Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces

Hong Kong, Jun 28, 2014

LOT 278

GRAHAM REF. 2CFUS CHRONOFIGHTER HURRICANE STEEL AND CARBON Graham, "Chronofighter Hurricane", Officially Certified Chronometer, No. 4140 case No. 106 / 250. Sold on 23rd June 2007. Fine and unusual, oversized, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel Chronometer wristwatch with trigger type chronograph, register and a stainless steel Graham deployant clasp. Accompanied by the original fitted box, certificate of origin and controle officiel suisse des chronometres.

Three-body, polished, straight and curved lugs, steel and carbon concave bezel, transparent case back with 8 screws, winding crown and chronograph buttons at 9 with start/stop functions activated by a trigger, return-to-zero by round button at 10, sapphire crystal. Black carbon with applied baton indexes and Arabic numerals at 12 and 6, outer 1/5th seconds track, subsidiary black carbon dials for the seconds and 30-minute register, outer minute/second divisions. Cal. G-1722, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 30 jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance adjusted to 5 positions, shock absorber, self-compensating fl at balance spring, index regulator, hack mechanism.