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Oris Nurse Pocket Watch – A Tribute to Care, Precision, and Swiss Craftsmanship
This Oris Nurse Pocket Watch is a beautiful expression of both horological heritage and humanitarian history. Designed specifically for medical professionals, especially nurses, this timepiece represents a time when precision was not just a luxury, but a necessity in the field of healthcare. With its clean aesthetic, reliable movement, and practical design, it embodies the spirit of care and service that nurse watches have long stood for.

Housed in a 33 mm base metal case, the watch features a crisp white dial with high-contrast black numerals and classic hands, ensuring easy legibility at a glance—crucial in fast-paced medical environments. The mineral crystal offers reliable protection, while maintaining clarity for consistent time checking. The case is designed to be worn inverted, ideal for nurses pinning it to a uniform and viewing the time without removing gloves or reaching for a wrist.

Inside beats the dependable Oris 672 KIF Swiss mechanical movement, known for its robustness and accuracy, offering hour, minutes, and sweeping seconds functions—a vital tool in monitoring pulse rates or timing procedures.

This timepiece is rated Grade B, showing signs of use consistent with its age, adding to its authenticity and vintage character. It comes with a generic presentation box, ideal for collectors or admirers of medical history and mechanical craftsmanship.

A Brief Story – The Legacy of Nurse Watches
Nurse watches, often referred to as fob watches, became an essential part of medical uniforms in the early 20th century. At a time when wristwatches were considered impractical or unhygienic in hospital settings, these pendant-style timepieces were designed to be worn upside-down, pinned to a nurse’s chest, allowing for quick, gloved, and sterile time reading.

Throughout the decades, Swiss brands like Oris contributed to this legacy by producing durable and accurate nurse watches, often with mechanical movements. These watches weren’t just tools—they were symbols of professionalism, compassion, and trust. Today, vintage nurse watches like this one stand as elegant reminders of a time when caring for others and precision timekeeping went hand in hand.

Specifications & Features
Case: 33 mm base metal, polished finish
Crystal: Mineral glass for clarity and durability
Dial: White with black Arabic numerals and classic blued-style hands
Movement: Swiss mechanical Oris 672 KIF, hand-wound
Functions: Hours, minutes, sweeping seconds
Style: Pocket/Nurse watch – worn inverted for chest pinning
Condition & Packaging
Condition: Grade B, with visible signs of use that reflect its vintage character
Box: Comes in a generic box
A Watch of Purpose – Precision in the Service of Care
The Oris Nurse Pocket Watch is more than a vintage timepiece—it's a functional piece of medical history. With its dependable Swiss movement, purposeful design, and connection to an era of hands-on care, it stands as a meaningful collectible for anyone with an appreciation for both mechanical craftsmanship and the history of healing professions.

Case size 33 mm

Manual winding - Chromed

Oris - Nurse Fob - Itm. 328 - 1900-1949

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