The Mara Safari Chronograph

Marc Goss flies helicopters low over the Masai Mara, tracking elephant corridors and coordinating ranger patrols on the ground. He runs the Mara Elephant Project, which since 2011 has trained and employed over 100 Kenyans as rangers and researchers protecting elephants and habitats across the Serengeti-Maasai Mara ecosystem.

The connection to Tutima is personal, not corporate. Goss's late father was a ranger and pilot in Kenya. He wore a Tutima chronograph. The partnership grew from that fact — from a family who builds watches and a family who wears them in the field.

The watch itself is built for that field. The Mara Safari Chronograph, Ref. 6451-53, uses Tutima's M2 platform — the same architecture descended from the 1984 NATO Chronograph. The case is 46.5mm pure titanium, pressure-tested to 30 atmospheres. Chronograph Caliber 310, automatic winding, 62-hour power reserve. The safari green dial sits behind a 2.5mm sapphire crystal with double antireflective coating — nearly 100 percent reflection-free in direct sunlight.

The details are expedition-specific. Integrated large-surface push-pieces with non-slip surfaces work with wet hands or gloves. Super-LumiNova covers all hands, indices, and bezel capsules — legible in total darkness. A green FKM rubber strap with titanium pin buckle handles heat, sweat, and river crossings without degrading.

On the titanium caseback: the Mara Elephant Project logo.

The edition is limited to 250 pieces, each numbered. Every Mara Safari sold supports the project directly.