Horological Meandering

A rare bird, rare and beautiful. 

but I wonder: is it a scientific watch or yet another military one?

"The IIM has the task of contributing to the safety of navigation, both military and mercantile, to the defense of the Nation and to the knowledge and valorization of everything concerning the sea, from a technical, scientific, environmental point of view."
Scientific arm of the Navy perhaps...
Does that help Emmanuel?
Regards, Baruch

It definitely helps.
I could do without the military lineage (not my personal thing at all), but I love the name "Istituto Idrografico Della Marina" and I like the hydrographic/scientific part of it!
Best, Emmanuel