Royal Australian Engineers 125th Anniversary watch

Royal Australian Engineers 125th Anniversary — the first 125 pieces are a numbered limited edition. Designed with the Royal Australian Engineers to mark 125 years of service. A field watch built on the same principles the Corps was built on — make what's needed, hold what's given, finish what's started. The first 125 pieces are individually engraved 001/125 through 125/125. After that, the watch continues — without the numbering. Be first to secure a piece of limited edition history. Included in the box: 316L stainless steel oyster bracelet Maroon & navy parachute strap (RAE Corps colours) Quick-release spring bars for tool-free strap changes Made to order. 10-week production once your order is confirmed. Free worldwide shipping. AUD $75 from every watch goes to the RAE Foundation. This watch started at Holsworthy. In May 2026, I drove out to Holsworthy Barracks — home of the Royal Australian Engineers and the Corps museum. I wanted to see what 125 years of Engineers actually looked like before I put a single line on a design page. We spent the day going through the museum. The tools the Corps has used since 1902 — bridging equipment, demolition kits, field instruments, the small everyday things sappers carry. The photographs. The names on the walls. You can read the history. It's another thing to stand in front of it. That's the visit that gave the watch its shape. The grainy black dial — the texture of sandy ground under a field engineer's boot. The applied numerals with Old Radium lume — readable in the dark, the way a field watch has to be. The bead-blasted case — no shine, no glare, no jewellery polish. The maroon and navy parachute strap — the Corps colours, woven into something you can wear every day. Then came the back-and-forth. Sketches. Revisions. Thomas and the committee asking for changes that mattered — proportions, the dial layout, the weight of the motto on the caseback, where the lazy E sat on the crown. We iterated for months. What you see is what we agreed on, together. The watch The dial A grainy "sandy" black dial — textured to catch light the way ground does in a low afternoon sun. Applied numerals in Old Radium luminous, painted to match the warmth of aged tritium without the regulation. A sunken sub-second at 6 o'clock. White printing on the chapter ring for legibility, kept minimal. The dial reads "bausele / RAE" — nothing more. The hands Bead-blasted silver hour and minute hands, filled with SL-Old Radium luminous. The shape is a flat sword profile — the kind of hand that disappears in daylight and reappears the moment the light goes. The seconds hand sits in the sub-dial at 6 — finished in bead-blast silver, no contrast colour, no decoration. The case 316L stainless steel, 38mm wide, 46mm lug-to-lug. Fully bead-blasted with an anti-fingerprint coating — matte, hard-wearing, no reflection to give away position. Box sapphire crystal with internal anti-reflective treatment. 7mm screw-down crown in the same bead-blast finish, engraved with the Corps' lazy E. 10 ATM water resistance. A Miyota 82S5 automatic movement sits inside — chosen for reliability under field conditions and ease of long-term service. UBIQUE — Facimus et Frangimus "Everywhere — We Make and We Break" The caseback carries the Royal Australian Engineers' regimental crest and motto, engraved into a screw-down 316L back. UBIQUE — "Everywhere." Granted to the Corps for serving in every theatre the Australian Army has been deployed to since federation. FACIMUS ET FRANGIMUS — "We make and we break." The full sentence of the sapper's trade: the Engineers build what's needed and destroy what blocks the way. The first 125 watches are individually engraved with their edition number — 001/125 through 125/125 — and the inscription "ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS · 125th Anniversary." Beyond 125, the inscription remains but the individual numbering ends. Two straps, both in the box Oyster link bracelet 316L stainless steel, 18×16mm oyster-link construction. Three-link design with a 5.5mm jubilee centre link, screw sizing pins, fixed end-links with quick-release spring bars. Ratcheting clasp for on-wrist micro-adjustment — fits a swollen wrist after a long day, fits a cold-morning wrist before coffee. Parachute strap 18mm elastic parachute strap — maroon (Pantone 202C) with navy (2965C) stripes. The Corps colours. HOLDFAST steel hardware in full bead-blast to match the case. No leather, no clasps to wear out — just elastic webbing that moves with the wrist. Quick-release spring bars mean you can swap between them in under a minute — no tools. 