ORIS, LIMITED EDITION STAINLESS STEEL 'BIG CROWN POINTER DATE HANK AARON' REF. 0175477854081-SET

CIRCA: 2024

CASE NO: 4073574, 0360/2297

CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel

CASE DIAMETER: 40 mm.

DIAL: Silvered

MOVEMENT: Automatic

FUNCTIONS: Pointer date

BUCKLE: Stainless steel Oris buckle

BOX: Yes

PAPERS: Yes

WITH: Undated Oris Warranty Card, Limited Edition Certificate, additional fabric strap and buckle, spring bar tool with two additional spring bars, sales tag, reproduction baseball with printed Hank Aaron signature, product literature, presentation box and outer packaging 

$1,000-2,000 | £790-1,600 | €960-1,900

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In honor of legendary baseball Hall-of-Famer and humanitarian Hank Aaron, Oris released a special edition Big Crown Pointer Date model limited to 2297 examples - one for each of Hank's RBIs, still a Major League Baseball Aaron never courted the limelight, but his achievements on and off the field meant it always found him. A little over 50 years ago, in 1974, he broke Babe Ruth's near-40-year home run record. Despite his successes and the adulation that followed, Hank was always known for his grace and humility.

This special watch is detailed it with blue, red, and white to echo the uniform of Hank Aaron, and finished it with a blue leather strap with baseball-glove stitching. It also comes with a blue, red, and white NATO strap. The watch supports the work of the Chasing the Dream Foundation and this particular watch also supports the Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation.

The Brian LaViolette Scholarship Foundation would like to thank Adam Funk of Diamonds and Gold in Green Bay, Oris, and VJ Geronimo for their generous donation