A Lemania HS9 1-button chronograph Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Monopusher watch., featuring a hand-wound movement in a steel case measuring 38mm with a silver dial with circled 'T' and crows foot on the dial, on a green nato strap.
Case back engraving: 0552/924-3305 H.S 9 (Struck out) 5327
Private collection
Sold for £1,600
Condition Report
The watch winds and runs but has not been tested over time for long-term accuracy. We advise all watches and clocks be serviced upon purchase.
It's from a private collector who spent a lifetime curating a brilliant collection of 40's-50's-60's watches and has been in storage for the past 20 years.
The H.S.9 engraving has been 'struck out', striking through the “H.S.9” which means the watch was subsequently reissued. Making it highly prized by collectors
HS9 was a UK Government issue to the Royal Naval Fleet Air Arm. The number 0552/924-3305, indicates that this was produced for the British Royal Navy between 1945 and 1950
A Lemania HS9 1-button chronograph Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Monopusher watch., featuring a hand-wound movement in a steel case measuring 38mm with a silver dial with circled 'T' and crows foot on the dial, on a green nato strap.
Case back engraving: 0552/924-3305 H.S 9 (Struck out) 5327
Private collection