Saving Endangered Rays: Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Manta Trust
Carl F. Bucherer has launched a new, limited-edition model of its Patravi ScubaTec divers’ watch in support of the UK-based Manta Trust, a charity committed to protecting and ensuring the survival of endangered manta rays. The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Manta Trust is not only limited to just 188 pieces: each watch in the run is unique, with its own individually engraved caseback.
Carl F Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Manta Trust – front
Part of the proceeds from sales of the watch will go to help finance a data-gathering expedition in the waters around the Maldives, conducted by the Manta Trust and its CEO Guy Stevens, which will analyze the habitat use and feeding habits of the manta ray population that is currently being threatened by overfishing. Marking this ScubaTec watch as part of a special edition are the silhouettes of two manta rays, depicted as surfacing from beneath the ocean waves, on the ridged, black dial; and a unique, engraved image on the solid steel caseback of another ray ? this one taken from real life and captured on underwater camera, from its underside, by Stevens and his team. Each engraved manta ray on the caseback is different from the rest, with a unique pattern on its stomach, and paired with an engraved, individual identification number. The owner of the watch can then use the ID number as an access code to website where he can officially give “his” manta ray a name. The engraved manta ray on the back of each watch (a...
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