ORIS – Aquis El Hierro Limited Edition NEW
Oris’s deep commitment
The independent Swiss watchmaker’s latest diver’s watch is inspired by a submarine volcano
Oris’ latest diver’s watch is inspired by a submarine volcano located off the coast of El Hierro, the most south-western of the Spanish-owned Canary Islands.
In October 2011, strange activity was observed off the coast of El Hierro, the most south-western of the Spanish-owned Canary Islands. Patches of pale-coloured water began appearing, dead fish floated on the ocean surface, and locals noted a strong smell of sulphur in the air. It turned out that these were the first signs of a submarine volcanic eruption, some 1,000 metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. The eruption continued until March the following year, leaving the cone of the volcano just 86 metres below the water’s surface.
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The independent Swiss watchmaker Oris has partnered with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) to support three student scholarships at the Faculty of Marine Sciences at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC). The travel scholarships will be open to those studying for a Master’s degree in oceanography and will include internships which will be framed to the Master thesis project in relation to the El Hierro volcano. Despite being a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 2000, the volcanic El Hierro is the least studied of the Canary Islands.
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Funds for Oris’s contribution to the scholarship will be raised through sales of the Oris El Hierro Limited Edition watch, a black DLC-coated version of the Oris Aquis. The back of the watch will feature an engraving of the volcano and its coordinates. The new El Hierro Limited Edition watch mimics the volcanic rock with its black and grey colour scheme, while the red used on the bezel minutes scale, dial and central seconds hand represent molten lava.
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The watch is powered by an automatic movement and has all the features common to Oris’s collection of Aquis diver’s watches, including a unidirectional rotating bezel with a ceramic inlay; a crown protection device; water-resistance to 30 bar/300m, and a black rubber strap with the Oris-developed safety anchor and quick-adjust sliding-sledge folding clasp.
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The Oris El Hierro Limited Edition joins an exclusive list of limited edition diving watches made by the independent Swiss brand. Like each of its predecessors, it’s a high-functioning tool that contributes to the work of an environmentally focused organisation. It will be limited to 2,000 pieces, is available from May, and will be priced CHF 1,950.
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Product Features
Model: Oris Aquis Great El Hierro Limited Edition to 2,000 pieces
Reference No. 01733 7653 4783-Set RS Black Rubber strap
Movement
Automatic movement Oris Cal. 733 (based on Sellita SW 200-1)
With date window at 6 o’clock
Dimensions: Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2’’’
Functions
Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date window,
Instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
Winding: Automatic winding, bi-directionally rotating red rotor
Power-Reserve: 38 hrs
Vibrations: 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
Jewels: 26
Case
Material: Multi-piece stainless steel case with black DLC coating
Size: Ø 43.00 mm, 1.693 inches
Top Glass: Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
Case Back: Stainless steel, black DLC plated, screwed, special engravings
Operating Devices: Stainless steel screw-in security crown, black DLC plated
Water Resistance: 30 bar (300 m)
Interhorn Width: 26 mm
Diver’s unidirectional revolving top ring with redand white minute scale on black ceramic inlay
Screw-in case back with special illustration and engraved limitation number
Crystal
Sapphire crystal domed on both sides with inner anti-reflective coating
Dial
Black dial with applied indices filled with Super-LumiNova® GL
Black nickel hour and minute hands with Super-LumiNova® GL inserts
Red nickel central second hand with Super-LumiNova® GL ‘lollipop’ insert
Strap
Black rubber strap with Oris-developed safety anchor and quick-adjust sliding-sledge folding clasp coated in black DLC
Extras
Special box, certificate, limited to 2000
Price
Swiss Retail Price: CHF 1,950.00
Edition
Limited edition 2000 pieces
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