FS: vintage Nouvelle Lemania 1341 chrono (a-la Sinn 140) REDUCED

on offer is a fantastic Lemania 1341 chronograph. this watch is the predecessor of the legendary Sinn 140-141-142 lineage (also known as the D1 and "veltraumchronograph" having been worn into space by pioneering german astronaut <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sBlKxZK9wh4/TRhqoCV-98I/AAAAAAAAAAc/DKIteCN9188/s1600/reinhard_furrer.jpg" target="_blank">Rheinhard Furrer</a>).

as you can see on the dial, this is the impossible-to-find Lemania version featuring the robust <a href="http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&113&2uswk&Lemania_1341" target="_blank">Lemania 1341</a> automatic chronograph movement. incidentally, this movement carries quite a bit of horological DNA from the Lemania 1873 used in Omega's Speedmaster "moonwatch". overall i put this watch as comfortably in EXC+ condition based on the TZ grading scale. if you follow modern watches you may have heard that Sinn just announced a <a href="http://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/140_A.htm" target="_blank">re-edition of the sinn 140</a> featuring a modern movement based on the 7750 -- why pay thru the nose for something new when you can get an ORIGINAL for a fraction of the cost featuring a much more interesting vintage movement?!

specifics about this watch:
- man-sized 44mm x 15mm stainless steel case with 22mm lug spacing is in wonderful shape given it's age. there are misc minor scuffs and marks, which should be expected of a vintage tool watch such as this. given the sharpness of the case details, i believe the condition is original/unpolished -- and it looks the business!
- original lemania-signed dial is fantastic, with the perfect level of patina that captures the essence of its age.
- auxiliary crown at 10:00 is used to rotate the inner timing bezel and functions perfectly.
- winding crown at 3:00 was replaced by an aftermarket item at some point during it's long career; however, i have sourced a correct replacement crown + stem (made by omega fwiw) that are still in the mfg packaging and ready to be installed.
- crystal is in excellent condition, i can see no scratches or scuffs or marks of any sort.
- all timekeeping/setting/chronograph/resetting functions work 100% perfectly and the watch keeps great time and the autowinding feature is pretty handy, too.
- comes fitted with a brand-new/unsized sporty black rubber strap with deployant-clasp as shown. will also include a very thick and robust panerai-style croco-grain calfskin strap as pictured.

this is a very handsome and interesting and quite honestly impossible-to-find timepiece. <b>originally asking $1875, but now reduced to $1750</b> -- shipping inclusive in CONUS, PP ok w/o additional fees, i've been on TZ/ebay/etc since before 2000 with TONS of FLAWLESS references furnished on request.

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on offer is a fantastic Lemania 1341 chronograph. this watch is the predecessor of the legendary Sinn 140-141-142 lineage (also known as the D1 and "veltraumchronograph" having been worn into space by pioneering german astronaut [url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_sBlKxZK9wh4/TRhqoCV-98I/AAAAAAAAAAc/DKIteCN9188/s1600/reinhard_furrer.jpg"]Rheinhard Furrer[/url]).

as you can see on the dial, this is the impossible-to-find Lemania version featuring the robust [url="http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&113&2uswk&Lemania_1341"]Lemania 1341[/url] automatic chronograph movement. incidentally, this movement carries quite a bit of horological DNA from the Lemania 1873 used in Omega's Speedmaster "moonwatch". overall i put this watch as comfortably in EXC+ condition based on the TZ grading scale. if you follow modern watches you may have heard that Sinn just announced a [url="http://www.sinn.de/en/Modell/140_A.htm"]re-edition of the sinn 140[/url] featuring a modern movement based on the 7750 -- why pay thru the nose for something new when you can get an ORIGINAL for a fraction of the cost featuring a much more interesting vintage movement?!

specifics about this watch:
- man-sized 44mm x 15mm stainless steel case with 22mm lug spacing is in wonderful shape given it's age. there are misc minor scuffs and marks, which should be expected of a vintage tool watch such as this. given the sharpness of the case details, i believe the condition is original/unpolished -- and it looks the business!
- original lemania-signed dial is fantastic, with the perfect level of patina that captures the essence of its age.
- auxiliary crown at 10:00 is used to rotate the inner timing bezel and functions perfectly.
- winding crown at 3:00 was replaced by an aftermarket item at some point during it's long career; however, i have sourced a correct replacement crown + stem (made by omega fwiw) that are still in the mfg packaging and ready to be installed.
- crystal is in excellent condition, i can see no scratches or scuffs or marks of any sort.
- all timekeeping/setting/chronograph/resetting functions work 100% perfectly and the watch keeps great time and the autowinding feature is pretty handy, too.
- comes fitted with a brand-new/unsized sporty black rubber strap with deployant-clasp as shown. will also include a very thick and robust panerai-style croco-grain calfskin strap as pictured.

this is a very handsome and interesting and quite honestly impossible-to-find timepiece. [b]originally asking $1875, but now reduced to $1750[/b] -- shipping inclusive in CONUS, PP ok w/o additional fees, i've been on TZ/ebay/etc since before 2000 with TONS of FLAWLESS references furnished on request.

check out the pics for yourself:


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