The Fabulous Five Flückiger Weems Dials & Fonts
The large 46mm Weems wrist watch version, unique to Longines, featured a double back, a turning metal inner chapter ring, … Read more
US Naval Academy Weems…A Rare Breed & Pedigree
There are a few unique survivors from the golden age of 1930’s aviation. The US Naval Academy Weems pieces are … Read more
The Imperial Japanese Navy ‘Air Soldier’ Weems
The “King of Timepieces in the East,” [1]was Kintaro Hattori, who began importing Swiss and American watches directly into Japan … Read more
Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic Expedition Weems
Byrd’s Longines Weems speaks of a time when explorers, aviators and aviatrix relied upon them as a robust tool watch … Read more
‘Lucky Lindy’…1920’s Holy Grail & beyond
Perhaps more than any other, Lindbergh captured the quintessential American dream within this Golden Age of Aviation. “Lucky Lindy”, a … Read more
US Patent 2008734 covers all, or does it?
The “Spirit and Scope of my invention” are the words Philip Van Horn Weems used within US Patent application 2008734 … Read more
The First Generation Hour-angle or “Lindbergh”
The Longines Hour-angle watch is history’s most famous pilot watch and improved upon the Weems second setting wristwatch model developed … Read more
The Hour-angle watch – a “Lindbergh”
The speed of the plane brought complex new navigational challenges. When traveling at 200 miles an hour, a kilometer is … Read more
Lindbergh had a special Weems!
Lindbergh had a special Weems! It almost sounds like a chicken or egg type scenario, but in real terms it … Read more
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
One of Italy’s most accomplished pilots and the man credited with rebuilding the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Air Force) was Italo … Read more
A rare breed indeed.. the wee Hour-angle
John P.V. Heinmuller recalls in his book that ‘The hearts of all civilization beat faster for Lindbergh during those trying … Read more
Sidereal or Star time….twinkle, twinkle…
Lindbergh stated, “I consider celestial navigation necessary to future aviation”.[1] The “Lindbergh Boom”[2] that followed his Paris landing on 21 … Read more
The Ultimate Stars – Sidereal timepieces
Weems stated, “It is perhaps fortunate that timepieces were developed before radio, or else extremely accurate timepieces would probably never … Read more