Oris has created a special edition timepiece in association with the Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service, one of the world’s most iconic aero-medical services. The iconic Swiss watch brand first worked with the non-profit organisation in 2013, and this year the two come together again in a second limited edition watch, the Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides emergency and primary healthcare services to people living in rural areas of Australia. It operates a fleet of more than 60 aircraft from bases around the country, including the Swiss Pilatus PC-12. It will shortly add long-range Pilatus PC-24 jets to its fleet.
Like the first limited edition watch, the new model features a pulsometer, used to take a patient’s pulse. Oris has upgraded the pulsometer on the new watch, scaling it over 20 heartbeats for even faster readings. The watch’s bi-directional rotating bezel means measurement can start at any time.
The Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II is based on Oris’s legendary Big Crown collection. A pilot’s watch should be reliable and easy to read, hence the new watch’s oversized 45mm stainless steel case, black dial and clear Super- LumiNova® numerals and hands.
The pulsometer scale is in a contrasting deep orange, not only a colour the eye picks up quickly, but also a reference to the earth in Australia’s Outback where much of the Royal Flying Doctor Service’s work takes place. The watch’s bi-rotating bezel can also be used as a timer or a second time zone.
The watch has a number of touches to reflect the close relationship between Oris and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. The organisation’s logo appears on the dial ring at 12 o’clock and is also embossed on the case back. The watch is presented in a luxurious wooden presentation case that comes with a medal bearing the logo.
The Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service watch edition II will be limited to 2,000 pieces. It will retail for CHF 1,900 on a leather strap and CHF 2,100 on a stainless steel bracelet or crocodile leather strap.
Technical details
Model: Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II, Reference 01 735 7728 4084 LS/MB
Movement
Oris Calibre 735, base SW 220-1
Automatic winding day date movement
Dimensions: Ø 25.60 mm, 11 1/2’’’
Centre hands for hours, minutes and seconds, individual date and day windows, instantaneous date and day, date and day corrector, fine timing device and stop-second
Power reserve: 38 hrs
Vibrations: 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
Jewels: 26
Case
Multi-piece stainless steel case
Diameter: 45.00 mm
Sapphire crystal glass, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
Stainless steel case-back, screwed, special engravings
Stainless steel screw-in security crown
Water resistance: 3 bar/ 30 meters
Lug width: 22 mm
Dial
Black dial with numerals printed in white Super-LumiNova®
Hour and minute hands filled with white Super-LumiNova®
Black central seconds hand with orange tip
Day and date at 3 o’clock
Strap
Brown calf leather strap with stainless steel pin buckle
Also available with dark brown Louisiana crocodile leather strap or stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp
Packaging
Luxurious wooden box with medal featuring Royal Flying Doctor Service logo on the inside
Edition
Limited to 2,000 pieces
Swiss Retail Price
CHF 1’900 with leather strap, CHF 2’100 with bracelet or crocodile leather strap
