A Unique Prototype – The Second Weems Made
The very first Longines ‘Aerochronometer’ was invoiced on the 30th of November 1928 to Longines-Wittnauer ...
The Transitional No Crown Guard Weems
Longines first developed the 18.69 pocket watch calibre in 1895, and like their other movements ...
The Fabulous Five Flückiger Weems Dials & Fonts
The large 46mm Weems wrist watch version, unique to Longines, featured a double back, a ...
US Naval Academy Weems…A Rare Breed & Pedigree
There are a few unique survivors from the golden age of 1930’s aviation. The US ...
The Imperial Japanese Navy ‘Air Soldier’ Weems
The “King of Timepieces in the East,” [1]was Kintaro Hattori, who began importing Swiss and ...
Italo Balbo, Italian Hero & Trans-Continental Star
Credited with the reconstruction of the Regia Aeronautica, Italo Balbo is considered one of Italy’s ...
Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition Weems
Byrd’s Longines Weems speaks of a time when explorers, aviators and aviatrix relied upon them ...
A rare breed indeed.. the wee Hour-angle
John P.V. Heinmuller recalls in his book that ‘The hearts of all civilization beat faster ...
Sidereal or Star time….twinkle, twinkle…
Lindbergh stated, “I consider celestial navigation necessary to future aviation”.[1] The “Lindbergh Boom”[2] that followed ...