Oris marks the 10th anniversary of Botswana’s aeromedical rescue organisation Okavango Air Rescue with a limited-edition version of the Big Crown ProPilot that’s inspired by nature.
An idea takes flight
The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition celebrates the landmark achievements of Botswana’s aeromedical rescue organisation
Imagine looking at a map of Africa for a place where you can make a difference. With its huge geographic and demographic diversity, how would you ever decide where to go?
This was the question Swiss entrepreneur Christian Gross and German-born Dr Misha S. Kruck answered for themselves in 2011 when they founded the aeromedical rescue organisation Okavango Air Rescue (O.A.R.) in Botswana to service a sparsely populated country with lots of remote communities.
The couple had complementary experience. Christian was a conservationist as well as a businessman, and had already established environmental organisations such as Animal Management Consultancy and the Breeding Centre for Endangered Arabian Wildlife.
Misha had vast medical experience and had worked all over the world, including during stints at International Red Cross and Rega, the Swiss air rescue service. They moved to Botswana in 2011 and set up O.A.R., a privately-owned and independently funded service that operates helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft, as well as a polyclinic, to bring quality medical care to locals and tourists visiting the country.
Oris is delighted to announce a partnership with O.A.R., and a new watch made to celebrate the service’s 10th anniversary. We continue to be passionate about organisations that bring Change for the Better – and about air rescue services. O.A.R. joins Rega and the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia on our list of partner aeromedical organisations.
The new watch is based on the Oris Big Crown ProPilot. Its green dial is inspired by the grasses of the Okavango Delta, and it comes on an exclusive green fabric strap created by Erika’s Originals.
Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition Technical Specifications and Price
The Oris Big Crown ProPilot’s signature features – a robust case, highly legible dial and oversized crown – make it the perfect pilot’s watch. Here, safari detailing celebrates Okavango Air Rescue’s mission to provide medical support to remote areas of Botswana
Reference: 01-751-7761-4187-set
Functions
- Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, date window, instantaneous date, date corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
Movement
- Number: Oris 751
- Winding: Automatic
- Power reserve: 38 hours
Case
- Multi-piece stainless steel case
- Size: 41.00 mm (1.614 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 10 bar (100 m)
Dial
- Green
- Luminous material Hands and indices with Super-LumiNova®
Strap
- Green textile strap created by Erika’s Originals exclusively for Oris.
- Supplied with an additional brown leather strap
Limited edition Limited to 2,011 pieces, each delivered in a leather travel pouch
Swiss retail price CHF 2,300
Available August 2021
