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Based on Oris’s high-performance Aquis diver’s watch, this limited edition supports Seoul KFEM’s mission to clean, protect and restore the Hangang River. The Oris Hangang Limited Edition is water-resistant to 30 bar (300 metres) and is powered by an automatic movement that provides the watch with a small seconds and a circular date window. The case back is decorated with an engraving of a map of the Hangang’s path across Korea, and the limited edition number.
Oris’s new limited edition diver’s watch supports a Seoul-based project to clean up South Korea’s mighty Hangang River.
Time to clean up
This year, Oris is partnering with the pioneering Seoul KFEM, part of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movements, by issuing the Oris Hangang Limited Edition, a limited edition watch that highlights the plight of the Hangang River in South Korea. The Hangang is South Korea’s second longest but most important river because it supplies water to the 10 million inhabitants of the country’s capital, Seoul. But years of neglect have left it dirty, polluted and in desperate need of restoration. As part of the new partnership, Oris will be supporting a series of clean-up days Seoul KFEM has scheduled for later this year.
Oris Hangang Limited Edition
The watch is based on Oris’s high-performance Aquis diver’s watch and shares the same function and performance profile. It has a 43.50 mm stainless steel case with a uni-directional rotating bezel for safely recording dive times. The deep green colour of both the ceramic bezel insert and the dial are inspired by creek waters found at the Hangang’s source. The Oris Hangang Limited Edition is water-resistant to 30 bar (300 metres) and is powered by an automatic movement that provides the watch with a small seconds and a circular date window. The case back is decorated with an engraving of a map of the Hangang’s path across Korea, and the limited edition number.
REFERENCE 01 743 7734 4187-Set
CASE Oris Aquis, 43.50 mm, 1.713 inches, Stainless steel
MATERIAL Multi-piece stainless steel case, ceramic minutes scale top ring
SIZE 43.50 mm, 1.713 inches
TOP GLASS Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
CASE BACK Stainless steel, screwed, special engravings
OPERATING DEVICES Stainless steel screw-in security crown
WATER RESISTANCE 30 bar
INTERHORN WIDTH 24 mm
MOVEMENT Automatic winding small second, date developed by Oris
NUMBER Oris 743, base SW 220-1
DIMENSIONS Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2’’’
FUNCTIONS Centre hands for hours and minutes, subsidiary second at 9 h, date window, 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 28
DIAL Green
MATERIAL Green dial
LUMINOUS MATERIAL Indices and hands Superluminova BG W9
STRAP/BRACELET Stainless steel
MATERIAL Multi-piece stainless steel metal bracelet, folding clasp with extension
EXTRAS Special box, certificate, limited to 2000 pieces
Oris Debuts Aquis Hangang Limited Edition
August 10, 2020
by Sean Lorentzen
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/oris-debuts-limited-edition-aquis-hangang-limited-edition/
While an increasing number of brands throughout the watch industry have been partnering with environmental conservation initiatives over the course of the past few years, few have made these efforts as central to their overall brand message as Oris. The independent marque has made efforts around the globe with various environmental partners, particularly focusing on marine and aquatic preservation efforts. 2020 has already seen Oris reunite with the Florida-based Coral Restoration Foundation to help protect the United States’ most important coral reef system, and for its latest release the brand has turned its conservation efforts eastward to South Korea. The Hangang River is the second longest and by far the most important waterway in South Korea, running through the capital of Seoul and providing water to over 10 million people.
Although the Hangang River provides a vital resource both for the people of Seoul and for the wealth of Korean wildlife, continuous pollution of the river for decades has jeopardized both the drinking water supply and the delicate ecosystem it supports. In order to combat this threat, Oris has partnered with the Seoul Korean Federation for Environmental Movements (or KFEM) to support the organization’s ongoing cleanup efforts. To commemorate this partnership, Oris has unveiled a unique limited edition Aquis celebrating the beauty of the Hangang River. The Oris Aquis Hangang Limited Edition combines a pair of distinctive complications with an emerald green colorway evoking the pristine riverfront.
The 43.5mm stainless steel case of the Oris Aquis Hangang Limited Edition (ref. 01 743 7734 4187) ought to be a familiar sight to those acquainted with Oris’ flagship diver, whose unorthodox dimensions keep it distinct from most of its competitors. The hefty case diameter is somewhat misleading, as the Aquis’ trademark short and narrow lugs with a pronounced downturn help the watch to wrap around the wrist remarkably well. That said, this is still a case with some noticeable visual heft, and the beefy crown guards combined with the vertical case sides ensure this is a design with commanding wrist presence. Like the standard Aquis, this new model boasts a solid 300 meters of water resistance but sets itself apart in two key areas. The first of these is the unidirectional dive bezel. The Hangang Limited Edition introduces a special ceramic insert to the usual design, rendered in a deep and muted hunter green that reads nearly black under indirect light. This more reserved tone adds a touch of contrast with the more saturated shades on the dial but maintains the green theme without feeling overpowering. The other unique element is the caseback, where Oris has added a deep etching displaying the course of the Hangang River from its source in the Taebaek Mountains to its mouth at the Yellow Sea.
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