Oris watches have an incredible reputation for ocean conservation and environmental protection in general. It seems to help form and drive them as a company, perhaps moreso than any other watch manufacturer. Here are just a few of the stories on their website which reflect their ‘Change for the Better’ campaign: ‘Reef Restoration project’, ‘Korea Federation for Environmental Movements’, ‘Everwave’ and the ‘Common Wadden Sea Secretariat’….the list goes on.

The Wadden Sea is an intertidal zone in the southeastern part of the North Sea. It lies between the coast of northwestern continental Europe and the range of low-lying Frisian Islands, forming a shallow body of water with tidal flats and wetlands. Wikipedia

The Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS), a tri-lateral organisation covering Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands that works to conserve and protect the Wadden Sea, the world’s largest unbroken tidal flat system. In 2009, UNESCO awarded it World Heritage Site status to reflect its importance to global biodiversity.