The miniature Copernican system will display 100 consecutive years of planetary motion, with two extra graduations of 100 years producing 300 complete years of true demonstration. In addition to the blue-lacquered dial, Gregorian and Zodiac calendars encircle the tourbillon bridge and can be read from the positioning of the turquoise ground figurine.With such a heavenly perspective, this is the kind of timepiece that arouses a romantic interpretation of the passing minutes and hours instead of one of pure operation. By creating a living monument to the solar system on the wrist, the Graham watchmakers are providing a God’s eye perspective into the middle of something all of humankind is affected by, but may not see from the outside.Check out the other watches that surfaced at WatchTime New York this year: The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition, The Longines Navigation BigEye, The Bremont 1918 Limited Edition, and four new A. Lange &; S?hne timepieces with gloomy dials.Love it or despise it, the tendency of the vintage-inspired watch appears to show no signs of slowing down. For sure, these watches might lack creativity by definition; but at the same time, it has also given rise to some genuinely great new watches like Tag Heuer’s Autavia and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Geographic. In any case, there are loads more of those watches being released, but one of the most fascinating new bits is the limited edition Graham Chronofighter Vintage Aircraft Ltd.. Let’s take a look at why this assortment of vintage-inspired watches is worthy of focus.
Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch feature, “My First Grail Watch.” In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we’re speaking with Eric Loth, the founder of Graham SA, about the grails that elude him to this day.
For 2017, the Orrery is back with some aesthetic tweaks as well as a nomenclature refinement, now being known as the “Graham Geo.Graham Orrery Tourbillon.” |} The Earth is represented by a 3.2mm-wide polished sphere of Kingman Turquoise, while the moon (0.9mm broad) and mars (1.7mm wide) are every respectively made out of meteorites that have fallen to Earth and are said to have originated from the planetary bodies that they represent.The biggest solar system feature on the dial is the sun, which can be represented in authentic baroque style with a hand-engraved 18k pink gold bridge over the tourbillon that in case you look closely has double phoenix heads inside. All of this is said to be inspired by a system made by the manufacturer’s namesake, George Graham, very a long time ago.
aBlogtoWatch (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?
Eric Loth (EL): I’m the founder of Graham watch dealers uk Replica SA. I grew up in le Locle and did my engineering studies in the region. La Chaux-de-Fonds, next to Le Locle, is now the home of Graham. The Watch valley is an area I know pretty well. And this is in this region that my passion for mechanics and precision also was born.
ABTW: When did your fascination with watches start?
EL: I started my working life at Rado. At that time, the brand was widely recognized for its creativity and avant-garde. Advanced and different materials were used such as sapphire and cemented carbide. It made me curious and fuelled my passion and fascination for new technology and complex material combinations. This first impetus led me to continue in that direction.
ABTW: What was your first grail watch?
For 2017, the Orrery is back with some aesthetic tweaks as well as a nomenclature refinement, currently being known as the “Graham Geo.Graham Orrery Tourbillon.” |} The Earth is represented by a 3.2mm-wide polished sphere of Kingman Turquoise, although the moon (0.9mm wide) and mars (1.7mm wide) are every respectively made out of meteorites that have fallen to Earth and are said to have originated from the planetary bodies that they represent.The biggest solar system attribute on the dial would be the sun, which is represented in true baroque style using a hand-engraved 18k pink gold bridge across the tourbillon that if you look closely has dual phoenix heads inside. All of this is reported to be inspired by a system made by the brand’s namesake, George Graham, very a long time ago.
For 2017, the Orrery is back with some aesthetic tweaks in addition to some nomenclature refinement, currently being called the “Graham Geo.Graham Orrery Tourbillon.” |} The Earth is represented by a 3.2mm-wide polished world of Kingman Turquoise, while the moon (0.9mm broad) and mars (1.7mm broad) are each respectively made out of meteorites that have fallen to Earth and are believed to have originated in the planetary bodies they represent.The biggest solar system attribute on the dial would be the sunlight, which is represented in true baroque style using a hand-engraved 18k pink gold bridge across the tourbillon that if you look closely has double phoenix heads in it. All of this is reported to be inspired by a system produced by the brand’s namesake, George Graham, quite a long time ago.
EL: Trilogy [of Time] Ulysse Nardin by Ludwig Oechslin for my friend Rolf Schnyder.
ABTW: What drew you to this particular collection?
EL: This grail is for me the perfect representation of the connection between astronomy and watch making. This is the material match between space and watch making savoir-faire.
ABTW: Have you been able to locate and acquire the watches?
