Certina has always felt a great affinity for the oceans of our world. Whether it is participating in underwater research projects, the development of pioneering diver's watches or our partnership with the Sea Turtle Conservancy: We feel a deep connection with the element of water.
That is why we love the idea behind #tide ocean material®. Together with scientists from Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences OST, the committed team has developed an award-winning method of mechanically upcycling plastic waste from the oceans. The upcycled material is then made into cool, robust and high-quality watch straps, for example, which will be featured on a few of our timepieces from now on. We would like to invite you to discover this new, colourful aspect of Certina.
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![Tide ocean material](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_full_xs/public/images/2024-03/tide_oceanmaterial_fisherman_loading_plastic_boat_8.jpg?h=62bd74a1&itok=X0-796hR)