Oris Automatic Diver Comparison: Aquis Date vs Divers Sixty-Five - Perth WAtch
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Side-by-side comparison of these great divers from Oris - the awesome Aquis Date vs the gorgeous Divers Sixty-Five!
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Fair call and review, highlighting the strong points of both watches. For me, the Oris 65 has the more beautiful dial and boxed crystal, the Aquis is the better tool watch. I chose the Oris 65 over the Aquis when I tried on these two 8 months ago, as I thought the 65 wore on my wrist (7 1/4") just a little better. You can't go wrong choosing either watch though, your choice coming down solely to personal and stylistic preference. I am currently eyeing the Aquis, the green dial though, for variety :)
Thanks for the thoughts there... pretty much agree with all you said, it does come down to some personal preferences. Honestly if choosing a day-to-day wearer, I think the 65 is the better choice. For tool watch credentials however the Aquis definitely has it in droves.
Great video, but agree with the results. However I'd still take the 65.
Thanks for that Craig :)
Great comparison 👍. I’ve just ordered the very same Divers 65, but now you’ve made me put the Aquis back on my “want list”. So many watches.....so little time🤪.
Haha I like the pun of "so little time"... in reality it's more "so little money" for most of us :)
Both great but the 65 is a better size and more unique.
The 65 is indeed a better overall size but I would say the Aquis is just as (if not more) unique. Nothing else has those crown guards and lugs, nor that bracelet.
Love my Aquis... the 65 has not grown on me quite yet, but I am keeping my mind open. I have a feeling I’ll pick one up in the future.
Thanks for the comment Pierre - I love my Aquis too :)
Love both watches and I also 99% completely agree with you on your evaluations and scoring. If you ask me, I would prefer to have the 65 only because I am a sucker for a good vintage looking watch. When 65 came out, I almost bought one immediately, but strangely, more I look at it, more of youtube reviews I see, the look was getting old quite fast, so I decided not to buy. however, the biggest factor that made me not to reach into my pocket was the bracelet. it just seems too...mmm... incomplete?! I mean.. it kind of goes with the look of the watch, but the way 14" last links fall radically off from the other top links and push pins, and another very generic clasp...etc. if they would had better looking, functioning with bit more inventiveness, certainly I would have bought one without any consideration. As for Aquis, yes, very solid looking watch that scores all the marks, but again, I just have too many of similar types of submainer type watches....(mostly micro brands).
in my opinion, if Oris can expand that 65 line up bit more with better bracelet, more functional and inventive clasp and if they can turn down the lugs, just a coupe of mm down, that would fit much better and it would look more vintage and better, IMHO.
also, if they can make 12/3/6/9 to applied indices, that also would look very different along with big stronger and fatter looking hour hand. but again, this is only my subjective point of views, so I am sure many would disagree....
anyway, 65 was a great concept and very well done. just if they could continue to expand and modify it in a very innovative and unique ways, then, I believe they will continue to be successful with this 65 line up.
thanks Ivan. hope to get something more interesting in next review.
if you like the look of the Oris 65 then check out what Christopher Ward has for a vintage diver. its a stunner and half the price of the Oris.
@@motaz1975 yep. I know that watch. that is another great one. but personally, I do not like the name placement at 9 oclock position. thanks for comment.
Thank you for yet another detailed and thoughtful comment - I totally get what you're saying here, and I like all the suggestions for possible improvements you have made there. Those who hold power at Oris would do well to take note of these IMO!
Hmm, sounds like the challenge is on for me to come up with something more interesting then! :)
Excellent comparison, as usual!
I have owned two Aquises (Aquii?) and just couldn't get in tune with the bracelet's proprietary lug attachment system. I like switching straps as the mood strikes me and I find the Aquis' non-standard lugs to be a royal pain in the butt. I had a tri-lobe screwdriver for the Gen 2 Aquis (why Oris? why?!) and it just made things unnecessarily complicated when I wanted to switch over to the excellent rubber strap. The Gen 1 was a little easier due to the standard slotted screw head. I haven't had the pleasure of owning a Sixty Five but the time I had one on my wrist at a local dealer, I liked it a lot. It's got an elegant design and it fit my wrist very nicely. But what I am not fond of is the Old Radium luminous paint that comes with almost every Sixty Five. I've had several watches with that faux patina and I can't say that I ever warmed to it. Maybe one day Oris will release a C3 or BGW9 lume variant of the Sixty Five, and then I will be more interested. Of course, I'm faced with the prospect of a 21 mm strap for the 42 mm variants of the watch, another minor irritation. It's always something with Oris, isn't it?
