Horological Meandering

Military history and my profession intersect in a big way, so I did a bit of research into my Lemania Series I nuclear submarine chrono that I acquired last year while living in London for work. I fell in love with the watch instantly (I already owned a s...  

And a *real* submariner! 😆

That movie might have been filmed on a set - it looks too spacious! The watch looks like it would fit right in though. Cheers, Cazalea ...  

Thanks! But it’s definitely the sub, not a set- are your pics the same class of boat?

I have been on some US submarines too but the pictures are escaping me right now. In the mid-Sixties, one of my college buddies was on the Dixon, a sub tender here in San Diego. And I had a couple other pals on the subs. I think I'll dig up some photos an...  

You were way ahead of me!

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Yes, your example is famous! Do you know the year?

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And a lovely watch to boot. As an aside, I wonder what would've been used on the most famous of all ships named Dreadnought: I suppose it couldn't have been a wristwatch, at least not in the earlier parts of the ship's service life. ...  

series one has different version -white dial (square and round hour markers) and different blued steel hands-for 0552/924-3312 series one had no shock protection-series two and three does have shock protection series one((gold plating) does not have nicke... 

i thought what you are describing is a series 2… but haven’t been able to find any confirmation either way. do you think series one and two were contemporary? my example is definitely 1962, which is the earliest possible time such a non-lumed model would ... 

series 2( which you bought in london) was first issued roughly between 1950-55-calibre 15cht series 3 was first issued 1957-70-calibre 2220. this is when they were FIRST issued. are you sure that 1962 is a date?photo of the inside of the screw back could ... 

Here is a picture of my two watches and the only example I have seen anywhere of what I thought was the Series 2 (on the far right, next to my two examples the day I bought the one on the left), but I'm sure you must be correct that it's a series one, and...  

left one=series 2 middle one=series 3 right one=series 1 notice the crown on the dial above lemania-not on series 2 and 3 on the other side of the screw back cover below the nato no there will be a 4 digit number what are they? the series 2 case back scre... 

Do you agree in the years of my examples? '62 for the series 2 and '67 for the series 3? I was under the impression the 2220 was the Inca bloc version of the 15CH. No? (not easy to find info on these movements) Here are both of them. Thoughts? The only di...  

It's great to chat with someone who can tell me more!

It was on a nuclear sub, so has no lume, specifically not to trigger testing and safety devices. It’s one of the reasons I love it. No flaking old lume.