Press release
CJ is the first professional baseball player to be signed as a brand Ambassador for Graham, strengthening the brand's presence in worldwide sports culture. CJ is also the owner of CJ Wilson Racing, which continues the long motorsports heritage of the Graham brand. The motorsports and racing legacy is a defining feature that drew CJ to the brand initially. "I really like that Graham has connections to motorsports. For me, that sends the message that they're serious about precision and performance, not just style," says Wilson, now in his 7th year as a Major Leaguer.
CJ has enjoyed great success in his young career, both on the baseball diamond and on the racetrack through CJ Wilson Racing, the latter of which won the 2011 Road Atlanta race in the SCCA Pro Racing MX-5 Cup on September 30th, 2011. But off the field, Wilson has become a pillar in the community for not only his dominance on the field, but it his charitable endeavors through CJ Wilson Childrens Charities, a Dallas-based organization that supports children with chronic and terminal illnesses nationwide. The Charity teams up with childrens hospitals to inspire comfort and hope by helping to believe some of the stresses associated with long-term hospital stays.
Wilson owns several Graham watches and particularly loves the Chronofigher Oversize Diver and Silverstone Stowe Classic models. Graham watches are almost emblematic of CJ's drive for the perfect balance between performance and style on the field and into his daily life. "The Graham brand is bold - and for me standing out is important. I feel boldness - when combined with style- really sets more personality into each design element."
CHRONOFIGHTER OVERSIZE DIVER
Ref. 2OVEB.B40A
Functions: Chronograph (seconds, 30 minutes counter). Date at 7 o'clock. Helium escape valve
Hours, minutes, seconds
Calibre: G1734, automatic bi-compax chronograph, 28'800 A/h (4 hz), Incabloc shock
absorber
27 jewels
Power reserve: 48 hours
Case: 47 mm steel with black PVD case Steel with black PVD left hand fast-action start/stop trigger and reset pusher with "Clous de Paris" high grip pattern
Steel with black PVD bezel , rotating rim to measure decompression time
Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating on both faces
Steel with black PVD case back with Royal Marine crown-symbol
Water resistance: 1000 feet / 330 m
Dial: Black dial and counters
Black nickel hands and indexes with black Super-LumiNova, black chrono and minutes counter's hands with orange tip
Strap: Integrated black rubber
Ceramic pin buckle
SILVERSTONE STOWE CLASSIC GOLD
Ref. 2BLDZ.B12A
Functions: Column wheel chronograph (seconds, 30 minutes counter). Date at 7 o'clock.
Tachymeter, Hours, minutes, seconds
Calibre: G1742, automatic bi-compax column-wheel chronograph, 28'800 A/h (4 Hz), Incabloc shock absorber
28 jewels
Power reserve: 48 hours
Case: 48 mm steel with black PVD case with faceted horns
Red gold (18K) right hand control pushers with "Clous de Paris" high grip pattern
Black ceramic bezel, red gold (18K) internal ring with tachymeter scale
Domed sapphire crystal, anti-reflective coating on both faces
See-through sapphire crystal case back
Water resistance: 330 feet / 100 m
Dial: Black carbon dial and seconds counter, black snailed minutes counter with gold ring
White Super-LumiNova hands and indexes, gold contour
Strap: Integrated black tyre tread rubber
Ceramic pin buckle
