Both the minute and hour hands are long and thin, lending plenty of elegance to the watch. My favorite little detail that I think Oris really nailed, is the handset. The other obvious jazz-inspired design touch, an etched case-back made to resemble a hi-hat cymbal, is similarly well-executed, but this watch is all about capturing an attitude and a vibe, not the accumulation of jazz-related Easter eggs.Īt 38mm in diameter, the Art Blakey Limited Edition is sized just right for a watch of this type, and wears easily on the wrist thanks to its gently curved lugs. Those applied markers, seen everywhere except 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00, provide a gratifying symmetry to the dial, and represent one of the small tributes to Blakey himself, as each is fashioned in the shape of a bass drum claw. The dial is clean and spare, silver in tone with minute and applied hour markers along its perimeter. A time-only watch equipped with a simple automatic movement, this is a watch with no distractions whatsoever.
The Art Blakey Limited Edition is a simple, art deco influenced piece of vintage-inspired design. Over cocktails and a lengthy set of Art Blakey’s favorite compositions performed by a tight band assembled just for this occasion, Oris’ guests were able to take in the new watch and experience it largely as, I imagine, the designers intended.
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