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About This Watch

Pre-owned. Comes with orig. wooden boxes, tags, manual & undated authorised paper!

This is a Limited Edition of 15pieces specially made for Sincere Watch Ltd during their 50th Jubilee anniversary and 26 brands came together to make special watches for the company. This Graham Foudroyante Chronograph is one of them & it is one of the most complicated mechanical chronograph ever produced.

This Chronographⁱ watch has a split-seconds function with a "Foudroyante" at 1/8 second (the small red register flies over 360 degrees in one second) & will stop within 1/8 of a quadrant when the chronograph is stopped. It's quite fascinating to watch how the watch works under-way.

George Graham was awarded the title of “Master” before taking over the business of the great timepiece-maker, Thomas Tompion in 1713. During his life, Graham’s research resulted in innovations that are still in use today. In fact, Graham is credited with the first chronograph. The Foudroyante is the most complicated chronograph ever made. In addition to split-second chronograph, the main addition lies in a hand that rotates a full 360 degrees every second. As a symbol of their quality, the British Master’s symbol is engraved on the back of all Graham watches.

This watch is a single owner's item and hardly ever worn throughout the years but not serviced. The glass is perfect and case+buckle are in splendid condition while the strap shows little use. The functions have been inspected and work as they should. This is one of the Holy-Grail watch for chronograph collectors.

Retails about S$26000+/- in 2004.