8,050 CHF
Graham 1695, Chronograph Foudroyante, Neuchâtel - London - Greenwich, made in 1998. Very fine, self-winding, water-resistant to 160 ft., stainless steel, split-seconds chronograph gentleman’s wristwatch with round buttons and split-seconds button on the crown, “foudroyante” at 1/8 second (the hand flying over the 360 degrees in one second), leather strap and stainless steel Graham buckle. Accompanied by wooden fitted box. Three-body, polished and brushed, case back with logo and screws, concave bezel, curved straight lugs. black and “guilloché” silver with tritium-coated applied steel indexes, auxiliary seconds and “foudroyante” dials. “Bâton” tritium-coated steel hands. Cal. FR 1695, rhodium plated, 39 jewels, lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, the coaxial single button on the winding-crown is for start-stop and return to zero functions of theplit-seconds chronograph.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 41 mm.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2000-04-02