Any fan of Disney’s The Lion King will know that hakuna matata means no worries in Swahili.
But what about Hakuna Mipaka, the name of a new Wild One watch from Norqain?
The Swahili dictionary in this case tells us that it means no limits, an odd choice for this new 300-piece limited edition, but the name has been chosen to highlight the work of the Hakuna Mipaka Oasis, a wildlife sanctuary and animal rehabilitation centre in South Africa where Norqain wildlife ambassador Dean Schneider works.
Ten percent of the sale price for each of the limited edition watches will go to support the centre’s work.
“Dean is an incredible guy and everyone at Norqain is full of admiration for his drive, his passion and his achievements,” says Ben Küffer, Norqain founder and CEO.
“Collaborating with him and creating beautiful watches in support of his work at the Hakuna Mipaka Oasis is a real privilege for us and we’re delighted to present this special edition of our Wild One.”
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The new watch’s design has been inspired by a lion named King Dexter, who has been raised from a cub at the sanctuary.
It has a 42mm brown carbon fibre composite case with a titanium holder for a Kenissi-made NN20/1 automatic three-hand movement with a 70-hour power reserve.
Its dial is laser engraved to look like the coat of King Dexter, and is elevated with golden applied hour markers, holden hands and the logo of Hakuna Mipaka Oasis at 6 o’clock.
The same logo also features on a crystal case back framed by a titanium ring engraved with the motto: “We need to learn to love them exactly the way they are and not the way we wish them to be”.
The rugged watch, which is water resistant to 200 metres, weighs in at just 84 grams on its sand-coloured textured rubber strap.
It is retailing for $5,590.
