DOING GOOD
FLYING DOCTORS
profit organization called Pelagios Kakunjá.
Oris ambassador and professional diver
Jérôme Delafoss will wear the watch.
Pelagios Kakunjá’s mission is to under-
stand movements and migratory pathways
of marine top predators. Its latest proj-
ect will look to learn more about migra-
tion routes of the endangered Scalloped
Hammerhead species of shark in the
Eastern Pacific.
Limited to 2,000 pieces, the Oris
Hammerhead Limited Edition reflects the
color of the ocean with a blue central sec-
onds hand and a blue minutes scale around
the outer edge of its grey dial. Inside Oris
Cal. 752, an automatic movement based
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on Sellita SW 220-1, featuring big day and
date indicator at 3 o’clock. The caseback is
embossed with a hammerhead shark and
the limited edition number.
FLYING DOCTORS
This year Oris adds a second watch to an
existing partnership with Australia’s Royal
Flying Doctor Service, a well-known aero-
medical service. Oris first worked with the
non-profit in 2013. The new watch, called
the Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited
Edition II, is based on the Oris Big Crown
and is the second models in the series.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides
emergency and primary healthcare services
to people living in rural areas of Australia. It
operates a fleet of more than sixty aircraft
from bases around the country.
Like the original Flying Doctor Service
watch, this new model also features a pul-
someter. New this year is an upgrade that
scales it over twenty heartbeats for even
faster readings. The 45mm steel watch,
which sports touch es of deep orange to
reflect the colors of the Australian Outback,
also offers a bi-rotating bezel that can be
used as a timer or a second time zone.
The Service’s logo appears on the dial ring
at 12 o’clock and is also embossed on the
caseback. The watch is sold as a limited edi-
tion of 2,000.
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