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Nero Lemania 7510, 8 Day Aircraft Cockpit Clock, Original Condition with Military Markings, 1958

DocumentedDocumented from a dealer's listing; attribution and date as stated by the dealer.
Maker / attribution
Lemania (maker)
Date
1958
Country of origin
Switzerland
Object type
Clock
Stock no.
vws2054
Credit line
Dealer listing, Vintage Watch Specialist (vws2054)
Catalogue title (original)
Nero Lemania 7510 - 8 Day Aircraft Cockpit Clock - Dated 1958 - Original Condition with Military Markings ***SOLD*** (English)

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Record summary

Catalogued by Vintage Watch Specialist (dealer), United Kingdom (stock number vws2054), this is a clock by Lemania, made in Switzerland, dated 1958. The Atlas places it in the Modern Mechanical Horology period (1945 – 1969) of its Clocks collection. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.

Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.

Catalogue description

Dealer description — Vintage Watch Specialist

A Rather Nice 8 Day, Nero Lemania 7510, Cockpit Clock, circa. 1958, in Original Condition With Military Markings on the Back. We Are Sorry But This Watch Is Now Sold - If However You Are Looking To Buy Or Sell Something Similar Then Please Email Sales@Vintagewatchspecialist.Com Or Whatsapp/Call +44 7831 454658. Thanks Lemania was a Swiss manufacturer of clocks, watches and movements. It was founded in 1884 by Alfred Lugrin (1858-1920), who had trained at Jaeger Le Coultre. The Lemania name was adopted when he and his nephew renamed the company in 1928. Their speciality was complications, chronograph movements, long-running movements, repeaters, etc. Lemania produced both watches - including one of the famous 'Dirty Dozen' family - and clocks for the British military, among other armed forces, during the 1940s through to the 1970s. Nero is branding that Lemania used for industry timepieces such as factory and military timers. What’s On Offer This is a nice example of a piece of genuine military history in the shape of this Lemania aircraft cockpit clock that has survived remarkably well since its production in 1958. In original condition and boasting military markings 6A/4339520 1830/58 to the reverse. This is an 8-day clock - t he term refers to a clock with a mechanical movement that must be wound once per week. This type of clock would be found in the cockpits of various military planes. The dial design is very simple, stark black with bold white quarter Arabic numerals and an outer minute track, meaty sword hands and a central seconds, all enabling good visibility. The movement is marked - 3231360 and the inside case is marked INCA 1515903. Running well and keeping good time having just been serviced by our master watch and clockmaker, this would make a unique desk or dashboard clock. Although I haven't managed to absolutely confirm which plane/s these clocks were fitted in, this clock does have some military service documentation in the shape of a MoD Form 731, (see images), which refers to it as being 'ex bulldog'. If you are a military aviation enthusiast and can shed any further light, do feel free to contact us. Additional information Made from Case: Powder Coated Aluminium Dial: Black Crystal: Plexiglass Bracelet: N/A Technical specifications Winding: Manual Movement Type: Mechanical Caliber: Lemania 7510 Jewels: 15j Waterproof: n/a Power reserve: 8 days Purchase details Condition: Excellent Model Reference: 6A Date of issue: c.1958

Historical context

Modern Mechanical Horology (1945 – 1969)

Tool watches for divers, pilots and astronauts; electric watches anticipate the electronic age.

Post-war clocks combined new materials and industrial design: plastic and metal cases, battery-powered transistor movements from the late 1950s, and design classics by George Nelson, Max Bill and others. The first caesium atomic clock (1955) moved the definition of time from astronomy to physics.

Read the period in the timelineMore clocks from this periodEarlier: Golden Age of Mechanical Watchmaking

Atlas type guide

Domestic clocks

A clock combines four systems: a source of power (falling weight, coiled spring, or later electricity), a gear train that divides time, an escapement and oscillator that regulate it (foliot, pendulum or balance), and an indicating system of dial and hands or a bell. Its history runs from the large iron weight-driven clocks of the late thirteenth century to Renaissance spring-driven table clocks, the pendulum revolution of 1656, the factory clocks of the nineteenth century and electric and quartz clocks of the twentieth.

Domestic clocks also reflect regional furniture and decorative traditions — English longcase and bracket clocks, French pendules, Viennese regulators, Black Forest and American shelf clocks — and therefore record changing tastes as much as technical progress.

What to look for

  • How the clock is powered: weights, spring barrel, fusee, electric coil.
  • The oscillator: foliot, short pendulum, long seconds pendulum or balance.
  • Whether it strikes: hour only (count wheel) or hours and quarters (rack striking).
  • The maker or retailer's name on dial and movement, and any factory trademarks.
  • Signs of alteration — replaced dials, converted escapements, 'married' cases.

Dating clues

  • Before 1656 clocks used foliots or balances; after, most domestic clocks have pendulums.
  • Anchor escapements spread after c. 1670; minute hands became common at the same time.
  • Factory production in America and Germany transformed prices after c. 1840.

General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.

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