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FS: Lemania Dive Supervisor British Royal Navy Wristwatch c.1965 *LINK*

Dear All

For sale is this Lemania Dive Supervisor British Royal Navy Wristwatch c.1965

Arguably one of the rarest of all British military issued watches. For years many collectors and enthusiasts were somewhat sceptical that these watches were actually genuine.

Doubts were subsequently dispelled following further research which involved referring to the Royal Navy’s Divers Handbook and the MOD’s Defence Standard archives from the period.

The Royal Navy Divers Handbook refers to the watch in Chapter 3334 when summarising the watches provided by the Royal Navy to their divers. The two diver’s watches were the famous Rolex Military Submariner and Omega Military Seamaster 300 and the supervisor’s watch, “Lemania”.

The handbook then goes on to advise that the supervisor’s watch is used only for supervision and that it is splash-proof and not pressure resistant. This was due to the Dive Supervisor being “top-side” and not being required to dive. Despite this, the watch is housed in a Ervin Piquerez S.A. (EPSA) super compressor case.

The non-date examples of these watches were issued for one year only in 1965 with a date version being issued in 1968. As such, only a small number of these watches are believed to have been produced and very few examples are known to exist.

The Lemania Dive Supervisor for sale is in excellent original overall condition and is one of the best examples you could ever hope to find.

The hands and crown are correct to the original specification of the watch. There is a slight loss of lume to the centre of the minute hand.

The dial is in lovely overall condition with no major flaws or blemishes. There would appear to be some slight wear to the very outer edge of the dial in-between the “3” and “4” hour markers. However, this does no affect any of the markings on the dial.

The casing is in excellent condition with very few noticeable marks or scratches.

The 3060 calibre movement is all correct and is in excellent condition. The watch is currently running extremely well and keeping excellent time.

The watch diameter is 35mm.

Please see photos below:




The watch is listed for sale on our website priced at £4,795 which includes a fitted two piece fabric strap and a quality hand made leather watch pouch. This price includes free shipping for members of Chronotrader!

All our items are guaranteed to be completely genuine and authentic. We offer a fourteen day "no quibble" money back guarantee on all the items we sell together with a full six-month warranty on all our wristwatches and clocks. This means that you can buy from us with complete confidence.

For further information on the watch for sale please feel free to call us on 0207 117 2807 or email us direct via info@finest-hour.co.uk

Many thanks and regards,

Finest Hour
Vintage Military Timepieces & Collectibles
www.finest-hour.co.uk

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