Wittnauer & the Longines brand

The History of Wittnauer begins in New York in 1880 when their very first watches ...

Paul Codos hero

Lieutenant Paul Codos

Lieutenant Paul Codos was an experienced pilot who championed commercial aviation in France. He was ...

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Maurice Rossi & his 56hr world record flight

Captain Maurice Rossi, Adjutant of the French air Ministry learned how to fly in the ...

Amy Johnson: Queen of the Air

Amy Johnson joins the likes of Amelia Earhart in her feats of aviation and her ...

James Allen Mollison,

James Allan Mollison The Flying Scotsman

James Allan Mollison the flying Scotsman was born on the 19th of April, 1905 in ...

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Jimmie Mattern Aviator

Jimmie Mattern is well known for his two attempts to fly around the world. Both ...

Colonel Roscoe Turner

Roscoe Turner Speed Flyer

Roscoe Turner speed flyer states in We Saw it Happen that ‘we must remain supreme ...

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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 ...