The First Generation Hour-angle or “Lindbergh”
The Longines Hour-angle watch is history’s most famous pilot watch and improved upon the Weems ...
An Accurate Timepiece for the Air Navigation age
Whilst Santos-Dumont had flown with his famous Cartier watch in 1906, there was a limited ...
Dieudonne Costes – Incredible Hour-angle watch
Dieudonné Costes is best known for the extraordinary Paris to New York flight of September ...
Amy Johnson’s Weems SOARS again.
Amy Johnson’s Weems watch SOARS again at a recent Sotheby’s auction selling for 88,200 pounds. ...
The Hour-angle watch – a “Lindbergh”
The speed of the plane brought complex new navigational challenges. When traveling at 200 miles ...
Philip Van Horn Weems – Grandfather of today’s GPS
While characters like Lindbergh, Douglas Corrigan and Richard E. Byrd were trailblazing the skies, pioneers ...
Lindbergh had a special Weems!
Lindbergh had a special Weems! It almost sounds like a chicken or egg type scenario, ...
The first two prototype Longines Weems…
The first two prototype Longines Weems speak of one of the most exciting times of ...
John P.V. Heinmuller – “Aero One”
John P.V. Heinmuller, who acquired the title “Aero One” would go on to become the ...