Produced from 1935 until the end of the 1950?s, Lip?smodel T18 is without a doubt one of the best known French made watches. It was appreciated for it?s high degree of accuracy and was one of the first to possess a tiny, off-center dial marking the seconds. Linked to the history of France a T18 was offered to Sir WinstonChurchill (1948) by the French government in, recognition of services rendered by Great Britain to France during thesecond World War.