NON MILITARY LEMANIA 1872 VARIATION RODANIA. This Lemania 1872 watch was produced in 1970 and is referred to as was issued by the South African Air Force. The piece was a tool watch in the truest sense, but it still looks modern and has a great presence on the wrist. This particular one, being an overproduction of MOD's orders, was given to Rodania, who camouflaged it with their branding. If you look at the third to last photo, you can clearly see the Lemania logo with the unmistakable crown, under the oval sticker placed by Rodania that highlighted the dial! The Lemania 1872 used a case, the 817, designed by Ervin Piquerez SA (EPSA) that originated in 1968 and is commonly seen in military chronographs appears to have not been polished. A nice study on the subject was done by MATTHEW TAYLOR.