Horological Meandering

Today's release.. ...  

Love the hand-lettered look of the 'ORIS' up top. But all in all I don't think any version of the Divers 65 has beaten Oris's first one!

... but this one seems too simple, lacking in any striking feature or color. I like some individual elements (e.g., big crown and bezel) but the whole seems less than the parts. Hard to say for sure without seeing more pictures.

While I like the simplicity and it looks like a 5 day power reserve, which is nice, I'm getting a little worn out of watches that try to look like they were made in the 70's and 80's. Maybe I'm alone in that, but if feels like that trend is over (at least... 

But this particular dial and bezel combo doesn’t quite do it for me. Something about the color of the indices and hands against that dial color, and the choice of a countdown bezel seems “reaching” to me. Also, the photos on Hodinkee’s website feature two...  

But I find that it is priced a tad too high, it is more expensive than a BB58 and not far from an Omega Seamaster. Even if the Caliber 400 and 10 years warranty are impressive in their own rights, I am not sure if people will jump on board in light of the...