The Rarest Batch of Watches – where’s my Zipper?
If you’re reading this, it is highly likely that you too got bitten by the …
My Agent did what……Lindbergh’s steel Longines 13.33Z.
Lindbergh’s steel 13.33Z would qualify as an uber rare catch for many a collector, especially …
“The Italian Job” REMADE enamel dials
The construction of Grand Feu enamel dials is a complex, time consuming and expensive process. …
The World’s First Hour-angle wristwatch
President Coolidge cabled Lindbergh noting, “The first flight of a lone aviator across the Atlantic …
Lindbergh’s Elusive Special Flight Calculator…
Albert Wittnauer agreed to stock a minimum of 17,000 Longines watches in America by 1879[1] …
BU. AERO Weems – historical DNA of the U.S Navy
Rear Admiral Moffett was one of the founding fathers of the modern U.S. Navy, and …
The stroke of midnight…the Glycine Pumpkin SST
Few have missed the story of Cinderella returning home too late and turning into a …
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 Second-setting wristwatch 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, …
Patek & Hamilton, the first second setting watches
In his article, ‘Possibilities of an Adjustable Rate Clock,’ Weems noted that ‘aerial navigation has …
The first timepieces to fly from New York to Paris
Lindbergh stated that, “Flying has torn apart the relationship of space and time : it …
Will the real Sistema Magini please stand up!
The 2019 auction of a supposed Sistema Magini wristwatch should raise more than the odd …
A Legendary Navigating Star – Lt. Harry P. McLean Connor
Today’s Instagram wrist shot era may well have been started by a legendary navigating star …
Imperial Japanese Navy’s Air Service Seikosha “Air Soldier” – Tensoku Dokei 天測時計
Wartime aviation was a dangerous pursuit for all involved, leaving little room for error with …