Lou Gehrig’s number 4 was the first jersey ever retired in Major League Baseball. So it only seems fitting that it would one day land on a watch dial, picked out in Yankees blue on the date track of Oris’ newest Big Crown Pointer Date.
The 2,130-piece release is the brand’s latest salute to the Iron Horse, and the number on the dial is just the start of the baseball references baked into it.
The Iron Horse, by the Numbers
Gehrig earned the nickname putting in some serious work, suiting up for 2,130 consecutive games between 1925 and 1939. The streak stood untouched for 56 years, and Oris capped this edition at exactly that figure.
Sadly, his story turned tragic in 1939, when an ALS diagnosis ended his career and, two years later, his life. He died on June 2, 1941, the date now recognized across baseball as Lou Gehrig Day. Proceeds for the watch go to the Lou and Eleanor Gehrig Family Foundation, continuing a run Oris started with its Roberto Clemente and Hank Aaron editions.
A Dial That Earns Its References
The silver dial is vertically brushed, a subtle nod to the locomotive grit behind the nickname. Yankees blue does the heavy lifting elsewhere, which includes a printed blue minute track, and blue outlines around each lumed marker. There’s also that lone blue 4 on the black date ring.
Oris went period-correct with the rest, alternating 1920s-style Arabic numerals with slim indices under a cathedral handset, all glowing with white Super-LumiNova. The watch actually feels like one Gehrig himself could have worn, which is exactly how a tribute piece should be done.
Familiar Bones
Underneath the hall-of-fame theme, this is the Big Crown you already know and love. It measures 40mm across the steel case with a 48.2mm lug-to-lug, 12.2mm of thickness, a domed sapphire crystal, and a coin-edge bezel framing it all.
Power comes from the Oris Caliber 754, a Sellita SW200-1 reworked for the pointer date and topped with the brand’s signature red rotor, good for 41 hours of reserve at 28,800 vph. Two straps live in the box, a glove-stitched brown leather and a Yankees-striped NATO, while the caseback carries an engraving of Gehrig’s farewell speech and the individual edition number.
Spec Sheet
Model: Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Lou Gehrig Limited Edition
Reference: 754 7785 4091-Set
Case Size: 40mm
Lug-to-Lug: 48.2mm
Thickness: 12.2mm
Case Material: Stainless steel
Crystal: Double-domed sapphire with internal AR coating
Movement: Oris Caliber 754 (Sellita SW200-1 base), automatic
Power Reserve: 41 hours
Frequency: 28,800 vph (4Hz)
Water Resistance: 50m
Strap: Brown double-stitched leather and Yankees NATO
Limited Edition: Yes, 2,130 pieces
Price: $2,850
Pricing & Availability
The Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Lou Gehrig Limited Edition is available now for $2,850 in the States (CHF 2,400 abroad), with each of the 2,130 numbered pieces arriving in a presentation box alongside a specially stamped baseball card.
Recap
Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Lou Gehrig Limited Edition
Oris dresses its signature Pointer Date in Yankees blue for a 2,130-piece Lou Gehrig tribute, tucking the Iron Horse’s references in subtly enough that you’d wear it even if you’ve never sat through a ballgame.
