By Nicole Gambino
When it comes to the Preferred man’s watch, size matters and the Graham Chronofighter Oversize series delivers. Now, the Swiss designed and engineered Graham Chronofighter range has taken the evolution of the big, robust yet stylish timepiece to a new level with the innovation of the first Chronofighter carbon-fibre-made watch.
Chronofighter Oversize Superlight Carbon Specifications:
- 47 mm superlight black carbon nanotube composite case
- Black carbon fast-action start/stop trigger (3K carbon frame) and black
rubber reset pusher with (Clous de Paris) high grip pattern - Black carbon (3K) bezel
- Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating on both faces
- Smoked sapphire crystal case back
- Calibre G1747, automatic chronograph, 28‘800 A/h (4Hz), Incabloc shock
absorber - 25 jewels
- 48-hour Power Reserve
- Lime green Super-LumiNova coated hands and numerals, red chrono,
minutes and seconds counters‘ hands. - Tachymeter scale with white graduation. Reversed minutes counter with
white painted indicator to show starting point - Water resistant to 330 feet / 100 m /10 bar
- Integrated red rubber strap with „Clous de Paris“
- Black carbon (3K) pin buckle
The Chronofighter Oversize Superlight Carbon is a technological timepiece of unprecedented design and build: the superlight black carbon nanotube composite case is enhanced by a carbon bezel, dial, buckle, and Graham’s signature ‘crown guard lever’ or carbon trigger. Overall, the watch weighs less than 100g.
Thanks to a complex and extraordinary machining process, the Chronofighter Oversize Carbon is a Graham standard high performance, super lightweight watch built to take a beating. From the shiny carbon bezel and dial to the plain carbon start/stop lever on the left side of the case, the specific machining employed in the crafting of the watch ensures enhanced stiffness and functionality.
Housed in an impressive 47mm carbon case, the sleek black carbon dial features lime green, Super-LumiNova on the hands and numerals for night time legibility; red chronograph markers and small second hands; and a graduated tachymeter scale to measure average speed over a specified distance with a reversed minute’s counter painted in white to indicate the starting point.
Boasting a long list of tech and design elements, a few additional noteworthy highlights of this progressive timepiece include: a caliber G1747 automatic chronograph; 25 jewels; Incabloc shock absorber; 48-hour power reserve; domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both faces; and a red rubber strap with “Clous de Paris” motif and black carbon fibre buckle.
An exemplary feather light, carbon-tough timepiece fashioned for style, endurance and comfort, the Chronofighter Oversize Superlight Carbon is the future of high-end intuitive watchmaking for the sophisticated man of today.