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Royal Australian Engineers 125th Anniversary watch

The first 125 numbered Limited Edition pieces have now been allocated. You can still order the watch, but any new orders will not be individually numbered as part of the 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
  • Dark Cherry Red &
    Duchess Blue parachute strap (RAE Corps colours)
  • Quick-release spring bars for tool-free strap changes

Made to order. AUD $75 from every watch goes to the RAE Fund.

$650
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*Shipping included, taxes not included outside of Australia

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The RAE 125 runs on a Japanese Miyota 82S5 automatic with small seconds at 6. 316L stainless steel case, 38mm wide and 46mm lug-to-lug, fully bead-blasted with an anti-fingerprint coating. Box sapphire crystal with internal anti-reflective treatment. 7mm screw-down crown engraved with the Corps' lazy E. Screw-down 316L caseback carrying the RAE Cypher and motto. Water resistant to 10 ATM (100m).

For the full breakdown: case, dial, movement, straps and edition numbering, see the specifications section below.

All Bausele watches come with a 2 year international warranty from the date of delivery, covering manufacturing defects and mechanical faults under normal use. Lifetime servicing available through Bausele Sydney.

The RAE 125 is made to order. Once your reservation is confirmed, your watch enters production. We don't hold stock; every RAE 125 is built specifically for the person who reserved it.

SIZE GUIDE

Case diameter: 38mm
Lug-to-lug: 46mm
Bracelet: 316L oyster link, 18×16mm, ratcheting clasp with on-wrist micro-adjustment
Strap: 18mm elastic parachute strap, quick-release

HOW TO MEASURE YOUR WRIST

Wrap a piece of string or a strip of paper around your wrist, just below the wrist bone. Mark where it overlaps, then lay it flat against a ruler. That's your wrist circumference.

The ratcheting clasp lets you fine-tune the fit on the fly, no tools required. Not sure? Size up — a watch that sits slightly loose is always more comfortable than one that's too tight.

  • 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. A sunken sub-second at 5 o'clock. The dial reads "bausele / RAE", nothing more.

  • The hands

    Bead-blasted silver hour and minute hands, filled with SL-Old Radium luminous. A flat sword profile, the kind of hand that disappears in daylight and reappears the moment the light goes. The offset sub dial
    for the Seconds was inspired by Walter Peeler’s VC pocket watch that is held by
    the RAE Corps museum that has the same feature. The seconds hand sits in the sub-dial at 5, bead-blast silver, no decoration.

  • The case

    316L stainless steel, 38mm wide, 46mm lug-to-lug. Fully bead-blasted with an anti-fingerprint coating, matte, no glare. Box sapphire crystal with internal anti-reflective treatment. 7mm screw-down crown, 10 ATM water resistance. A Miyota 82S5 automatic inside, chosen for reliability and easy long-term service.

  • UBIQUE — Facimus et Frangimus

    The screw-down caseback carries the RAE Corps Cypher and motto. UBIQUE "Everywhere," for serving in every theatre since federation. FACIMUS ET FRANGIMUS "We make and we break." The first 125 are engraved with their edition number, 001/125 through 125/125.



  • The Engineers' Tactical symbol

    The Lazy E, represent an Engineer on Military Maps as a symbol, it is the base for all engineer units symbol and this symbol can be modified to denote speciality roles, but the Lazy E is the basis for all Engineer Callsigns. All Army units, can identify on a battle map engineers locations by the Lazy E.

  • Built-in giving

    AUD $75 from every RAE 125 sold goes directly to the RAE Fund, supporting current and former sappers and their families. No fanfare, no add-on, it's part of the price. Buy the watch, support the Corps.

125 years of Engineers, in a watch built the way the Corps builds. Make what's needed, hold what's given, finish what's started.

Specifications

Built for the field

Diameter

38mm

Lug-to-lug

46mm

Material

316L stainless steel, fully bead-blasted with anti-fingerprint coating

Crystal

Box sapphire with internal anti-reflective coating

Crown

7mm, 316L, bead-blasted, screw-down, engraved with the Corps' lazy E

Caseback

Screw-down 316L solid back, engraved with the RAE Cypher and motto; first 125 individually numbered

Water-resistance

10 ATM (100m)

Dial

Grainy "sandy" textured black

Indices

Applied numerals, Old Radium luminous

Sub-dial

Small seconds at 6 o'clock

Hands

Bead-blast silver, flat sword, filled with SL-Old Radium

Printing

White chapter ring, kept minimal; dial reads "bausele / RAE"

Limited edition

First 125 pieces individually engraved 001/125 – 125/125

Inscription

"ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS · 125th Anniversary"

Anniversary

1 July 2027

After 125

Production continues; individual numbering ends

Foundation

AUD $75 from every watch to the RAE Fund

Calibre

Miyota 82S5 — Japanese automatic

Functions

Hours, minutes, small seconds at 6

Winding

Automatic with hand-winding

Power Reserve

42 hours

Beat-rate

21,600 vph

Jewels

21

Bracelet

316L oyster link, 3-link, 18×16mm

Clasp

Ratcheting with on-the-fly micro-adjustment

End-links

Fixed, with quick-release spring bars

Strap

18mm elastic parachute, Pantone 202C Dark Cherry Red / 2965C Duchess Blue

Hardware

HOLDFAST steel, full bead-blast

Strap change

Quick-release, tool-free, under a minute

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Shipping

The RAE 125 is made to order. Estimated delivery ahead of the 1 July 2027 anniversary for the limited edition allocation.

All watches will be delivered to Holsworthy Barracks unless otherwise requested during the order process.

Shipping is free of charge for all watch orders.

In Australia, all prices displayed on our website are inclusive of GST. For international orders, taxes and customs duties are not included in the listed prices. You may be required to pay local import duties, VAT, or customs fees depending on your country's regulations. These charges, if applicable, will be collected by our shipping partner (DHL or equivalent) on behalf of your local customs authorities before delivery.

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This watch started at School of Military Engineering. Holsworthy. A day in the Corps museum, 125 years of tools, photographs and names on the walls, gave the watch its shape. Then months of back-and-forth with the committee. What you see is what we agreed on, together.