Oris Artelier Collection: A Guide to Oris’s Modern Dress Watches
The redesigned Oris Artelier collection brings a cleaner, more contemporary character to one of Oris’s most elegant watch families. At House of Watches, the range currently includes the versatile Artelier Date and the more expressive Artelier Complication, two Swiss-made automatic watches designed for work, evenings out and refined everyday wear.
What is the Oris Artelier collection?
The Oris Artelier collection is Oris’s line of urban dress watches: polished, versatile mechanical timepieces intended to sit comfortably alongside tailoring, smart-casual outfits and daily wear. The redesigned models retain the collection’s classic identity while introducing tauter case lines, cleaner dials, applied indices and more modern proportions.
Rather than relying on ornate detailing, Oris uses restrained design cues: textured dial centres, smoother outer rings, slim hands and applied hour markers. The result is a watch that feels dressier than a sports watch, but more wearable and contemporary than a traditional formal timepiece.
Oris Artelier Date: the everyday dress watch
The Oris Artelier Date is the most straightforward model in the current collection and an excellent entry point into Oris’s dress-watch range. Its 38mm stainless-steel case, clean dial and date window make it suitable for a wide range of wrists and occasions.
It is powered by the automatic Oris Calibre 733-1, which provides central hours, minutes and seconds, a date display, instantaneous date change, a date corrector and stop-seconds functionality. The movement offers a 41-hour power reserve.
Key specifications
- Case: Multi-piece stainless steel, 38.00mm
- Crystal: Domed sapphire, anti-reflective coating inside
- Case back: Stainless steel, screwed, see-through mineral glass
- Movement: Oris Calibre 733-1, automatic; 28,800 A/h (4 Hz)
- Power reserve: 41 hours
- Water resistance: 3 bar / 30 metres
- Lug width: 20mm
- Strap options: Leather strap or stainless-steel bracelet
- Warranty: Two years
Oris Artelier Date at House of Watches
House of Watches offers the Artelier Date in blue and white dial versions, with both leather-strap and stainless-steel bracelet options.
- Oris Artelier Date Blue Dial Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch
- Oris Artelier Date White Dial Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch
- Oris Artelier Date White Dial Dark Brown Leather Strap Watch
- Oris Artelier Date Blue Dial Dark Brown Leather Strap Watch
Best for: Anyone seeking a clean, wearable Swiss automatic dress watch for the office, social occasions and everyday smart-casual styling.
Oris Artelier Complication: moonphase with a modern edge
The Oris Artelier Complication is the collection’s most characterful model. It combines a moonphase display with a 24-hour second time zone, creating a dial with genuine horological interest while remaining suitable for regular wear.
The redesigned layout gives the moonphase greater visual prominence, while the second time zone is shown on a subsidiary 24-hour dial. Adjustments are made through the crown and pushers integrated into the case.
How the moonphase works
A moonphase complication tracks the Moon’s approximately 29.5-day cycle. On the Artelier Complication, it appears in a dedicated window, making it the visual centrepiece of the dial.
Key specifications
- Case: Multi-piece stainless steel, 39.50mm
- Crystal: Domed sapphire, anti-reflective coating inside
- Case back: Stainless steel, screwed, see-through mineral glass
- Movement: Oris Calibre 782, automatic with red rotor; 28,800 A/h (4 Hz)
- Complications: Moonphase and 24-hour second time zone
- Power reserve: 41 hours
- Water resistance: 3 bar / 30 metres
- Lug width: 20mm
- Strap options: Leather strap or stainless-steel bracelet
- Warranty: Two years
Oris Artelier Complication at House of Watches
House of Watches lists the Artelier Complication in blue, brown and white dial versions, across leather-strap and stainless-steel bracelet options.
- Oris Artelier Complication Blue Dial Dark Brown Leather Strap Watch
- Oris Artelier Complication Brown Dial Watch
- Oris Artelier Complication White Dial Dark Brown Leather Strap Watch
- Oris Artelier Complication Blue Dial Stainless Steel Bracelet Watch
Best for: Watch lovers who want a moonphase watch that still feels wearable every day, or anyone looking for a more expressive alternative to a standard time-and-date dress watch.
Which Oris Artelier should you choose?
Choose the Artelier Date if you want the simplest and most versatile option. Its 38mm case, date function and restrained design make it an ideal first Swiss mechanical dress watch.
Choose the Artelier Complication if you want more personality on the wrist. Its moonphase and second time zone give it a stronger horological identity, while the 39.50mm case keeps it practical for daily wear.
FAQs
Is the Oris Artelier a dress watch?
Yes. The Artelier is Oris’s modern urban dress-watch collection, defined by polished stainless-steel cases, refined dials and leather or steel bracelet options. It works well for office wear, formal occasions and smart-casual outfits.
What is the difference between the Oris Artelier Date and Complication?
The Artelier Date is a 38mm time-and-date watch powered by Oris Calibre 733-1. The Artelier Complication is slightly larger at 39.50mm and adds a moonphase display and 24-hour second time zone, powered by Oris Calibre 782.
Can I swim with an Oris Artelier?
Current Artelier Date and Complication models are water-resistant to 3 bar, or 30 metres. This provides everyday protection against rain and splashes, but they are not intended for swimming, showering or diving.
Does the Oris Artelier have a sapphire crystal?
Yes. Oris specifies a domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on the inside for both the Artelier Date and Artelier Complication. Both models also use a screwed stainless-steel case back with a mineral-glass exhibition window.
Where can I buy an Oris Artelier in the UK?
House of Watches offers a selection of Oris Artelier Date and Complication watches online, with free delivery on orders over £50 and 0% APR interest-free credit available.
Discover the Oris Artelier collection at House of Watches
The Oris Artelier collection proves that a dress watch does not need to feel predictable. Whether you are drawn to the clean simplicity of the Artelier Date or the lunar character of the Artelier Complication, there is an Artelier designed to suit your style and the way you wear a watch.
Explore the full Oris Artelier collection at House of Watches and discover a modern Swiss dress watch built for everyday elegance.
