A LEMANIA BRITISH MILITARY ROYAL NAVY CHRONOGRAPH " (FLEET AIR AR)" STAINLESS STEEL GENTLEMAN'S WRIST WATCH
with manual wind movement, the cream dial with double subsidiary dials, black Arabic numerals and luminous batten dots, luminous blue steel hands, single pusher with engraved inscriptions to the case back "H.S. Military Crows Foot no. 9" no. 1533, on a military green canvas strap, (Series 1 Sterile Dial) circa 1940's, the case c.38mm dia.
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£2,500 - £3,500
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Bidding ended. Lot is unsold.
This is a Royal Navy issue single button Lemania Chronograph. These watches were first ordered by the Navy for pilots and navigators in the late 1940's and Lemaniacontinued supplying them until the early 1960's. Lemania supplied many different armed forces around the world specialising in chronograph movements and supplied many other watch manufacturers movements.
