Leonidas 'Explorer' Field Watch Patina Whether you’re navigating your Cessna

Whether you’re navigating your Cessna

blued-steel 'sword' handset

It was conceived and then promoted as a watch for scientists

relying on the bigger manufacturers to supply them with parts and movements

but 49mm is large even by today's standards

Leonidas 'Explorer' Field Watch Patina Whether you’re navigating your CessnaLeonidas was founded in 1841 in St. Imier, Switzerland, and was purchased by Constant Jeanneret Droz in 1914. Constant Jeanneret Droz, in turn, was the son of Jules Frdric Jeanneret, founder of renowned chronograph bauche maker Excelsior Park. With an already strong background in producing chronographs, Leonidas continued to produce chronographs and complicated wristwatches throughout the 20th century, supplying watches to the militaries of the