Uniquely South African

Troy, back in the day, was a retailer for Lemania products here in Johannesburg, South Africa. They were actually the largest retailer for Lemania watches and stopwatches as most of their products in South Africa bare the name “Lemania Troy” or even just “Troy”. What makes the watch below so special is the fuzzy letters AAC, standing for Anglo American Company. This watch was specially commissioned by AAC to award to a select few of their employees for 25 years of service, shown by a personalized engraving on the solid 18k gold case. What is so special is that Lemania specially created these pieces for a company, and even put AAC in the foreground on the prime piece for real estate on the dial in gold applied letters and the name Lemania and Troy pushed to the bottom. I just think it is so cool as these pieces can only be found here in South Africa and have a deeper story that just a retailers name on the dial.

‘Crowns & Chronos is a South African based company that was established on our passion for vintage watches. Our aim is to find some of the most unique & collectible timepieces and to make sure our customers are satisfied with their purchase. Watches don’t just tell the time, each watch tells a unique story and our goal is to share that story with you.’

Quality Time Pieces

Our passion for watches spills over to the way we conduct our business. No watch will ship before we are 100% sure we would be happy to receive the same watch ourselves.

1 year warranty

All of our watches* come with a 1 year warranty* that they will run seamlessly while on your wrist. This gives our customers peace of mind when purchasing from us.

Free Shipping Orders Over $500

We ship all of our watches internationally with DHL on orders over $500 for FREE, making sure your new purchase arrives quickly and safely.

Secure Payment

We offer secure payment methods making sure that all your personal information remains secure and that you’re getting what you pay for.

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Our site has been designed so that our customers can view all of our items from their mobile phone making life a bit simpler.

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Sell Your Watch

Should you wish to sell your watch, We would be more than happy to give you a generous offer on a wide range of brands from many different time periods as well as offer on watchmakers tools, books and spare parts which we would be able to put to good use.

Please fill out our form on the “Sell Your Watch” page, mentioning as much detail as possible for the best quote on the item that you would like to sell.