Oris Swiss Hunter Big Crown
In honour of the legendary jet plane Hawker-Siddeley Hunter the watchmaking company Oris has created a special timepiece - Oris Swiss Hunter Big Crown – which makes the latest replenishment in the aviation series of Oris watches. For the first time Hawker Hunter took off in 1951 as a part of British Air Force and seven years later the plane started to protect the skies above Switzerland. And although the Hunter is no more in military service it continues its flight owing to the Swiss Hunter Team from Fliegermuseum Altenrhein which a unique team of retired pilots of Swiss Air Force. They inspired the designers from Oris to create this limited edition of pilot’s watches.
The new Swiss Hunter Big Crown is housed by a stainless steel case coated with anthracite PVD-treatment. The case measures 46 mm in diameter. Smooth curves of the case are inspired by the lines of fuselage and wings of the jet plane. A tiny silhouette of a plane at the tip of the date indicator also reminds of the legendary air machine.
The dial looks like a cockpit’s control panel while the shape of the crown pays tribute to the first pilot’s watches. The dial is protected with sapphire crystal. The see-through back case allows the owner to admire the work of the automatic movement Oris 644 (based on ETA 2824). Water resistance is 100 meters.
The edition of Swiss Hunter Big Crown watch is limited to 1958 copies – which is the symbol of the year when the Hawker Hunter first took off to the sky of Switzerland.