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 ...
Publio Magini – the Sistema Magini
Born in 1910, Publio Magini would become instrumental in one of the biggest covert operations ...
Costes & Bellonte – Paris to New York
Another of aviation’s greatest feats was Costes & Bellonte – Paris to New York flight ...
The Honor Roll
The Longines honor roll captures the heroes and heroines of the golden age of aviation ...
Pre 1925
Alpha, Foxtrot, Charlie… The Wright Brothers Kill Devil Hill Kitty Hawk adventures first started in ...