The story of Oris began in 1904 when Paul Cattin and Georges Christian signed an agreement to start a watchmaking venture that has since spanned several generations, based in the Swiss village of Hölstein. Their vision was to produce watches that utilized industrial production methods without losing the emotional qualities of Swiss watchmaking. By the 1960s, Oris was one of the 10 largest watch companies. Alas, like all of Swiss watchmaking, Oris was hit hard by the Quartz Revolution of the ’80s, but managed to persevere and retain its independence. Today, Oris is probably best known for their well-respected dive watches, like the Divers Sixty-Five, with vintage good looks and no-nonsense tool watch qualities.