Oris Watches - The TT3 Chronograph

By: Robin OBrien

I've long been a fan of Oris - an Oris watch was my first ever Swiss watch. Since then I've gone on to own many fine Swiss watches. Although I own several sports watches (Suunto and Breitling being two of them) I wanted to buy another one. I chose the Oris TT3 Chronograph and am really glad I did.

Wearing is believing. One can only appreciate the TT3 Chronograph by Oris when it is worn. It's incredibly comfortable to wear. It's lightweight, thanks to its titanium casing and feels warm on your skin because of its rubber strap. By comparison, my Breitling feels like I'm wearing a shackle.

Apart from the Oris TT3 watch being incredibly light, I also love the dial and its size. The dial is carbon fiber with the chronograph functionality. The dial is both captivating and classic. Even thought the watch is a Chronograph the dial isn't cluttered or overdone. The dial of a watch should stand the test of time. The design should be subtle and elegant, which I think the TT3 certainly is. The size of the dial is 42.5mm - not too large - the design is clean, with large and immediately readable hands and indices. The hands are simple silver pointers and some of the indices have been painted red - the combination of black, silver and red is pure class.

Oris TT3

There are two sub dials at the 12 and 6 o'clock position. They are additional second and minute counters for the chronograph function. All the 3 chronograph hands have bee painted red at the tips.

If I have a criticism of the Oris TT3 Chronograph watch it is the lack of a second hand. I really like seeing a watch count away the seconds - the second hand is like the beating heart of a watch. Also, the lack of this second hand does make checking the movement accuracy more difficult – instead of working in seconds, I now estimate partial minutes by observing the distance of the minute hand between the minute markers.

The Rubber Strap

Oris TT3 Chornograph

The strap is very sexy. First off, the fang shaped lugs that are integrated into the strap are very eye-catching and really give the watch a sharp-edged look. The strap also gives you the flexibility of being able to resize the strap at will (by moving the pin to another hole – unique with the TT3 series). You can get a titanium strap for this watch but I feel that you definitely loose something in the appeal of this Oris watch without the rubber strap. The black rubber sets of the carbon fiber dial and the titanium fangs really are awesome. The button release mechanism is very easy to use, yet also very secure.

The Oris TT3 Chronograph really is a timeless, sleek and beautiful watch. I feel that it is a credible sports watch and one that will last the test of time. I've had my new Oris TT3 for several months now and love wearing it - my Breitling hasn't seen the light of day since I got it.

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