Leonidas Chronograph CP2 Italian Army Issued berluti with a luminova pearl

with a luminova pearl

which gets its name from the fact that the hour markers are positioned more towards the centre of the dial

This watch has been certified at Certifiwatch under registration number CF-0102697

Pearl is a later luminova

Leonidas Chronograph CP2 Italian Army Issued berluti with a luminova pearlThe Pre Heuer military chronographThis is a very rare and cool early military chronograph by Leonidas. Before they merged with Heuer, Leonidas produced a small batch of chronos that bore the Leonidas name. This particular example was issued to the Italian Army, as designated on the case back E. I no 1001, where EI stands for Esercito Italiano, which translates to the Italian Army. Powered by a Valjoux 222 flyback movement, the watch has two chrono