Introducing the Oris Dat Watt Limited Edition II
Oris is no stranger to collaborations; who could forget the Oris ProPilot x Kermit Edition from just a few short months ago? Today, Oris announces another collaboration, this time with a humanitarian organization - the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS), a group that endeavors to preserve the Wadden Sea in northern Europe. Home to over 10,000 species of plants and animals, the Wadden Sea is the largest unbroken intertidal flats system on the planet. With this watch collaboration, done in the style of their Aquis evergreen diver collection, Oris again shows that it's a company that operates with heart.
The Basics:
Brand: Oris
Model: Dat Watt Limited Edition II
Case Material: Stainless steel with a tungsten bezel insert
Case Size: 43.50 mm
Water Resistance: 30 bar (300 m)
Movement: Oris 743
Movement Specs: Automatic movement with a 38-hour power reserve
Strap Options: Comes with a multi-piece stainless steel metal bracelet, which has a security folding clasp and a clasp extension. It also comes with a blue rubber strap.
the juice:
The Dat Watt II is the second timepiece created in conjunction with the CWSS, as part of its mission to bring "Change for the Better." The watch gets its inspiration from the Wadden Sea's salt marshes, home to over 2,300 species of flora and fauna. The homage shows through in 2 ways - the color of the dial and the caseback. As unique as the Wadden Sea itself, the green dial has a slight shimmer to it, indicative of the water in the salt marshes. The solid caseback used proudly displays the serial number of 1 - 2,009 and shows an image of the Wadden Sea coastline, from Dan Helder in The Netherlands to Skallingen in Denmark. That 2009-piece quantity is not random; it signifies the year that the Wadden Sea was awarded with a UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Oris is a master of sublety (again, remember Kermit) and flexes those same muscles with this timepiece. Wearing this watch will give you a story to tell, about the CWSS and about Oris' climate neutral certification, without being cheeky or overly obvious. But aside from the backstory, it also functions as a full-fledged diving watch - from a uni-directional rotating bezel to solid luminosity and a screw-down crown, as well as the option of a strap extension system to wear the watch over a wetsuit.
With the Dat Watt Limited Edition II, Oris keeps pace with its other 50+ models in the Aquis collection while simultaneously telling an important story about conservation. The 43.50 mm diameter keeping in line with dive watch specs makes it a versatile timepiece for any watch collector, while the subtle homage to the CWSS reminds consumers about the important work of protecting our planet. With its versatility and its price tag, it can function as an everyday watch, a diving watch, or can complement a suit and tie.
So how much is the Dat Watt Limited Edition II Watch?
Price for the Dat Watt II watch will come in at $3,200 USD. Read more about the watch on the brand's website here.