hands: luminous hands and markers
Water Resistance: 50m
Caseback: solid, engraved
Strap/Bracelet: dark-brown leather
Factory Warranty: two years

Oris introduces the Big Crown Waldenburgerbahn, a 1,000-piece edition celebrating the historic railway that brought people and prosperity to the Waldenburg Valley, the independent Swiss watch company’s home since 1904.

Generations of Oris watchmakers have been traveling to Hölstein on the Waldenburgerbahn train since the company was founded in 1904. This year, the train will reopen after an 18-month project to upgrade it to the latest tramway technology. Once again, Oris employees will be able to make their way to work using this alternative, low-carbon means of transport, helping the brand deliver on the Oris Emissions Reduction Program, unveiled earlier this year in the company’s first sustainability report.

The watch has a 40mm stainless steel case and fluted bezel and a domed sapphire crystal over a black dial decorated with large, lumed Arabic numerals and a railway-track minute scale. It’s powered by Oris Caliber 754, which fuels its signature Pointer Date function, whereby a central, red-tipped hand points to a date scale running around the edge of the dial. It’s finished on a dark brown strap made of sustainable deer leather supplied by our partner Cervo Volante.

The finishing touch? An engraved caseback showing the old Waldenburgerbahn steam locomotive and the limited-edition number. The perfect platform to tell the story.