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From Sky to Space – The Moon Man & his Mate
“Every vision is a joke until the first man accomplishes it; once realized, it becomes ...
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Lindbergh’s Elusive Special Flight Calculator…
Albert Wittnauer agreed to stock a minimum of 17,000 Longines watches in America by 1879[1] ...
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BU. AERO Weems – historical DNA of the U.S Navy
Rear Admiral Moffett was one of the founding fathers of the modern U.S. Navy, and ...
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A Unique Prototype – The Second Weems Made
The very first Longines ‘Aerochronometer’ was invoiced on the 30th of November 1928 to Longines-Wittnauer ...
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The Transitional No Crown Guard Weems
Longines first developed the 18.69 pocket watch calibre in 1895, and like their other movements ...
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The Fabulous Five Flückiger Weems Dials & Fonts
The large 46mm Weems wrist watch version, unique to Longines, featured a double back, a ...
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US Naval Academy Weems…A Rare Breed & Pedigree
There are a few unique survivors from the golden age of 1930’s aviation. The US ...
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Longines Big Russians – The World’s First Wrist Chronographs
Longines Big Russians - The World’s First Wrist Chronographs