Oris ProDiver Chronograph Luxury Watch Review

http://www.thewatchbox.com Oris is different - period. It's an independent, family-owned watchmaker in an era of conglomerate-controlled "masons." Oris is a German-Swiss house in an industry dominated by francophone Swiss. And when Oris designs a dive watch like this Oris ProDiver Chronograph, it's bound to be different. At 51mm in diameter, the ProDiver Chronograph is the kind of watch only an independent watch manufacturer builds. The size, features, style, and sensibility of the colossal sports watch speak to a utility-driven design ethic. According to Oris, the 2009-present ProDiver line was inspired by deep water salvage professionals, and there's little reason to believe otherwise. Consider the Rotation Safety System. Oris-lingo for "dive bezel," the RSS features an enormous ceramic bezel insert within a vulcanized rubber ring. The rubber ring moves freely around the bezel and cannot displace the calibrations until the ring is snapped upward into its activated position. Once activated, the rubber ring is locked to the bezel and moves its calibrations in unidirectional fashion. Simply snap the ring back downward to lock the bezel. Better than a conventional dive bezel, the Oris RSS ensures that dives are neither extended *nor* shortened by accident. The dial exhibits the same individualist sensibility as the bezel. A subtle wave motif is embossed on the matte black surface, and each sub-dial features a unique chapter ring in order to differentiate them. A date wind