No brand seems so concerned with the well-being of our world as Swiss company Oris. And that results in beautiful watches too!
From east to west and north to south, everywhere they do their bit on projects that benefit the health of nature, animals, people or a combination thereof. Like here too. Because imagine looking on a map of Africa to find a place where you can make a difference. That was the question Swiss entrepreneur Christian Gross and German-born Dr Misha S. Kruck answered for themselves in 2011 when they founded the flying rescue organisation Okavango Air Rescue (O.A.R.) in Botswana to serve a sparsely populated country with many remote communities.
The couple had experience that complemented each other. Christian was both a conservationist and businessman and had already founded environmental organisations. Misha had extensive medical experience and had worked all over the world, including with the International Red Cross and Rega, the Swiss air rescue service. So they moved to Botswana in2011 and founded O.A.R., a private and independently funded service that uses helicopters and aircraft, as well as an outpatient clinic, to bring high-quality medical care to locals and tourists visiting the country.
Oris became a supporting partner and is now launching a watch to celebrate the 10th anniversary of this service. The Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition, an automatic with 38 hours of power reserve and based on the Oris Big Crown ProPilot. The beautiful green dial is inspired by the grasses of the Okavango Delta, and the watch comes on an exclusive green fabric strap made by Erika's Originals. Costs €2150 More info: www.oris.ch
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