New Watch Alert — Oris Aquis Dat Watt Limited Edition
Oris’s Change for the Better campaign wants to make a difference. The company partners up with various nonprofit environmental organizations and clean-up movements that work around the world. Other than raising attention to these causes, Oris also releases beautiful timepieces, and through them, they support the project financially. Their new Oris Aquis Dat Watt Limited Edition is the next one in line.
The company’s latest project is with Common Wadden Sea Secretariat, a trilateral organization aiming to protect and conserve the Wadden Sea, the world’s most extensive unbroken tidal flat system. Oris’s new watch is the latest in a line of timepieces dedicated to special marine life conservation projects. Just think of the Oris Aquis GMT Whale Shark Limited Edition watch.
Wadden Sea
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2009, the Wadden Sea covers an area of 11,500km2. Located at the southern part of the North Sea between Germany, The Netherlands, and Denmark, this territory has a 500km coastline. It is a lively stopping point for over 10 million migratory birds every year. The sea is vastly biodiverse. Aside from more than 30 species of breeding birds, the sea’s salt marshes host 2,300 species of flora and fauna with an additional 2,700 species in the marine and brackish areas. To sum up, all of these make the Wadden Sea one of the essential natural properties on Earth.
Furthermore, its intertidal ecosystem functions undisturbed mainly. It needs protection from the constant threat of fishing, harbor development, wind farms, maritime traffic, etc. Their new partnership with Oris will hopefully not only mean financial support but also help the CWSS gain notoriety.
Oris Aquis Dat Watt Limited Edition
The watch Oris created to support this worthy cause is based on an Aquis model. As such, the Aquis Dat Watt Limited Edition is 43.5mm and comes in a multi-piece steel case with a unidirectional rotating bezel. Since we talk about Oris’s top-of-the-line diver, the watch comes on a steel bracelet with a clasp extension.
The limitation is 2009 pieces, which symbolizes the year the Wadden Sea was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Another reference to the project is the actual model’s name: Dat Watt. The name comes from the local dialect referring to the territory. The Aquis Dat Watt Limited Edition is a unique watch. For instance, its dial shows the lunar cycle and tidal range in the Northern Hemisphere through the Pointer Moon function that Oris developed for professional divers. After you align this extra hand with the correct day in the 29.5-day lunar cycle, the watch will show you the proper tidal range. It also displays the waxing and waning of the moon.
Further specs
The Oris Aquis Dat Watt’s dial comes in a gradient blue/grey finish with applied indexes. There is Super-LumiNova coating on the hands as well as the indices. While the Pointer Moon hand has a triangle, the seconds hand has a lollipop shape. At 6 o’clock we can find the date aperture. In addition to that, inside, the watch beats the Oris caliber 761. We are talking about a Sellita-based (SW200-1) automatic movement with 38 hours of power reserve, 26-jewels, and 28,800 Vph. The case back contains a unique engraving of the Wadden Sea, the usual information, and its limited-edition number. The Oris Aquis Dat Watt LE comes on a special presentation box, is water-resistant to 300m, and retails from May 2021. Above all, the price is €2,350, meaning you get a lot of watch for the money and support a good cause. For more information please visit Oris’s website.
