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Published on May 1, 2019
The Oris Divers Carl Brashear Chronograph 01 771 7744 3185-SET LS is encased in 43mm of bronze surrounding a blue dial on a brown leather strap. Features include hours, minutes, seconds, and chronograph. The watch also measures 16.7mm in thickness and 51.7mm from lug-to-lug.
In 1966, he lost the lower part of his left leg in an accident during a mission to salvage a hydrogen bomb. After an exhausting period of rehabilitation, he became the U.S. Navy’s first amputee diver in 1968, and then qualified as a Master Diver in 1970, the first African American to do so. After a distinguished career in the U.S. Navy that lasted more than 30 years, Brashear retired in 1979. He died in 2006 aged 75. His extraordinary story was the inspiration for the 2000 film Men of Honour.
‘IT’S NOT A SIN TO GET KNOCKED DOWN, IT’S A SIN TO STAY DOWN.’
CARL BRASHEAR
RETIRED U.S. NAVY MASTER DIVER
A LASTING LEGACY
In 2014, his foundation created the annual Navy Diver of the Year award to recognise the Navy diver who most embodies the courage and unwavering determination to succeed as displayed by Carl Brashear. It is just part of his incredible legacy. In 2016, Oris produced a limited edition watch cast in bronze to honour Carl Brashear. The 2,000 pieces proved extremely popular and, in 2018, a second limited edition timepiece – this time an automatic chronograph, also cast in bronze and limited to 2,000 pieces - was produced. A typical diver’s watch based on the Oris Divers Sixty-Five, it’s a fitting tribute to a man who brought about significant, meaningful change during his lifetime, and whose legacy endures today.
REFERENCE 01 771 7744 3185-Set LS
CASE Oris Divers, 43.00 mm, 1.693 inches, Bronze
MATERIAL Multi-piece bronze case, bronze minute scale top ring
SIZE 43.00 mm, 1.693 inches
TOP GLASS Sapphire, domed on both sides, anti-reflective coating inside
CASE BACK Stainless steel, special engravings, screwed
WATER RESISTANCE 10 bar
INTERHORN WIDTH 21 mm
MOVEMENT Automatic winding chronograph
NUMBER Oris 771, base SW 510
DIMENSIONS Ø 30.00 mm, 13 1/4’’’
FUNCTIONS Centre hands for hours, minutes and chronograph 1/4 seconds, 2 subsidiary dials for continuous seconds and 30 minutes counter, fine timing device and stop-second
WINDING Automatic winding, with red rotor
POWER-RESERVE 48 hrs
VIBRATIONS 28’800 A/h, 4 Hz
JEWELS 27
DIAL Blue
MATERIAL Blue dial
LUMINOUS MATERIAL Indices and hands Superluminova light old radium
STRAP/BRACELET Leather
MATERIAL Dark brown leather strap, bronze buckle
EXTRAS Special luxury wooden presentation box, limited to 2000 pieces