Thanks for that... haha I totally get what you mean about often something being "off" with Oris! :)
I love the bracelet and don't feel the need to change it on my Aquis, but for people who like to swap out bracelets this watch would be a strong not-recommend from me. The Diver 65 is lovely, but yeah it would be nice if they put out some more modern looking ones with white lume :)
I needed this I’ve been going back and forth on which one I want for weeks!
Thanks for that - glad this was helpful :)
Great review of two great watches. I have the divers 65 bronze bezel and it's my favorite watch. Comfortable and easy to read. Oris make some great watches and compared to the price of Omega and Rolex watches they are a bargain.
Thanks again.
Thanks for that Tom - glad you found this of value. Would you consider an Aquis also?
@@PerthWAtch Oh yes, it's on my wish list (39.5mm).
Diver 65 style easy win...but sorry to go on about it, but you really need to get your hands on a Christopher Ward C65 Diver 😉 Cheers mate 👍👍
Yeah my radar has been tuned to look out for that now :)
Gotta love that 65. Cheers
It’s a great watch for sure :)
Got em both, LOVE em both! Great video!
A position to be envied! :)
Ivan you don't make it easy as they are both brilliant timepieces I'll go for the Aquis but they both have all I look for in a quality brand. Great side by side 👍
Thanks for that Ted - it was a fun comparison to do, both watches I really do like :)
Thanks, another excellent review. Considering your results, I would agree the value prop seems in the Aquis camp yet the 65 is priced somewhat higher. Surely that wonderful domed crystal does not represent all of that discrepancy, otherwise it seems like apples and apples. What am I missing?
Thanks for that Jeffrey... yeah I am not sure myself why there is a price discrepancy here, especially since this 65 model also has a printed dial, albeit it is a convex dial. I also think the bracelet on the Aquis *must* cost more to make. So go figure... maybe they had to splurge out quite a bit more when marketing the Diver 65.
Great and fair review! I looked at both but the 65 stole my heart, it's a case of sheer chutzpah I think and that's hard to define in a head-to-head review. In the 'heritage' stakes I think Oris achieved something really special in the 65, something that though harking back is actually far more versatile as I've worn it at the beach, in a fancy reataurant and in a boardroom and it carries it off so well. Thanks again, great review :)
Thanks for that Cameron - yeah if there was a versatility mark in the comparison there is no doubt that the 65 would have taken that. As for "chutzpah" haha that would be more challenging to include as a mark! :)
Two solid Oris dive watches, and nice comparison Sir. With these two you win either way 👍 Tam.
Haha thanks for that! :)
Yes, as others have said a very honest and frank appraisal of two really great watches, however the heart tends to win over the head, the one category you didn't have was the 'X Factor' or feel good factor or what ever you want to call it and the '65 Heritage would win that hands down. So much so that I've purchased a '65 Heritage with the wonderful 3, 6, 9, 12 dial. Thanks again for a great review.
Thanks for the input, fair enough about the X factor although by definition that would be subjective and mine might still be quite different to yours!
@@PerthWAtch Absolutely right!
I don’t own an aquis but I do own previous gen small sec diver 47mm and D65 here. Bravo to you for this video, cuz judging both is a tough task. One is true tool diver and D65 is more of a desk diver by depth rate. Aquis style is iconic and Original to Oris modern diver today but all steel it is a hefty watch by weight. D65 is joy to wear daily. This initial release design is far better than current offering of diver 65. Personally I think Oris made a mistake tone down D65 with less unique design.
Thanks for that - do you mean the cool retro style fonts that make the D65 especially notable? I thought they still have versions with that in current lineup.
Perth WAtch Retro font dial on D65 is just “original” notable too. It is an incident recognition. Pure Oris and not homage of other divers. Current offering is similar to other diver watches on market today. This version is great.
