Time for Remembrance: Graham Special Edition Watches Commemorate 75th Anniversary of D-Day
As you have probably read or heard about by now ? unless you’re one of those people who takes long breaks from watching the news ? today marks an important 20th-century historical milestone, the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Invasion that turned the tide of World War II. What better day to call your attention to a pair of special timepieces, built by a Swiss brand with a British pedigree, issued to honor the Allied troops who stormed the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944" Read on to discover this week’s Watch[es] to Watch: the Graham Chronofighter Vintage D-Day and Vintage Chronofighter Overlord.
Graham Chronofighter Vintage D-Day on leather
Like their brethren in the mainline Chronofighter Vintage collection, both watches have round cases, measuring 44 mm in diameter and equipped on their left sides with the hallmark hand-grenade-like trigger mechanism for starting and stopping the chronograph, a system developed to make it easier for military pilots to handle their watches? timing functions while at the controls of a plane and wearing gloves. Inside the case, both models are powered by the automatic Caliber G1747, based on the ETA 7750), with 25 jewels and a 48-hour power reserve, which drives a chronograph with central seconds hand and 30-minute counter at 6 o’clock and a day-date display at 9 o’clock. Both are available on either a rubber strap with a military gear-inspired mesh pattern or on calfskin leather. Graham Chronofighter Vintage ...
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