For the third consecutive year, Swiss luxury watch maker Graham London will be the Official Timekeeper of the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Rugby Union Championship.
As Official Timekeeper of the Championship, Graham provides all RBS 6 Nations match referees with dedicated Graham chronographs [lucky refs - ed].
The Chronofighter Oversize Referee was developed using codes from the RBS 6 Nations Championship.
The 6 squads’ colours are featured in the second counter at 3 o’clock.
The official logo is also on the case back.
The model comes in a titanium light weight case. The white (or black!) dial emphasises the 30 double-graduated minutes counter at 6 o’clock.
Thanks to its internal 40 minutes graduation, it measures the halves of each match accurately. The red lever and black bezel is covered with a soft-touch rubber. The left drive lever mechanism provides smooth operation. The right hand operates the system in a split second with the chronograph under full ‘thumb control’.
Available in two models (Black & White), in limited edition of 250 pieces each, the suggested retail price for the Chronofighter Oversize Referee is 7950 CHF.
Technical Specifications
(black model)
- Ref. 2OVKK.B36A, Limited edition: 250
- Functions Chronograph (seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours counter). Date at 9 o’clock, Hours, minutes, seconds
Calibre
- Calibre G1735, automatic tri-compax chronograph, 28’800 A/h (4 Hz),
- Incabloc shock absorber
- 25 jewels
- Power reserve: 48 hours
Case
- 47 mm titanium case
- Red soft-touch rubber left hand fast-action start/stop trigger and black soft-touch rubber reset pusher with “Clous de Paris” high grip pattern
- Titanium bezel with black soft-touch rubber
- Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating on both faces
- See-through sapphire crystal case back with RBS 6 Nations logo printed and limited edition serial number engraved
- Water resistance: 330 feet / 100 m
Dial
- Black dial and minutes counter, minutes counter with half white rim with 45 min scale (Big 40 for Rugby game time), black snailed hours counter with white rim, multicoloured seconds counter featuring the colours of the 6 squads
- White Super-LumiNova hands and indexes
Strap: Red rubber, Titanium pin buckle
Price: 7950 CHF
White model as per black except:
- Ref. 2OVKK.S07A
- White dial and minutes counter, minutes counter with black rim, internal 45 min white scale (big 40 for Rugby game time), white snailed hours counter with black rim, multicoloured seconds counter featuring the colours of the 6 squads
- White Super-LumiNova hands and indexes
I dare say a lot of people are drawn to the look of Graham watches in the same way you might be to a man growing carrots out of his nose: a mixture of morbid fascination tinged with a healthy dose of ‘wtf?’.
Hang on.
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