Lemme See Your Lemanias

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Has it a movement with cal 1280/1281?
Nice watch, enjoy it.
Hello,
Movement is a ch27c12 adjusted to 7 positions (quite uncommon), with USA movement import mark BOL
 
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That is something new for me. I have never seen an adjustment in 7 positions before.
It must be as you say it, very very uncommon.
 
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Movement is a ch27c12
I should guess it. Very nice watch and with this movement it is perfect.
 
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Just got it from service, nice numerals and "linen" dial

I really like the distinctiveness of the dial.
 
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Not my watch, but a clients calibre 15CHT that I have serviced and made a little video of the job
 
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Not my watch, but a clients calibre 15CHT that I have serviced and made a little video of the job
Fantastic! Thanks for sharing this with the community.
Looking much forward to seeing the second part. 👍👍👍
 
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@Mitka,
Thanks for the show and tell video also thanks to the proud lucky owner. 👍👍👍
I am also looking forward to part deux
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@SkunkPrince Your spot on for dressy strap, Looks REALLY good!!!
Makes me want to see look at some perlon strap colours for a budget/daily wearer.
 
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Ordered this Polonaise mesh, really suits the watch.

That is indeed a really good combination. Well chosen!
 
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Hi guys,

Here is part II

hope you find it entertaining 👍
 
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Please excuse me sneaking a kind of want to buy post on to this thread but it seemed the most suitable and most likely place to find the right eyes, so to speak.

I am trying to restore a Lemania centre seconds ATP, cal S27, military issued watch but am really struggling to source a handset, yes, all 3! They are proving a quite difficult thing to find and the hour and minute hands from the sub seconds Lemania ATP, which is much more common, aren't transferable to the centre seconds version. The central hole in the dial appears to be somewhat oversize (to me anyway) and the flange around the collet of the hour hand is quite wide to cover the dial hole and keep the hand above the dial, if you know what I mean. I have found a centre seconds pinion and breguet hairspring and regulator but am struggling with the friction spring and hands. A pic below of the hands. Any help or leads would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Pics...
 
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Thank you Pat, that's very kind of you to show the parts list. I am a member over on MWR and did post a WTB there, I knew that it was one of the less frequently seen ATP's but didn't quite appreciate how valued the civilian versions were in order to facilitate the pick up of a donor watch. It will be a long haul I suspect, but that's OK, it will be worth it.
 
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Hey its worth reaching out to your and some other well respected watchmakers
Simply ask if they are able to source the parts. Then they get the job of service and hands deal.
You never know they might turn up that us normes are not privy to.
All those secret books, nods, hand-signals must help to get the job done.
Cheers pat
 
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New to me Lemania triple date. It needs some work but it should clean up nicely 👍

Lovely!

Don't do too much cleaning!
Crystal polish and a service should be fully sufficient.
Rare to see a dial on these in such nice condition.
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Lovely!

Don't do too much cleaning!
Crystal polish and a service should be fully sufficient.
Rare to see a dial on these in such nice condition.
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Only a few blemishes on the dial, most of what you see is on the crystal. The case, however.. I may do some laser welding and re-brushing on those lugs (top-right especially) and potentially bezel on the bottom.
 
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Only a few blemishes on the dial, most of what you see is on the crystal. The case, however.. I may do some laser welding and re-brushing on those lugs (top-right especially) and potentially bezel on the bottom.
It's an old watch.
I would suggest to not "restore" the case if there are no major damage to it. But again that is my taste of watches talking...😉

Caliber 3300, reference 220 are not often seen.
The movement is essentially an Omega cal 381 without the moonphase disc and levers installed.
Lemania made both the Omega cal 381, and this one.
Omega Saga lists the movement (3300) as caliber 380. Omega never used this, event though I have seen dials (old/NOS) for an Omega watch using such a movement.

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