How is the sustainability of projects of watch industry? Do they offer green-strap options?
While our individual and global responsibilities increasing for a clean and livable earth, the concept of sustainability more and more become a part of our lives. Many industries do their part, collaborate in various projects or produce their products in sustainable ways. While time is going by fast, we taking fast environmental steps in order to do not lose time. Well, how committed is watch brands, which we keep time in their dials, to sustainable responsibility? Actually, watches are compatible with sustainability concept because of their longevity. Nearly all of us has wristwatch that once belonged to grandfather or father. If we decided on watch are compatible with sustainability concept, can ask that how committed is watch brands to ecological responsibility? Let’s take a look at relations with environment of these watches, whose designs we always admire.
We choose first watches of article from brands that sea has always been a part of their DNA. While some brands make collaboration with associations, some of them design watches with sustainable techniques. For instance Blancpain launched Blancpain Ocean Commitment in which the company sponsor organizations dedicated to researching and protecting the oceans in 2016. On the other hand, Omega with Planet Ocean aims to raise public awareness about the conditions of oceans.
Ulysse Nardin Diver Net
Concept watch Diver Net , which introduced with “from sea to the wrist” slogan, designed to limit its enviromental impact and promote sustainability at the level of excellence. Diver Net created by researches and studies on plastic pollution crisis in oceans. A team, which established to studying materials from the sea, is currently researching several avenues of sustainable innovations for future watchmaking projects. Case and bezel designed by nets that are no longer in use. FIL&FAB recovers nets that are no longer in use from harbors and transforms them into polyamide pellets. A transparent ceramic glass is used in watch instead of a traditional sapphire glass, also bezel made of recycled fishing nets. Green –symbolizing nature- is used on dial, bezel, crown protector and strap.
