ORIS WATCHES
Oris is founded by Paul Cattin (right) and Georges Christian in the Swiss town of H?lstein. They buy the recently closed Lohner & Co watch factory, and on June 1, 1904 the two men enter into a contract with the local mayor. They name their new watch company Oris, after a nearby brook.Oris expands further still, opening a factory in Ziefen and its own electroplating factory in Herbetswil. The company begins to fit bracelet buckles to its pocket watches, thereby transforming them into fully-fledged wristwatches.Forty-five years after Oris first entered the world of motor sport the company introduces a range of watches named in honour of its long-standing partner Williams, one of the most iconic names in Formula 1.
Oris is founded by Paul Cattin (right) and Georges Christian in the Swiss town of H?lstein. They buy the recently closed Lohner & Co watch factory, and on June 1, 1904 the two men enter into a contract with the local mayor. They name their new watch company Oris, after a nearby brook.