Doing Good
The new Oris Great Barrier
Reef Limited Edition
BY NANCY OLSON
ORIS INTRODUCES TWO NEW WATCHES THAT HELP THE PLANET.
RIS HAS INVESTED IN MARINE CONSERVATION GROUPS FOR
A NUMBER OF YEARS, WITH A MISSION TO BRING CHANGE
FOR THE BETTER RELEVANT TO THE EARTH’S ECOLOGY,
SPECIFICALLY OUR OCEANS. THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED CLEAN
OCEANS LIMITED EDITION AND THE GREAT BARRIER REEF LIMITED
EDITION III DRAW ATTENTION TO THIS QUEST.
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The Oris Clean Ocean
Limited Edition
presentation box with
an outer shell made
of environmentally
friendly algae.
CLEAN OCEANS LIMITED EDITION
There’s no question that plastic is a major threat to the Earth, with an
estimated 8- million tons of the stuff leaking into the ocean each year.
Oris has partnered with Pacific Garbage Screening, an organization that
develops technology to help keep the world’s water free of the perni-
cious plastic, and to highlight this partnership, the Clean Oceans
Limited Edition is making its debut.
The 39.50mm steel timepiece, which is a version of the brand’s Aquis
diver’s watch, features a unidirectional rotating bezel with an aqua blue
ceramic insert that complements the dial. The watch is water resistant
to 300 meters, thanks in part to the stainless steel screwed caseback
(decorated with a medallion made from recycled PET plastic) and the
screw-in steel security crown. The hands and indexes are coated with
SuperLuminova. The automatic movement inside offers hours, minutes,
seconds and date, and a power reserve of 38 hours.
This is a limited edition of 2,000 pieces, and each comes in a presen-
tation box with an outer shell made of environmentally friendly algae.
Price: $2,300
GREAT BARRIER REEF LIMITED EDITION III
Yet another example of the Oris mission to bring positive change to the
world, the Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition III is the third watch
created by Oris that links its mission to the world’s largest and most
diverse reef system.
The Great Barrier Reef is about 8,000 years old and is a rich environ-
ment for marine life and coral, but its condition is deteriorating. Oris, in
partnership with the non-profit Reef Restoration Foundation, has
helped initiate a coral-planting project off Fitzroy Island near Cairns,
and though the project is in its infancy, it has the potential to make a
significant difference.
Also based on the Oris Aquis, the 43.5mm Great Barrier Reef Limited
Edition III includes 2,000 stainless steel watches, each with an auto-
matic movement that offers hours, minutes, small seconds, date and
corrector and stop seconds. The aqua-blue dial is surrounded by a
unidirectional rotating bezel with an aqua-blue ceramic insert, and the
stainless steel screwed caseback is decorated with engravings of coral
and the Southern Cross. The multi-piece steel bracelet has a folding
clasp with an extension, keeping it secure (and water resistant) to 300
meters. The watch is available in June. Price: $3,200
124 | INTERNATIONAL WATCH | SUMMER 2019
Oris Clean Ocean
Limited Edition Back
Oris Great Barrier Reef
Limited Edition III