Lemania Royal Australian Navy stainless steel military single button chronograph wristwatch, c. 1964
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Circa 1964
This Lemania military chronograph wristwatch, reference 35-64, was issued to the Royal Australian Navy circa 1964. It features a 40mm stainless steel case with an asymmetric tonneau form and a single chronograph button positioned at 2 o'clock.
The watch is powered by a 17-jewel Calibre 2220 manual wind movement with a column wheel chronograph mechanism, numbered 1574828. The black dial displays white Arabic numerals with luminous markers at 12 and 6, alongside luminous dots, white outer minute divisions, and the Broad Arrow and Tritium 'T' symbols. Two subsidiary dials at 3 and 9 provide constant seconds and a 30-minute recording function, respectively. The watch is finished with pointed baton hands containing luminous inserts and a centre chronograph hand.
The screw-down case back is engraved with military markings 'H.S.9 ↑ R.A.N 406'. It is presented on an associated black fabric strap with a steel buckle. This timepiece represents a specialized tool watch produced for naval service, characterized by its durable design and high-contrast, functional dial layout.
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Physical characteristics
- Strap
- associated black fabric
- Diameter
- 40mm
- Case shape
- asymmetric tonneau
- Case material
- stainless steel
Technical characteristics
- Movement
- 17-jewel Cal. 2220 manual wind
- Reference
- 35-64
- Complications
- column wheel chronograph, subsidiary dials for seconds and 30-minute recording
- Movement number
- 1574828
Design
- Dial features
- black, Broad Arrow and Tritium T, white Arabic numerals, luminous dots, subsidiary dials at 3 and 9
- Case back inscription
- H.S.9 ↑ R.A.N 406
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Lemania
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.