Canaries In The Coal Mine
Where a dead canary means an unsafe atmosphere for miners, the dead
fish that surfaced at the Canary Islands five years ago signaled danger
from below as an underwater volcano spewed massive amounts of lava
and sulphur into the water column just off the coast of El Hierro, the
southwestern-most island in the Canaries. Oris is now teaming up with
Spanish Institute of Oceanography to support internships and study of
the newly formed underwater volcano and has issued a limited edition
of 2,000 diver’s watches engraved with a profile of the mount as well
as its coordinates. The Oris El Hierro specs out at 43mm of black-PVD
coated steel rated to 30atm and houses the same automatic Cal 733
(Sellita SW 200-1 base) as the Oris Sixty Five. Touches of red on the
bezel, dial markers and center second hand complement the otherwise
all-black look. Suggested retail is $2,100.
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