Leonidas

Leonidas Jumbo 38mm 1950s Leonidas Jumbo 38mm — Fancy Crab / Spider / Claw Lugs

Basic Info Listing code : PD4173 Brand : Leonidas Movement : Manual winding Case material : Steel Bracelet material : Calf skin Year of production : 1950 (Approximation) Condition : Like new & unworn Scope of delivery : No original box, no original papers Gender : Men's watch/Unisex Location : United States of America, Massachusetts Price : 1,295 [Negotiable Availability : Item is in stock Caliber Movement : Manual winding Case Case material : Steel Case diameter : 38 mm Dial : Silver Bracelet/strap Bracelet material : Calf skin Bracelet color : Brown 1950s Leonidas Jumbo 38mm — Fancy Crab / Spider / Claw Lugs — Rose (Pink) Gold-Plated — NOS, All-Original, Unpolished, Recently Serviced — Hang Tag + Strap w/ Gold-Plated Buckle Rare mid-century Leonidas jumbo (38 mm, excludes crown) featuring the highly collectible fancy lugs—known to collectors as crab lugs, spider lugs, claw lugs (aka crab-claw / spider-leg / claw-tip lugs). Oversized 38 mm examples with these lugs are exceptionally scarce in the 1950s. The watch is new old stock (NOS), unpolished, all original, and signed on dial, case, and movement. It’s keeping excellent time after a recent full service. I acquired it as NOS from a dealer liquidation and am the first private owner. What’s Included • Leonidas watch (1950s) • Hang/hang tag shown in photos • Current strap as pictured with a gold-plated buckle Highlights & Specs • Brand: Leonidas (pre-Heuer; merged with Heuer in 1964 → Heuer-Leonidas S.A.) • Era: 1950s, mid-century Swiss • Case: Rose / pink gold-plated with steel elements, 38 mm (not incl. crown); oversize / jumbo • Lugs: Fancy “crab / spider / claw” lugs (collector terms: crab-claw, spider-leg, claw-tip) • Dial: Original, signed • Movement: Original, signed; recently fully serviced; running strong and keeping excellent time • Condition: NOS, unpolished, stunning preservation; all-original parts • Provenance: Purchased from an auction lot during a dealer close-out; first private owner Brand History & Collectibility Leonidas was a respected Swiss maker known for precision stopwatches and chronographs. In 1964, Leonidas merged with Heuer to form Heuer-Leonidas S.A., combining Leonidas’s stopwatch expertise with Heuer’s chronograph innovations—especially impactful for the U.S. market. The Leonidas name was gradually phased out after the merger. In 1985, the TAG Group acquired Heuer-Leonidas and the brand became TAG Heuer. This piece sits at the desirable pre-merger crossroads of that lineage—Heuer-adjacent history with the charm of a mid-century dress watch in an unusually jumbo 38mm case.