GRAHAM is proud to announce its partnership with Chris Ashton, one of world rugby’s most prolific try-scorers. Born in Wigan in 1987 and a product of St John Fisher School, Chris initially made his name in the 13-man code, rugby league. Chris’ major breakthrough in the Premiership came in the 2009/2010 season as he embarked on a run of form that brought him 23 tries in 32 games and saw him win both the Premiership Player-of-the-Season and RPA Try-of-the-Season awards.
Chris’ club form was recognised with a call-up to the England squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship and he made his senior Test debut against France in Paris. In the 2011 Six Nations Championship, Chris scored two tries on the opening weekend against Wales before becoming the first person in the history of the tournament to score four tries in a single match, against Italy. Chris represented England at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and finished the tournament as the joint leading try-scorer. In January 2012, Chris was named in the England senior elite player squad for the forthcoming Six Nations.
He is a big GRAHAM supporter and proudly wears a Swordfish Booster Blue. We are more than proud to welcome him among our fans.
GRAHAM traces its origins to London clockmaker George Graham (1673-1751) who is considered as the father of modern watch making. He is known as the father of the chronograph as he invented the start and stop device of the chronograph. The dead-beat and cylinder escapement, the mercury pendulum to compensate the influence of temperature on pendulums, to name a few. He also built the master clock for Greenwich Royal Observatory which timed most of the 18th century and lots of science instruments for astronomers and physicists. GRAHAM was revived in 1995 and is today a privately owned Swiss watch company. GRAHAM SA creates and manufactures its watches in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
For further information please contact:
Lisa Delane
Tigerlily Skye PR lisa@tigerlilyskye.com