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Oris honours Lou Gehrig with a limited edition for ALS awareness
A 2,130-piece tribute to baseball’s “Iron Horse”, made with the Lou and Eleanor Gehrig Family Foundation to raise awareness of ALS.
Oris has unveiled the Lou Gehrig Limited Edition, a watch built on the Big Crown Pointer Date and created in support of The Lou and Eleanor Gehrig Family Foundation to raise awareness of ALS. Limited to 2,130 numbered pieces and priced at CHF 2,400, it reaches Oris in June 2026. More than a release, it is a tribute, the watch carrying the story rather than leading it.
The Iron Horse
A legacy of endurance
Lou Gehrig played 2,130 consecutive games for the New York Yankees, a record that earned him the nickname “The Iron Horse” and defined a reputation for endurance and consistency. For more than a decade he was the steady heart of one of the sport’s greatest teams, his number 4 retired by the Yankees in 1940, the first such honour in baseball.
The Man
Grace in 1939
In 1939, after his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Gehrig stepped away from the game and delivered a farewell speech at Yankee Stadium that remains one of sport’s most moving moments, composed and grateful in the face of the worst news. His name has been bound to ALS awareness ever since, and June 2 is now observed in the United States as Lou Gehrig Day.
The Watch
Built on the Big Crown
The tribute is built on the Big Crown Pointer Date, a 40mm stainless-steel watch with a vintage sensibility drawn from the 1920s and 1930s. A silver dial with a vertical brushed finish evokes the strength and steadiness that defined Gehrig’s career, while a mix of numerals and indices echoes Oris design codes from the era.
The Details
A tribute written in the dial
Look closer and the references accumulate. A blue “4” on the date ring marks his retired jersey number, and blue accents across the dial and an additional NATO strap nod to the Yankees’ colours. The main strap is brown leather with double stitching inspired by the seams of a baseball glove, the kind of detail that rewards a second look.
The Dial
The blue number four
Every element is deliberate. The blue “4” sits quietly on the date ring, legible only to those who know to look, rewarding the wearer rather than announcing itself. Super-LumiNova on the hands, numerals and indices keeps it readable, the vintage codes carried into a watch made to be worn.
The Caseback
His own words, engraved
On the reverse, Gehrig’s 1939 farewell speech is engraved into the case back alongside each watch’s individual edition number. The run is limited to 2,130 pieces, a direct reference to his consecutive-games record and a quiet symbol of endurance, the man’s words carried on the back of the watch.
The Cause
Why it matters
Through the edition, Oris supports The Lou and Eleanor Gehrig Family Foundation in its work to raise awareness of ALS and advance research into the disease. It is the kind of partnership that gives a release its weight, a watch built not only to mark a legacy but to do something with it, turning attention into support for a cause that still needs it.
The Set
A collector’s tribute
Each watch arrives in a special presentation box with a specially stamped baseball card, an additional blue, white and grey NATO strap and a strap-change tool. Inside is the Oris Calibre 754 automatic with a 41-hour power reserve. The packaging treats the watch as what it is, an object of remembrance as much as a timepiece.
On The Wrist
Made to be worn
At 40mm the case wears easily, the brown glove-stitched strap softening the steel while the blue, white and grey NATO offers a sportier second look. The dependable Calibre 754 keeps it firmly an everyday watch, in keeping with a tribute built around endurance rather than display.
The specifications
Model: Lou Gehrig Limited Edition, based on the Big Crown Pointer Date.
Case: Stainless steel, 40mm, 12.20mm thick, 5 bar water resistance, domed sapphire crystal, engraved case back.
Movement: Oris Calibre 754, automatic, 41-hour power reserve, instantaneous date.
Dial: Silver with vertical brushed finish, blue “4” on the date ring, Super-LumiNova.
Straps: Brown leather with white double-stitching, plus a blue, white and grey NATO strap and change tool.
Edition: 2,130 numbered pieces with presentation box and stamped baseball card. Price: CHF 2,400. Availability: June 2026.
For Boujeez, this is the kind of release that earns its place, a watch that uses a legacy to do some good, and wears its meaning where only the owner can see it.
Learn more about the edition and the foundation’s work at Oris.