Longines Weems Hour angle second setting prototype Aerochronometer 3585867 The Genesis Pair Vintage aviation unique

$1.50 for a Longines Icon: The Weems Prototype’s 1937 Service Call

In the small perverse universe of documents that collectors of horological and navigational history would ...

Hamilton, Waltham, Longines Aerochronometer prototype Weems second setting air navigation

Harold Bromley & Number 10

The Aerochronometer that Almost Crossed the Pacific Harold Bromley & Number 10, a near century-old ...

Patek & Hamilton, the first second setting watches

In his article, ‘Possibilities of an Adjustable Rate Clock,’ Weems noted that ‘aerial navigation has ...

The first timepieces to fly from New York to Paris

Lindbergh stated that, “Flying has torn apart the relationship of space and time : it ...

Eberhard Sistema Magini pocket watch used by Publio Magini in June 1942 on a spy mission

Will the real Sistema Magini please stand up!

The 2019 auction of a supposed Sistema Magini wristwatch should raise more than the odd ...

Longines collection 5167802, 5167803, 5167804, 5167805, 5167806. Weems, second setting, prototype, hour angle, Byrd Weems

The Rarest Batch of Watches – where’s my Zipper?

If you’re reading this, it is highly likely that you too got bitten by the ...

My Agent did what……Lindbergh’s steel Longines 13.33Z.

Lindbergh’s steel 13.33Z would qualify as an uber rare catch for many a collector, especially ...

The Italian job remade grand feu enamel versus original Fluckiger dial

“The Italian Job” REMADE enamel dials

The construction of Grand Feu enamel dials is a complex, time consuming and expensive process. ...

Longines Weems second setting pieces 1930 - unique 5 different fonts

A Legendary Navigating Star – Lt. Harry P. McLean Connor

Today’s Instagram wrist shot era may well have been started by a legendary navigating star ...

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