Orfina Porsche Design. A military issue stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch
Model: BUND
Reference: 7177
Date: Circa 1980
Movement: 17-jewel Lemania Cal.5100 automatic, No.4458997
Dial: Black, red 3H , luminous baton hour markers, black 1/5th second divisions with raised outer 5 minute markers, subsidiary dials at 6, 9 and 12 for seconds, 12 hour recording and 24 hour indication, day and date apertures at 3, luminous baton hands, orange centre chronograph hand with further aeroplane tipped 60 minute recording hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved "BUND 6645-12-182-1763", screw down crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers
Strap/Bracelet: Black bund leather
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case & dial, movement signed Lemania
Size: 40mm Orfina Porsche Design. A military issue stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch
Model: BUND
Reference: 7177
Date: Circa 1980
Movement: 17-jewel Lemania Cal.5100 automatic, No.4458997
Dial: Black, red 3H , luminous baton hour markers, black 1/5th second divisions with raised outer 5 minute markers, subsidiary dials at 6, 9 and 12 for seconds, 12 hour recording and 24 hour indication, day and date apertures at 3, luminous baton hands, orange centre chronograph hand with further aeroplane tipped 60 minute recording hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved "BUND 6645-12-182-1763", screw down crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers
Strap/Bracelet: Black bund leather
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case & dial, movement signed Lemania
Size: 40mm
Footnotes In the 1980s Orfina was requested to create a watch for the German armed forces known as the Bundeswehr. Similar to the military pieces commissioned by the MoD there were certain specifications that brands needed to conform to for the watch to serve its purpose. One of the main indicators is the red 3H in a circle which signifies Hydrogen 3 or as it is more commonly known Tritium. Compared with the civilian version of this model, the military versions had screw down crowns to improve their water resistance.
The Lemania 5100 replaced the Valjoux 7750 which stopped around the late 70s before making a return in the 80s to rival the 'quartz crisis.' This model is also interesting for the introduction of a 24 hour subsidiary dial. Orfina Porsche Design. A military issue stainless steel automatic calendar chronograph wristwatch Model: BUND
Reference: 7177
Date: Circa 1980
Movement: 17-jewel Lemania Cal.5100 automatic, No.4458997
Dial: Black, red 3H , luminous baton hour markers, black 1/5th second divisions with raised outer 5 minute markers, subsidiary dials at 6, 9 and 12 for seconds, 12 hour recording and 24 hour indication, day and date apertures at 3, luminous baton hands, orange centre chronograph hand with further aeroplane tipped 60 minute recording hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved "BUND 6645-12-182-1763", screw down crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers
Strap/Bracelet: Black bund leather
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case & dial, movement signed Lemania
Size: 40mm Model: BUND
Reference: 7177
Date: Circa 1980
Movement: 17-jewel Lemania Cal.5100 automatic, No.4458997
Dial: Black, red 3H , luminous baton hour markers, black 1/5th second divisions with raised outer 5 minute markers, subsidiary dials at 6, 9 and 12 for seconds, 12 hour recording and 24 hour indication, day and date apertures at 3, luminous baton hands, orange centre chronograph hand with further aeroplane tipped 60 minute recording hand
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved "BUND 6645-12-182-1763", screw down crown flanked by twin chronograph pushers
Strap/Bracelet: Black bund leather
Buckle/Clasp: Steel buckle
Signed: Case & dial, movement signed Lemania
Size: 40mm Footnotes In the 1980s Orfina was requested to create a watch for the German armed forces known as the Bundeswehr. Similar to the military pieces commissioned by the MoD there were certain specifications that brands needed to conform to for the watch to serve its purpose. One of the main indicators is the red 3H in a circle which signifies Hydrogen 3 or as it is more commonly known Tritium. Compared with the civilian version of this model, the military versions had screw down crowns to improve their water resistance.
The Lemania 5100 replaced the Valjoux 7750 which stopped around the late 70s before making a return in the 80s to rival the 'quartz crisis.' This model is also interesting for the introduction of a 24 hour subsidiary dial.
