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BOAT LIFEJUNE 2018here are greater, more frivolous indulgences
than a luxury watch (a superyacht, anyone?)
but, by choosing right, your next timepiece
could help the seas we love to play in.
It just so happens that “ocean-saving” watches are all
the rage at the moment. Several brands are following
the lead of IWC, which in 2004 sought to protect the
world’s coral reefs through its sponsorship of the
Cousteau Society and the launch of a special series of
Aquatimer dive watches. That association continues
today, but in 2009 IWC launched another collaboration
with the Charles Darwin Foundation which, for the past
59 years, has worked towards the protection and
conservation of the Galápagos Islands. Again, IWC has
established an arrangement whereby it donates an
annual lump sum to the foundation while raising
awareness of it through a series of limited-edition
watches. The brand also created a special 500-pieceWhere IWC led with its ocean-
saving collaborations, many have
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GIVING BACK
These fundraising
watches are helping
to save the oceansT
Skincare by the sea
More and more men and women want efective skincare without applying industrial chemicals to their
skin. As a result, the burgeoning green beauty movement is expected to have global revenues of $13
billion this year. A pioneer in the field is Malibu-based OSEA – an acronym for ocean, sun, earth and
atmosphere. The organic skincare brand uses three types of sustainably sourced Patagonian seaweed
as its key ingredients. The brand’s founder, Jenefer Palmer, learned about the “full spectrum of
vitamins, minerals and trace elements present in seaweed and the incredible healing benefits they
provide” from her grandmother. Unable to find all-natural products, she launched her own brand in
1996 with “products that were not only free of toxic synthetic ingredients, but actually delivered
powerful, age-defying results.” Today, fans include Kylie Jenner, Emma Roberts and Jessica Biel.
Sea Minerals Mist ($38) hydrates, reduces redness and preps the skin for serums and moisturizers.
Hyaluronic Sea Serum ($88) combines three seaweeds with hyaluronic acid to smooth fine lines and
improve firmness. Ocean Lotion ($36) is a quick-absorbing lightweight body moisturizer. oseamalibu.com
Aquatimer Sharks model to highlight the plight of the
estimated 100 million sharks killed annually by humans.
Oris, too, set out to help sharks with its 2017 Aquis
Hammerhead dive watch (bottom), also made in 500
examples. It follows that this year with a new Clipperton
model that is aimed at raising money to help protect the
waters around the uninhabited island of that name,
which lies almost 700 miles south of the Baja peninsula.
Omega offers its Planet Ocean 600m GoodPlanet
model (second from bottom) with part of the price being
donated to the restoration and protection of the
Indonesian coasts around Bahoi and Tanakeke islands.
But few watch brands have done more to keep the
seas alive than Blancpain. Its Fifty Fathoms model, one
of the first professional-quality dive watches, was made
famous when Jacques Cousteau wore one in the 1956
documentary The Silent World. By using some of the
money made from sales of special editions during the
past four years, Blancpain has provided the funding
of 10 ocean conservation expeditions in conjunction
with the Ocean Commitment programme. Its latest
fundraising watch, the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
Ocean Commitment II Flyback Chronograph (second
from top), has been made in 250 examples with €1,000
from each one sold being donated to the program.
The latest company to ofer ocean conservation as
an incentive is Carl F Bucherer, which has made 188
versions of its Patravi ScubaTec Manta Trust model
(top) to raise money to protect giant manta rays in more
than 20 countries around the world. Again, a chunk of
the price goes to charity, this time the Manta Trust.
Rolex is also helping to protect manta rays, having
awarded 100,000 Swiss francs ($101,000) to Kerstin
Forsberg in November 2016 as part of its Awards for
Enterprise scheme. Forsberg, a 34-year-old biologist, is
studying the giant fish in the waters of northern Peru
through an NGO called Planet Ocean.INVEST
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