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Lemania

Lemania was a Swiss watch and chronograph-movement manufacturer whose name is now dormant. 1

A bounded brand-history and identification guide, not an authentication, valuation, or reference-specific specification service.

At a glance

Guide subject
Lemania 1
Entity type
historical movement manufacturer 1
Documented date
1884 1
Primary evidence
Swatch Group 1

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Selected reference records

18 documented configurations from 15 model names. These records are a selection, not the full Lemania catalogue.

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Identity and scope

Lemania was a Swiss watch and chronograph-movement manufacturer whose name is now dormant.

This guide treats that identity as the starting point. It does not transfer line-level history to an individual watch without matching reference evidence. 1

Historical position

Swatch Group-era reporting preserves the Lemania name and its 1884 date; later objects require movement-level documentation.

The date and context belong to the event described, not automatically to every object bearing the name. 1

What the source establishes

The cited Swatch Group record is the evidence anchor used here for Lemania. Its documented scope is narrower than a complete corporate, calibre, or model archive.

Where the source speaks for the brand, its historical statements remain attributed rather than converted into independent verification. 1

Identify the exact watch

Record every visible dial signature, the complete case-back reference and serial markings, movement or module markings, dimensions, materials, and complications. Compare those details with a dated catalogue, manual, archive extract, or service document for the exact reference.

A shared logo or broadly similar case is an identification lead, not proof of age, originality, or authenticity. 1

Keep entities and dates separate

Use 1884 only in the documented context described above. Names may survive ownership changes, disappear and return, or refer to a founder, historic maker, product line, and present operator at different times.

Build an object-level chronology before making continuity claims. 1

Research a Lemania watch

Start with clear photographs of the dial, case back, crown, clasp, and movement where safely accessible. Search the exact markings in primary documentation and retain the document date and page or section.

For authentication, servicing, or valuation, use a qualified specialist and preserve provenance, invoices, and prior service records. 1

Independent research update

Lemania was a Swiss watch and chronograph-movement manufacturer whose name is now dormant.

Swatch Group-era reporting preserves the Lemania name and its 1884 date; later objects require movement-level documentation.

The historical manufacturing operation was integrated into Breguet/Swatch Group; no current separate Lemania operation was established.

Lemania historically made watches and movements; Breguet describes Nouvelle Lémania as a high-end movement and complication manufacturer. 123

Key dates

  1. 1884

    Documented milestone

    Swatch Group-era reporting preserves the Lemania name and its 1884 date; later objects require movement-level documentation. 1

Ownership and continuity

The current evidence identifies Lemania and establishes the bounded historical context above; an individual watch still needs reference-level documentation. 1

Identification and service

For an individual watch, record the complete reference, serial, dial, case, and movement markings and compare them with dated primary documentation.

A brand history cannot authenticate, appraise, or establish the provenance of a particular watch.

Evidence and limits

How the claims are supported
  1. source stated claim

    Lemania was a Swiss watch and chronograph-movement manufacturer whose name is now dormant.

  2. source stated claim

    Swatch Group-era reporting preserves the Lemania name and its 1884 date; later objects require movement-level documentation.

  3. verified observation

    The cited Swatch Group page is the source used for this guide's bounded identity and history statements.

  4. source stated claim

    Lemania was a Swiss watch and chronograph-movement manufacturer whose name is now dormant.

  5. reasonable inference

    Swatch Group-era reporting preserves the Lemania name and its 1884 date; later objects require movement-level documentation.

  6. reasonable inference

    The historical manufacturing operation was integrated into Breguet/Swatch Group; no current separate Lemania operation was established.

  7. reasonable inference

    Lemania historically made watches and movements; Breguet describes Nouvelle Lémania as a high-end movement and complication manufacturer.

Known limits

  • This guide does not authenticate or value an individual watch.
  • This research does not authenticate or value an individual watch.

Direct sources

  1. Swatch Group Annual Report 2003Swatch Group · official corporate report · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Identity and historical context used by this guide. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

  2. Lémania histoire de l'entreprisePiguet family archive · archive · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Relevant identity, chronology, control or manufacturing passage. External source.

  3. Acquisition of Breguet by InvestcorpBreguet · official · accessed September 12, 2026

    Locator: Relevant identity, chronology, control or manufacturing passage. First-party source; its statements remain attributed.

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