1939 Lemania Majetek Ref. 261 Czech Air Force Pilot's Large Watch - Stainless Steel

1939 Lemania Majetek Ref. 261 Czech Air Force Pilot's Large Watch - Stainless SteelToday's offering showcases a very cool and historically significant Lemania Majetek Ref. 261, originally issued to the Czech Air Force just before WWII. Bearing the military inscription Majetek Vojensk Sprvy" ("Property of the Military Administration"), this timepiece represents a rare and authentic piece of aviation and horological history. And aviation in 1939 was a rough frontier. Commissioned during the tense years preceding the outbreak of World

Band: Stainless steel Tag-Heuer bracelet with double locking foldover clasp

decorated brick links

It also still has a bit of patina on it from spending some of its life safely stored away

The serial number is still well-intact

The center section of the dial is just slightly less yellow in tone than it appears appears in the photos

gold and silver stripes with black enamel painted Breguet numerals

Crystal: Brand new

and the chronograph works perfectly and crisply resets to exact zero

It showcases a distinctive TV shaped solid gold Rolex case

Unlike most of these watches which show spots of aging/oxidation in the engine bay

Its original Rolex dial has been meticulously refinished - the printing could pass as Rolex factory done even under magnification

We have not polished the watch or done anything to the outside of it - all we have done is install a new battery