I've always thought nylon NATO straps didn't look right on pre 1970's watches but then a watch account I follow on Instagram featured a UK nylon issue strap still in it's brown paper wrapper dated 1955. I might get one for my Lemania HS9 Meanwhile, here's

…as my G.O.A.T. is most likely unbeknownst to, or relevant to, anybody but myself. It’s my grandfather, who I’ll refer to as WJM. During the First World War, he joined the Royal Flying Corps as a young man, and trained as pilot. In 1918 he was shot down o

...I had a look at one. RAN HS9....can't remember number. Though it had Incabloc on the dial, it had a non-shock protected balance staff 15CHT?? So I passed on it as a bitsa. Subsequently, I've read that many are this way...so I either dodged a bullet or

Since taking my old Lemania HS9 into daylight again (pictured above). I sent it off to Graham's watch repairer friend to be restored, he says it needs new pallets but is having difficulty sourcing them because the 'calibre of the watch isn't indicated on

I've taken the plunge and sent my Lemania HS9 off to Graham's watch maker friend to see about getting it refurbished :-) (I decided I'd rather have it on my wrist than in a draw - I'm selling off my near mint Breitling Intruder and Seiko 90's MOD Chrono f

I have seen on some sites that the letter P stands for 'Promethium' (used before Tritium) as a schoolboy I announced to my friends it stood for 'Pilot"... As soon as I've sold my near mint Breitling Intruder, I'm inspired to get my HS9 refurbished again (

I can give you a bit more information on this watch. To military collectors it's mostly known by it's initial designation HS9. A little searching on the Broadarrow website will give you lots of examples. Starting with the back, HS stands for Hydrographic