Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition

Carysfort Reef  Limited Edition

Oris’s latest high-performance limited edition diver’s watch is made in support  of Coral Restoration Foundation™, an organisation bringing Change for the Better to the world’s oceans

What lies beneath

Below the surface of the waves, a global ecological disaster  is unfolding. Oris is on a mission to reverse it, working with Coral Restoration Foundation to bring Change for the Better

Over the last 30 years, scientists calculate  we have lost 50 per cent of the world’s  coral reefs to coral bleaching and man-made causes. Worse, without direct action, coral reefs could become extinct inside 80 years.

Oris, which is on a mission to bring Change for the Better, supports a number of nonprofits working to secure the future of our oceans. This year, we’re partnering again with Coral Restoration Foundation, a Florida-based organisation that has become the world’s leading expert on coral restoration.

Earlier this year, Oris released the first Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition, a 50-piece limited edition gold version of the Aquis GMT

diver’s watch, to raise funds and awareness for the foundation. Now, Oris is releasing a second piece in stainless steel, limited to 2,000 pieces and also produced in support of the foundation (see page 10).
Why? While they cover just 1 per cent of the Earth’s surface, coral reefs support at least 25 per cent of all marine fish species. In turn, these sustain the health of our oceans, which produce 70 per cent of the world’s oxygen. Our planet depends on their survival.

They also contribute hugely to the world’s economy. It’s estimated that coral reefs have a global value of close to $10 trillion.

‘Coral reefs are a critical part of a healthy ocean and provide essential ecosystem services,’ says Martha Roesler, Coral Restoration Foundation’s Chief Development Officer. Hear her story on page 6.
The Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition  is a watch for the future of our planet.

“C oral reefs cover just 1 per cent of the Earth’s surface, but support at least 25 per cent of all marine species”

Hope springs in the deep

Despite the damage, there  is hope. Coral Restoration Foundation is returning life  to Florida’s Carysfort Reef

Oris is delighted to continue its support of Coral Restoration Foundation. Based in Florida, the foundation has developed restoration methods that have been adopted by enterprises around the world, including  the Reef Restoration Foundation, which  Oris partnered with last year for the Great Barrier Reef Limited Edition III.

Oris began working with Coral Restoration Foundation in 2014 as part of its mission to bring Change for the Better. That year, the organisation’s founder, Ken Nedimyer, was recognised as Oris’s Sea Hero of the Year and given a grant towards the foundation’s work.

The first watch collaboration followed in 2017 and proved to be a huge success in raising funds and awareness for the foundation. Oris is thrilled to be able to step up its support again for the organisation’s vital work with the launch of the Carysfort Reef Limited Edition.

The name Carysfort is taken from the iconic Carysfort Reef, a coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary near Key Largo, Florida. Carysfort is part of the Florida Reef Tract, which is the third largest barrier reef in the world and the only barrier reef in the USA. In the 1950s and 1960s, it was the epicentre of the early recreational dive industry.

Over the last 40 to 50 years, the reef has been severely degraded and coral populations in the Keys have declined by around 98 per cent.

 
But all is not lost. The foundation has been working to restore Carysfort Reef since 2014 and has already made significant strides towards securing its future.

So far, the foundation has returned nearly 25,000 corals to the reef through its outplanting programmes, a figure that will rise to at least 30,000 by the end of 2020.

‘Humanity has never before faced the extinction of an entire ecosystem,’ says Martha. ‘But despite the ongoing threat  to coral reefs from climate change, there is still hope.’

It’s a remarkable achievement, and the result of incredible vision, energy and commitment. Oris is proud to join the foundation in celebrating a golden moment.

“By the end of 2020,  the foundation will have returned 30,000 corals  to Carysfort Reef”