A time capsule: Lemania 15 TL from the 40's.
Credit picture; Christies. Olive pushers, lovely crown, timeless dial, a case with great proportions ( 37 mm ) but which wears bigger, and cherry on the cake, the condition! AND, the box, and... the papers? Yes, a lovely time capsule. And truly my cup of ...
If memory serves...
I believe this is the time when Omega and Tissot owned Lemania and encouraged watch, not only movement, production. -Dean
My understanding is they were all one company under the group name SIHH.
Nico I believe Omega chronographs were all Lemania movements. The 15 TL was renamed the Omega 33.3. They also created the Lemania 27 ch which was the basis of the Omega 321. ...
Wow, the Nr 175!!! The funny thing with UTI is that...
They also sold this one... Which is not a Lemania, nor a Chronograph housing a Lemania movement... While the text say: " For your clientele's satisfaction, do only sell one quality chronograph... " In fact, they meant two. ...
Never seen a 15TL in such conditions but above all never with its own box and papers, which I believe are even rarer than the watch itself. The big radium numerals are just amazing!
I also believe that Lemania supplied Omega and consequentially Tissot with the 15TL calibre, renamed 33.3. For me the 15TL with, which stands in the Olympus of the chrono movements and which equipped some of the most beautiful chronos ever. However, as Ub...
Of course, in the Olympus does not live only one God
Maybe the 13ZN is the greatest of them all...
A watch made during the war years is very interesting.
With demand at its lowest. A watch technician has all the time to master his craft. Without his superiors rushing him. And yes it looks in pristine condition. Like the owner completely forgot about it. As he was looking forward to use it in a better time....