Will Ferrell is a die-hard fan of this (relatively) affordable watchmaker

What can be said about Will Ferrell as a superstar watch collector that hasn’t already been said?

The man knows how to pose with a watch. He knows how to choose an excellent watch. He can find special pieces without spending more than a few hundred dollars. He’s a true watch enthusiast, and one of his favorite brands is also one of the most fun in the often stuffy Swiss watch industry. Will Ferrell is an Oris man.

Oris is an independent Swiss manufacturer founded in 1904 in Hölstein, Switzerland. The brand’s long history in producing pilot’s watches and its affordable prices have made it popular with a growing group of young watch collectors. In addition to its pilot’s watches, Oris also produces a host of stunning dive watches within its Divers Sixty-Five collection, a line of vintage-inspired aquatic adventure pieces that offer great looks and solidly crafted movements. in Switzerland for just a few thousand dollars.

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Oris and Ferrell are an ideal couple because they both don’t take themselves too seriously. After launching a Kermit-themed watch last year, JV Geronimo, Oris CEO of the Americas, said he wanted to “make people smile.” A quote that could just as easily have come from the comedian.

Ferrell apparently feels so much affinity with the brand that he wore two different Otis watches last week while promoting Will and Harpera Netflix documentary about a road trip Ferrell takes with an old friend after she comes out as a trans woman. In an interview, the veteran comedian matched his shirt to his watch: on his right wrist, we can see the excellent Divers Sixty-Five Date 40.00 in forest green, with a stainless steel case, a matching rivet-style bracelet, a green account. high bezel and a matching green dial with applied indexes and date window at 6 o’clock. Powered by the Oris caliber 733, it costs just $2,700, a relative bargain in the high-end world of Swiss watchmaking.

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Ferrell also showed a left-center Oris which adds to the fun. The Aquis ‘Taste of Summer’ Watermelon Edition is part of the brand’s Acquis range of more modern divers. This one is a limited production piece with a killer red-pink dial and is housed in a 41.5mm stainless steel case with a red and white ceramic bezel and a steel multi-link bracelet. It’s fun, it’s relatively affordable, it’s waterproof to 300m and it’s the color of watermelon. What’s not to like?

Ferrell is perhaps the nicest follower in the whole wide world of celebrity watch watching – he doesn’t take the “watch” thing too seriously, but he’s clearly love watches. Take a page out of this guy’s book, guys. At the end of the day, watches are supposed to be fun.