n keeping with Oris’s visual codes, the Artelier S’s form is motivated by only what is necessary. The smooth, round, 38mm stainless steel case has been carefully designed to deliver comfort and practicality; the lugs flow elegantly away from the case into a leather strap; the hands are gently tapered and filled with a filigree-thin line of lume; and the hour and minute markers are cut tight to the dial’s outer edge so that they’re legible while never feeling intrusive.

Speaking of the dial, there are two options; one in a deep black, and a second in a mature, forest green, a subtle nod to its Swiss home in the verdant Waldenburg Valley.

Inside the Artelier S is a Swiss-made mechanical movement, in this case the automatic calibre Oris 733, wound by the motion of the brand’s signature Red Rotor and visible through an exhibition case back. Simple, elegant, classic, pure. This is the story of the ageless Artelier S.