For 2017, the Orrery is back with some aesthetic tweaks as well as a nomenclature refinement, currently being called the “Graham Geo.Graham Orrery Tourbillon.” |} The Earth is represented by a 3.2mm-wide polished sphere of Kingman Turquoise, while the moon (0.9mm broad) and mars (1.7mm wide) are every respectively made from meteorites which have fallen to Earth and are believed to have originated from the planetary bodies they represent.The biggest solar system feature on the dial is the sunlight, which can be represented in true baroque style with a hand-engraved 18k pink stone bridge across the tourbillon that if you look closely has dual phoenix heads in it. All of this is reported to be inspired by a system made by the manufacturer’s namesake, George Graham, quite a long time ago.
EL: Unfortunately, I have not found the 3 watches together in any market. I have also spent a lot of effort into Graham’s development, and consequently less time spent in my quest of the grail, but I know I will get them one day.
The mini Copernican system will exhibit 100 successive years of planetary movement, with two additional graduations of 100 years producing 300 total years of true demonstration. In addition to this blue-lacquered dial, Gregorian and Zodiac calendars encircle the tourbillon bridge and may be read by the positioning of the turquoise earth figurine.With such a celestial perspective, this is the kind of timepiece that provokes a romantic interpretation of the passing hours and minutes instead of one of pure operation. By creating a living monument to the solar system onto the wrist, the Graham watches homepage Replica watchmakers are providing a God’s eye perspective into the center of something all of humanity is affected by, but may never see from the outside.Check out the other watches which debuted at WatchTime New York this year: The TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition, The Longines Navigation BigEye, The Bremont 1918 Limited Edition, along with four fresh A. Lange &; S?hne timepieces with gloomy dials.Love it or despise it, the tendency of the vintage-inspired watch seems to show no signs of slowing down. For sure, such watches may lack creativity by definition; but at the same time, it has also given rise to a genuinely great new watches such as Tag Heuer’s Autavia and Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Geographic. Whatever the situation, you will find loads more of these watches being published, but one of the most interesting new pieces is the limited edition Graham Chronofighter Vintage Aircraft Ltd.. Let us take a look at why this collection of vintage-inspired watches is worthy of attention.
ABTW: Given those constraints, has anything else become your Grail?
EL: No. This is still my grail. I know I will have the opportunity to get them all – it is clear in my mind!
And I believe most individuals associate them with big and flashy game watches, not to mention also their signature – and honestly humongous – crown defense system, as found in their Chronofighter and Prodive models.However, unknown to many, Graham also has a line of more classically styled watches, under their Geo.Graham collection. “Geo” really has two meanings here. Primarily, Geo is brief for George, or instead George Graham, the English watchmaker that the newest gets its name from. Second, Geo also describes geology and that the watches in this collection are somewhat motivated by this subject — or rather astronomy, to be more precise.Last year, I was amazed by Graham’s Tourbillon Orrery watch. It featured a Christophe Claret-developed motion which has a tourbillon, but more importantly, shows the motion of the Moon, Earth and Mars around the Sun, which I thought was very cool and nearly romantic.The Tourbillon Orrery is really Graham’s second eye in this collection, the first being the Graham Geo.Graham The Moon. Not be confused with Omega’s Speedmaster Professional, the Graham Geo.Graham The Moon watch (debuted here) features a large retrograde moon phase display that is accurate to 122 decades, as it closely follows the legitimate moon cycle of 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 2.9 seconds — as opposed to the more ordinary 29.5 days, found on simpler moon phase watches. Along with the unique display, the Graham Geo.Graham The Moon watch also features a flying tourbillon which earns a complete rotation every 60 seconds and rotates on a ball bearing to substitute adjusting for sliding friction. This watch was confined to only 10 bits and featured an 18k pink gold case and blue dial.
Lately, Loth also considers, unlike so many today chasing the tech watch inventions, that it’s once again the individual element – humanity’s metaphysical appreciation of artwork – that will produce the watch industry endure the test of time. While Graham would seem to be the perfect match for the next high-tech “smart watch” with military purposes, Loth instead thinks that the value in cellular technology and watches aren’t always linked and that the true value of “wrist technologies” has not yet been discovered. In an intriguing sci-fi twist, he shows to us that he considers chip-implant cellular technology is going to be discovered and publicly available within the next 10 years. Anyone know any good chip improvement stocks?Eric Loth tells me that the Graham watch customer is one who has grown from the initial consumer point of “wanting to have a watch to help them fit in with everyone else.” The Graham clients are at a stage of succeeding in their private and professional lives in which they find the liberty to think for themselves and do not necessarily want to mix with their peers. He tells me that the Graham customer is a customer who now appreciates being distinct and expressing themselves personally as such through their watches.
