{"id":24180,"date":"2023-07-29T00:53:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T04:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/featured\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T00:53:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T04:53:28","slug":"hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands-On: Oris Honors Hank Aaron With Limited Edition Big Crown Pointer Date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just released by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/watchtime.com\/tag\/oris\">Oris <\/a><\/strong>is the new <strong>Hank Aaron Limited Edition Big Crown Pointer Date<\/strong>, a namesake tribute to the late American icon and Atlanta Braves Hall-of-Famer, Hank Aaron. The Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation partnered with Oris on this limited run of their much loved<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;Big Crown.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Oris-Hank-Aaron-Big-Crown-.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date.jpg\" alt=\"Oris Hank Aaron Big Crown\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Oris-Hank-Aaron-Big-Crown-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-1.jpg\" alt=\"Oris Hank Aaron Big Crown\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Henry Louis Aaron,<\/strong> nicknamed \u201cHammer\u201d or \u201cHammerin\u2019 Hank\u201d, was an American professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball, from 1954 through 1976.&nbsp;In 1994, he and his wife <strong>Billye<\/strong> founded the <strong>Chasing the Dream Foundation<\/strong>, awarding millions of dollars in scholarships to youth with limited opportunities.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Oris-Hank-Aaron-Big-Crown-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-2.jpg\" alt=\"Oris Hank Aaron Big Crown\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Oris-Hank-Aaron-Big-Crown-2.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-3.jpg\" alt><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Accordingly, the <strong>Hank Aaron Limited Edition<\/strong> is distinguished by a color scheme of blue, red, and white, which is inspired by his uniform. It is presented in a 40mm stainless-steel case with a fluted bezel and oversized crown. The eponymous pointer date hand has a red tip, while the hour hand is designed in historic cathedral style. As it is crucial for a pilot\u2019s watch, the white dial with a red-outlined blue minute ring is luminescent for best legibility in all light conditions. The case back is engraved with a motif of Hank Aaron and his famous cross-handed batting stance. As for the movement, it has the Oris 754 which operates at 28,800 vph with a 38-hour power reserve.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Oris-Hank-Aaron-Big-Crown-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-4.jpg\" alt=\"Oris Hank Aaron Big Crown\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-interchange=\"[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-5.jpg, (default)],[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-10.jpg, (small)],[https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-9.jpg, (medium)]\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1197\" data-old-src=\"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date-5.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-150997\"><\/figure>\n<p>Pricing for the Hank Aaron Limited Edition is marked at CHF 2,300. Limited to 2,297 pieces, the watch is delivered with an additional NATO strap in a specially designed watch box.<\/p>\n<p><em>To learn more, visit Oris, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oris.ch\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oris.ch\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.watchtime.com\/featured\/hands-on-oris-honors-hank-aaron-with-limited-edition-big-crown-pointer-date\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just released by Oris is the new Hank Aaron Limited Edition Big Crown Pointer Date,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1107,1108],"tags":[1111,1112,1113],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24180"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24180"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24180\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pureluxurymag.com\/watchnews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}