1.19.2007
Graham King George Tourbillon Minute Repeater
The most complicated model by Graham is this Piece Unique with a tourbillon, a minute repeater and splits-seconds chronograph.The case, measuring 42mm, is done in 18kt rose gold and features double sapphire crystals.
The movement was designed by Christophe Claret and is composed of 583 parts.
About Graham:
George Graham was born in 1674 in the small village of Cumbreland, England. He became an apprentice watchmaker in 1688. Seven years later he was admitted to the Company of Clockmakers and trained under other masters of his time. Though he died penniless, during his life Graham's research and innovative creativity would come to impact the watch world forever. In 1715 he invented the anchor escapement. Other inventions for which he is credited include the deadbeat escapement, the mercury compensation pendulum, the minute repeater with damper, and the chronograph! The Graham brand is Swiss but carries on old English watchmaking traditions with its limited annual production of exceptionally well defined chronographs.
