ORIS Air Racing Edition IV

Inspired by the sky

Oris introduces the Air Racing Edition IV  

In honour of the Oris Swiss Air Racing Team’s Gold Race win at the 2013 National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, Oris is proud to present the Air Racing Edition IV, a pilot’s watch limited to 1,000 pieces.  

The race was won by Oris ambassador Don Vito Wypraechtiger in his Formula One class Scarlet Screamer. The enormously talented Swiss aerobatic pilot became the first non-American to win the Gold Race in the event’s 50-year history.  

To commemorate Don Vito’s landmark achievement, Oris has created the Air Racing Edition IV, the latest addition to the new Oris Big Crown ProPilot collection. The new watch has an engraved outline of the Scarlet Screamer on its case back, alongside its limited-edition number. Its grey dial has black 3D- printed numerals, while the hands and hour markers are finished in green Super-LumiNova. The contrast between the grey and the green makes the watch highly legible in all conditions.  

The watch’s legibility is improved further by its domed sapphire crystal glass, which is treated with an anti-reflective coating on the inside to minimise glare caused by the sun and reflections from cockpit instruments.  

The timepiece has a black diamond-like carbon PVD-coated stainless steel 45mm case and comes on a grey fabric strap with an Oris-patented folding clasp, also finished in black diamond- like carbon PVD-coated stainless steel. The watch is powered by an automatic movement and is water-resistant to 10bar/100m.   

The Air Racing Edition IV’s pilot’s watch credentials will come in handy when Don Vito returns to Reno in September to defend his title with the watch firmly strapped to his wrist.