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·Your Oris watch is likely over 50 years old.
https://www.watchtime.com/featured/timepiece-timeline-23-key-moments-history-oris-watches/
In the era when your was made, Oris aimed their product at a market that wanted moderately priced watches. Oris was a cut above a Timex, but they didn’t compete with contemporary Bulova, Gruen, and other comparable makes of the time. Your Oris has what is known as a pin lever escapement, and “rocker bar” winding. These features are usually associated with lower priced watches. A lot of watchmakers will not work on watches of this quality. You need to talk to a watchmaker who will assess the watch for its suitability for repair. Talk to a technician, not a clerk at a watch repair counter at your local big box store. I personally feel that you should cherish the watch as a sentimental artifact, but don’t spend a bunch of money hoping it will be a successful repair.
In the article I have uploaded, Oris sold to ASUAG In 1970. And it became part of SSIH, and later, Swatch. Since then, the quality of Oris watches has vastly improved, comparable to many other modern well known makes of medium quality (I. e. Tag Heuer, Rodania, Tissot mechanicals, not quartz, and other current brands with mechanical watches (not Bulova, Invicta, and others).
https://www.watchtime.com/featured/timepiece-timeline-23-key-moments-history-oris-watches/
In the era when your was made, Oris aimed their product at a market that wanted moderately priced watches. Oris was a cut above a Timex, but they didn’t compete with contemporary Bulova, Gruen, and other comparable makes of the time. Your Oris has what is known as a pin lever escapement, and “rocker bar” winding. These features are usually associated with lower priced watches. A lot of watchmakers will not work on watches of this quality. You need to talk to a watchmaker who will assess the watch for its suitability for repair. Talk to a technician, not a clerk at a watch repair counter at your local big box store. I personally feel that you should cherish the watch as a sentimental artifact, but don’t spend a bunch of money hoping it will be a successful repair.
In the article I have uploaded, Oris sold to ASUAG In 1970. And it became part of SSIH, and later, Swatch. Since then, the quality of Oris watches has vastly improved, comparable to many other modern well known makes of medium quality (I. e. Tag Heuer, Rodania, Tissot mechanicals, not quartz, and other current brands with mechanical watches (not Bulova, Invicta, and others).