125 pieces, 125 years The Royal Australian Engineers were raised on 1 July 1902. The 125th anniversary lands on 1 July 2027. We're marking the year by engraving the first 125 watches as a numbered limited edition — 001/125 through 125/125. After the first 125, production continues. But the engraving stops. If you want a piece of limited edition history — one of the 125 — reserve early. Numbers are allocated in order of confirmed reservation, with priority to current and former RAE personnel. The Engineers' mark, not ours. Every Bausele usually carries a piece of Australia inside the crown — sand, soil, something physical sealed in a chamber. That's our signature. For the RAE 125, the Corps asked for something different. They asked for the lazy E. The lazy E is the distinctive mark of the Royal Australian Engineers — the letter E laid on its side, used on equipment, vehicles, and Corps signage for generations. It's how Engineers identify their work in the field. Plain, functional, immediately recognisable to anyone who's served alongside them. It sits on the crown of every RAE 125. Their mark, not ours. Because this is their watch. Built-in giving. AUD $75 from every RAE 125 sold goes directly to the RAE Foundation, supporting current and former sappers and their families. No fanfare, no marketing add-on — it's part of the price. Buy the watch, support the Corps. Specifications Price AUD $900 (includes both bracelet and parachute strap) Case material 316L stainless steel, fully bead-blasted with anti-fingerprint coating Case diameter 38mm (3–9) Lug to lug 46mm (12–6) Crystal Box sapphire with internal anti-reflective coating Caseback Screw-down 316L solid back, engraved with RAE crest and (for the first 125) individual numbering Crown 7mm, 316L, bead-blasted, screw-down, engraved with the Corps lazy E Movement Miyota 82S5 — Japanese automatic Water resistance 10 ATM / 100m Dial Grainy "sandy" textured black, applied indices, Old Radium luminous Hands Bead-blast silver, filled with SL-Old Radium Sub-dial Small seconds at 6 o'clock Straps included Oyster link bracelet AND parachute strap (Pantone 202C / 2965C) Limited Edition First 125 pieces individually engraved 001/125 – 125/125 Anniversary Royal Australian Engineers 125th Anniversary, 1 July 2027 Making, shipping, warranty How it's made Made to order. Once your reservation is confirmed, your watch enters production with our partners at Evertime. Production runs roughly 10 weeks. We don't hold stock — every RAE 125 is built specifically for the person who reserved it. Shipping Free worldwide shipping. Fully insured. Tracked from our Sydney office to your door. Estimated delivery before 1 July 2027 for the limited edition allocation. Warranty Two-year international warranty on movement and case. Lifetime servicing available through Bausele Sydney. Frequently asked questions When will my watch be delivered? Production begins once we have confirmed enough reservations to start a run. Expect delivery in early-to-mid 2027 for the first 125 pieces, well ahead of the 1 July anniversary. Can I choose my edition number? Number allocation is handled in order of reservation, with priority to current and former RAE personnel. We'll confirm your number when production begins. What happens after the first 125 are gone? The watch continues to be available — same design, same components, same Corps mark. What stops is the individual edition numbering. Numbers 001/125 through 125/125 are the limited edition; everything after that is standard production. Do I have to choose between the bracelet and the parachute strap? No. Both come in the box. Quick-release spring bars let you swap between them in under a minute. Is this watch only for RAE members? No. The RAE 125 is open to the public, with priority allocation for current and former Corps members and their families. What's the difference between this and your standard Elemental? The RAE 125 uses a Miyota 82S5 movement (Japanese), a 38mm case, and a Corps-specific dial design. The standard Elemental uses a Swiss Sellita SW200 in a 40mm case. Both are made by Bausele in collaboration with Evertime. Is this watch Swiss Made? No. The RAE 125 is Australian-designed and uses a Japanese Miyota automatic movement. It's not Swiss Made.