An old bestseller reimagined.
Oris is known for its commitment to diving, and the company unveiled a useful tool in 2013 to add to its line-up for fans of the deep blue. The Oris ProDiver Pointer Moon's black dial was given a lunar cycle and tidal range display. Thanks to a clever scale, these two natural phenomena are interconnected like they are in nature. Eight years later, the Pointer Moon function has come to the rescue of sea lovers again.
The new Dat Watt Limited Edition model has been given a gradient blue/grey dial, but it still features the same familiar scale and central white pointer. It indicates the day in the lunar cycle and the corresponding tidal range and moon phase. It just that simple. The Oris brand seems to have almost completely abandoned models that don't possess a symbolic meaning relevant to social responsibility or ecology.
The novelty introduced at the virtual Watches and Wonders trade show is no exception. The watch was created in partnership with the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat — a trilateral organization whose mission is to conserve the Wadden Sea. The Wadden Sea (Dat Watt in Low German) is a shallow inlet of the North Sea that laps at the coastline of three European countries: the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
The intertidal zone covers an area of about 11,500 km² with a coastline of about 500 km, and was named after its shallow coastline. The Wadden Sea is the largest tidal flat system in the world, and its natural ecological and geological processes are of global importance for the conservation of biodiversity.
According to ecologists, it’s where 10 to 12 million migratory birds stop over every year to look for food and home to more than 10,000 species of flora and fauna. The Dat Watt Limited Edition has a special engraving on the caseback to serve as a reminder of the threat faced by the Wadden Sea, and it'll also remind it's owner of the contribution they've made to overcoming them, as funds raised by sales of the watch will finance an environmental project.
The stainless steel watch case is 43.5 mm in diameter and houses the Oris caliber 761 automatic movement with a 38-hour power reserve. The 300 meters of water resistance offered by the new Oris case makes it a suitable diving instrument. It's a significantly smaller watch in comparison to the model from 2013, which makes it more comfortable for everyday wear.
The old Oris ProDiver Pointer Moon had a 49 mm titanium case. The new model will be limited to 2009 pieces. Of course there's a meaning behind the number chosen for the limited edition, which marks the year when the Wadden Sea became a UNESCO World Heritage site (ID No. 1314).