Oris Aquis GMT Date

About This Watch

The Oris Aquis GMT Date combines the Aquis collection's proven dive watch architecture with a genuine GMT complication, creating one of the most compelling travel watches under $3,000. The independently adjustable hour hand — driven by the Sellita SW330-1 base caliber — allows the wearer to track a second time zone while maintaining the local time, an essential feature for frequent travelers and those with international business connections. The bidirectional ceramic bezel features a full 24-hour scale in contrasting blue and grey tones, enabling tracking of a third time zone by aligning it with the GMT hand. At 43.5mm, this is the largest regular-production Aquis, and its increased size provides excellent legibility for the additional GMT hand without feeling cluttered or overwhelming. The graduated blue dial maintains the Aquis family identity while the arrow-tipped GMT hand in bright orange provides instant time zone identification against the blue ground. The 300-meter water resistance means the GMT complication doesn't come at the cost of dive capability — this remains a fully competent dive watch that happens to also track multiple time zones. Oris has positioned this watch as a legitimate alternative to the Tudor Black Bay GMT and even the Rolex GMT-Master II at a fraction of their respective prices, and the proposition is compelling. The integrated bracelet and overall finishing quality match the higher-priced competition, making this one of the strongest value propositions in the GMT dive watch segment.