Excellent review and great comparison
Much appreciated - cheers!
Hello,
Do you have the opportunity to review the model Oris Aquis Big Day Date 45,5mm? At the moment, there are only two such reviews on youtube, one of them is without comment and the other is superficial.
Hi there - I would love to review that also but I depend on what comes into my hands mostly, based on collaborations and local supporters. I am not in a position to buy watches for review. So let's see. Cheers! :)
Good comparison review Ivan!
Old versus New styled Oris watches!
All the best regards!
Thank you - glad you enjoyed it :)
Indeed Ivan :-)
How about oris diver 65 vs mido tribute whos better?
I would need borrow a Mido to compare
BOTH are cool to me, well done!!
I do think both are cool too, thanks for that! :)
That Aquis is a beauty !
Thanks - I agree! :)
side by side, the 42mm Aquis looks significantly larger than the 40mm Divers 65.
That's because it's actually 43mm :)
Fair review 👍👍
Thanks Ashley :)
Both outstanding, but the Sixty five is heavnly
Fair enough - I do think that dial and crystal is pretty awesome! :)
The bezel of aquis is ceramic while the 65 has aluminum.
That is 100% correct
I would love to go for Diver 65, the vintage style of which wins my heart.
Well I can say that it’s a really lovely design, I enjoyed my time with it :)
welcome back teacher
Thanks dude :)
The Oris Aquis green 43mm is a gem of a watch 👍
Green is in fashion it would seem :)
A zero for the bracelet on the Aquis, because INTEGRATED...
Some would go 10/10 because it is SO AWESOME!! ;)
@@PerthWAtch No personal experience with Oris. However...
I had to look a little deeper into the 'Why' of the proprietary band, after becoming aware of the Aquis. So a quick review of Oris offerings on Jomashop showed that Oris makes plenty of on non-integrated bracelet watches including the Oris Diver and Diver 65. Both with 100 meter wr. What jumped out at me was how differentiated the Aquis is from the two 100 M desk divers, as a well as, the brass the company has to call both snorkeling watches, 'Diver' by model name.
With this little snapshot into Oris, I've seen enough. The ruling is- Oris used band integration to avoid cannibalization of their other so-called divers, given their similar price and shared off-the-shelf movement.
Additionally, it should be a watch world crime to make changes between their proprietary Aquis bracelet and rubber strap so bloody involved. Thank you, Seiko!
Thanks for sharing those insights... that’s rather interesting. Anyway, Oris Aquis rocks! ;)
i don't have an Oris ... Yet
You will do... you will! :)
The aquis is a better tool watch.... But its a design that just too normal and largely cliche as most other dive watches...Where as this specific heritage model is much more unique. I got myself the same color option (blue and black) but with the tropical rubber strap and I love it. At USD 1100 from an AD its good value also.
Thanks - did you mean to say that the Aquis is “too normal and largely cliche”? But at the same time it isn’t??
@@PerthWAtch Like I said the Aquis is a good watch. But nothing really stands out design wise... The crystal or the hands or the markers or the bezel or the case. Whereas in the diver 65 Heritage model that domed crystal is such a beauty (the refraction it creates, the dial with that font is unlike most other watches. The case, hands are nothing unique but nice retro, but in combination with that crystal and dial really stands out and ups the game.
I see what you mean. Actually I think the case, lugs, crown guards, and bracelet of the Aquis are quite unique, and there is nothing else quite like it.
@@PerthWAtch I agree the lugs and crown guards are a unique design element. But those integrated lugs with those tri head screws were actually a put off as it restricts options of regular straps. As for the crown guards it really isn't a major design element for me, it's rather a small design element for any watch. The diver 65 with the tropical rubber is such a nice summer and beach vibe weekend watch and on weekdays with a nice leather strap also is awesome at work. It's unique and versatile and after seeing the font style and domed crystal... I just couldn't settle with any other Oris watch. The Aquis compared to the diver 65 with the regular circular indices might have come up on top.
Great shoot out 👍 I think I would have the 65 if I had a choice but both are beautiful watches 😄 Thanks Ivan
Thanks for that James - I do think the 65 is a better choice for a day to day wearer.
65 for me
Thanks for the feedback :)
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