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Independent Swiss watchmaker Oris has been producing its Big Crown collection for so long that we watch nerds tend to take it for granted. Way back in 1938, the Big Crown Pointer Calendar made its debut as a model designed for pilots, whose gloved hands could more easily manipulate the oversized setting and winding crown. (Why pilots needed to know the date—let alone adjust it—while flying a rickety 1930s airplane is a question for another time.)
Fortunately, the design stuck around,…
