GRAHAM's History
George Graham was born in Kirklinton, Cumberland, on July 7, 1673. In 1688, he became a trainee watchmaker to master Henry Aske, and in 1695 he entered the service of master watchmaker Thomas Tompion. At the same time he was admitted to the Company of Clockmakers. Graham was taught by some skilful masters including John Bird, John Shelton, and Thomas Mudge.
After Tompion's death in 1713, Graham succeeded to the industry. In 1715, he invented the anchor escapement (a type of escapement, the mechanism in a clock or watch that keeps up the swinging of a pendulum for precise chronometry). Some of the other inventions for which Graham is given credit include the deadbeat escapement (also called the Graham escapement, it features action of lock and slide as it works. There is no recoil of the escape wheel as the verge moves back and forth. If correctly regulated the escape wheel goes in one direction only.), the mercury compensation pendulum, the minute repeater with damper, and the first chronograph! Moreover, he made some enhancements to Tompion's cylinder escapement. In each instance, Graham did not want to patent these inventions because he felt they should be used by other horologists.
As was the case with his teacher, Mr. Tompion, when Graham died (by the way, penniless) in 1751, the British Parliament permitted his burial in Westminster Abbey.
George Graham was a clever and dexterous creator of precise clocks and watches, and made the first planetarium in England, and was famous for his watches with horizontal escapement. He was called "honest George Graham" and his store was called "The Dial and One Crown".
The casings of numerous Graham's watches were much jeweled masterworks. Short or long chains were affixed, on which were hung gold tassels, 2 or 3 lockets.
Recently, the brand has won back its deserved position in the world of precision watch industry. The company is loyal to the traditional magnificence and legacy to which George Graham was committed.
Graham watches
Named after George Graham, the symbolic figure of British watch industry, Graham watches continue to herald their legendary namesake by designing chronographs equipped with exceptionally sophisticated, durable and reliable movements, most of them are the most wonderful and innovative timekeeping implements.
Nearly 6 years ago The British Masters SA unveiled its first Graham watches. Headquartered in La Chaux-de-Fonds and led by Eric A. Loth, The British Masters is a company committed to bringing back the names of outstanding British watchmakers to their former fame. First they reintroduced the respectable George Graham and John Arnold names.
Graham has improved and enhanced its ever so victorious Foudroyante Chronograph, which was first produced in 1997 to pay a tribute to George Graham and his revolutionary watch innovations. This excellent chronograph watch has a 1/8th second jumping-seconds hand and a crown-operated coaxial fly-back. Equipped with the Graham G. 1695 automatic caliber, the chronograph contains 2 column wheels and 2 barrels. It features 40 jewels and offers 42 hours of power reserve. The watch is watertight to 160 feet.
The steel Foudroyante Chronograph is presented in 3 versions, with a black, blue or silvered face with triangular indexes. Each face of the steel variants has an aperture showing the start/stop column wheel. For enhanced vision, the sapphire crystal has a magnifying glass over the Foudroyante counter (which makes one 360 degree turn per second in eight consecutive steps).
After the introduction of the Foudroyante, the British Masters SA presented the art-deco-designed SprintCounter with flyback movement in 1998, and the striking Chronofighter was introduced in 2000. This automatic mechanical timepiece is COSC (the Swiss Official Chronometer Testing Institute) certified and is an excellent technical instrument that remains one of the most popular brand's watches.
Graham's latest watches have extremely enhanced precision properties and are definitely glamorous in style. The incomparable novel Chronofighters are remarkable blends of fine shape and practicality.
Moreover, the Chronofighter has a large trigger lever on the left side of the casing providing refinement of style and form on the right side (no crown or buttons are observable). The trigger lever was widely employed by the British Air Force pilots during World War II, to enable them to use the chronograph without difficulty with their right thumbs at an altitude of 8km. The Chronofighter is fitted with a Graham G. 1722 caliber automatic mechanical movement.
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