By Nancy Olson
ORIS DEBUTS AQUIS TO SAVE CORAL REEFS
To seal its commitment to the oceans Oris has once again partnered with the Florida-based Coral Restoration Foundation to create the new Aquis Carysfort Reef Limited Edition , a steel version of the fifty-piece gold limited edition introduced earlier this year .
The new model will offered as a limited edition of 2,000 timepieces . Sales will support the Foundation .
The Carysfort Reef collection is named for the eponymous coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary . It is part of the Florida Reef Tract , the third largest barrier reef in the world and the only barrier reef in the U . S . Sadly , a changing climate has caused it to degrade over the past several decades and the coral populations to concurrently dwindle . This , in turn , affects the health of our oceans , which produce seventy percent of the world ’ s oxygen .
THE WATCH The new watch features a 43.5mm steel case with a bi-directional ceramic bezel and GMT scale . The watch ’ s blue gradient dial forms the backdrop for SuperLuminova-treated hands and indexes and a date window at three o ’ clock , while the solid screwed caseback features special engravings alluding to the brand ’ s support of Carysfort Reef . Oris has worked with the Coral Restoration Foundation since 2014 . As you might expect , Oris has made the watch fully prepared for use outdoors and underwater . The watch is water resistant to 300 meters , thanks in part of its screw-in stainless steel security crown . The automatic movement ( the Sellita-based Oris 798 ) includes multiple functions : hours , minutes , seconds and 24 hour indication via central hands , as well as an instantaneous date and 24-hour corrector , fine timing device and stop seconds . Its power reserve is 42 hours .
In its new steel case , the Oris Aquis Carysfort Reef Limited Edition can be strapped to the wrist with a solid Oris stainless steel bracelet or an orange rubber strap , both of which are complemented by a stainless steel security folding clasp with an extension . The presentation box is both attractive and satisfying : it is constructed using sustainable algae . Prices : $ 3,000 ( metal bracelet ) and $ 2,800 ( orange rubber strap ).
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