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 …
‘Lucky Lindy’…1920’s Holy Grail & beyond
Perhaps more than any other, Lindbergh captured the quintessential American dream within this Golden Age …
US Patent 2008734 covers all, or does it?
The “Spirit and Scope of my invention” are the words Philip Van Horn Weems used …
The First Generation Hour-angle or “Lindbergh”
The Longines Hour-angle watch is history’s most famous pilot watch and improved upon the Weems …
The Hour-angle watch – a “Lindbergh”
The speed of the plane brought complex new navigational challenges. When traveling at 200 miles …
Lindbergh had a special Weems!
Lindbergh had a special Weems! It almost sounds like a chicken or egg type scenario, …
The History of Breitling Watches
The history of Breitling watches begins in 1884 with Léon Breitling.
Longines Big Russians – The World’s First Wrist Chronographs
Longines Big Russians – The World’s First Wrist Chronographs
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 …