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Hong Kong, Jun 08, 2008

LOT 394

Overlord, No. 001 Graham, "Chronofighter, Chronometer, Overlord, Cosc ", No. 001/250, Ref. 2CFAS. Made in a limited series of 250 examples for the 60th anniversary of the Normandy landings in 2004, sold on May 27th, 2005. Fine, oversized, self-winding, water-resistant, stainless steel chronometer wristwatch with chronograph, register and a stainless steel Graham buckle. Accompanied by a fitted box, guarantee, COSC certificate and booklet. To be sold without reserve

C. Three-body, curved lugs, case back with eight screws and "The British Masters" embossed logo, chronograph buttons on the left with start/stop functions activated by a trigger, return-to-zero by a round button, sapphire crystal. D. Multi-color with applied large graduated Arabic numerals and luminous dot indexes, outer minute and seconds divisions, subsidiary dials for the seconds and 30-minute register with RAF logo. Luminous steel baton hands. M. Cal. G1722, rhodium-plated, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator, hack mechanism. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 43 mm. Thickness 17 mm.