Oris slims the ProPilot Calibre 111 to 43mm and adds pine green and black dials

Oris has returned the ProPilot Calibre 111 to the catalog, a decade on from the original Big Crown version of 2015. The 2026 model stays faithful to its manually wound manufacture movement but reworks the case and dial in line with last year's ProPilot Date refresh, which the Hölstein-based brand now carries across the range.

The case and movement

The stainless steel case drops from 44mm to 43mm in diameter, with thickness falling from a previous generation measurement over 14mm to 13.2mm. Lug-to-lug spans 51mm. The angular fluting on the bezel, drawn from jet-turbine inspiration, carries over unchanged, as does the oversized screw-down crown.

A domed sapphire crystal gets anti-reflective treatment on its underside, and a screwed caseback with a sapphire window exposes the movement. Water resistance holds at 100m. The reduction reads modest on paper, but it matters more given the enormous barrel the caliber needs to store its 240-hour reserve.

Inside sits the Oris Calibre 111, the manually wound movement the brand introduced in 2015, a year after the Calibre 110 returned Oris to in-house production following a 35-year absence. It was developed with the École Technique Le Locle after a decade of work and marked the firm's 110th anniversary.

The caliber carries a 1.8-metre mainspring feeding ten days of power, after which the movement cuts delivery as torque falls. It beats at 3Hz, adds hacking seconds, and holds 40 jewels. The movement fills much of the case, which explains why Oris held the diameter at 43mm rather than trimming further.

The dial and date

The dial comes in black or pine green, both using the mixed-finish language introduced with the updated ProPilot Date. A vertically brushed center contrasts with a grained, pebbled texture around the perimeter and through the subdials, giving the watch a more layered look than the earlier, plainer versions.

The date window is the clearest change: it moves from the unconventional 9 o'clock spot on the 2017 model down to 6 o'clock, integrated into the lower dial for better balance. Applied Arabic numerals filled with Super-LumiNova sit in a recessed outer ring rather than a stepped chapter ring.

Small seconds stay at 9 o'clock, and the signature non-linear power reserve indicator remains at 3, designed so the final days of running time are easier to judge. On the pine green dial, red accents mark the low-power warning, the logos and the orientation points; the black version switches these to orange.

That orange speaks more to the pilot heritage of the line, while the subdued pine green leans toward field use. Both look considerably more muted than the emerald seen on the recent Artelier Calibre 113. Whichever dial a wearer picks, the finishing breaks the information into distinct zones so it never feels busy.

The movement under the display back is the reason this sits above the base ProPilot Date in Oris's own hierarchy, which we track in our coverage of the brand and its watches. The Calibre 111 refined the 110's architecture to improve precision and stability, and the visible barrel shows a finishing level that matches the price.

Straps, bracelet and pricing

Two straps are offered: a dark brown Cordovan leather with the seamless-fit adjustment system, or a stainless steel bracelet with a folding LIFT clasp, itself inspired by seatbelts. Both mount on 20mm lugs, narrower than the 22mm spacing of the outgoing 44mm watch, and the clasp gains an upturned lip to make release easier.

The bracelet wears a fully brushed three-row design, and the crown keeps its deep knurling for grip when winding the reserve back to full. That winding is the one real commitment for owners, though a single session carries the watch through a week and beyond. Registration with MyOris stretches the warranty to five years.

Pricing runs to CHF 6,100 on the bracelet or CHF 5,900 on the leather strap, putting this clearly above the more accessible ProPilot Date but below comparable manual-wind pieces with this much reserve. Both versions are available now, and the reference number runs 01 111 7808 4164 07 6 20 19LC for the bracelet version.

Oris names the movement as its return to manufacture work, and this refresh brings the decade-old design in line with what the brand now does elsewhere in the catalog. In our own coverage of style and watches, we have repeatedly noted how much of the mid-tier positions itself around case dimensions, and this trims against that trend.

The 43mm diameter still lands on the larger side, a deliberate choice given the barrel and the pilot positioning, but the 13.2mm profile and narrower lugs move the watch from occasional travel companion toward daily wear. The sharper finishing in the dial pushes the whole piece slightly upmarket from the base models Oris is better known for.

The task Oris set itself was cohesion rather than reinvention, pulling one of its most distinctive calibers into the sharper visual language it established last year. The result is a ProPilot line that now speaks with one voice, from the entry Date models to this 10-day flagship.

Both strap options are in stores now, and the date at 6 o'clock plus the trimmed case are the changes to look for against any earlier ProPilot Calibre 111 still on a dealer's shelf. For those who value the manual wind and the long reserve, the relaunch gives the movement a case and dial that finally match it.