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 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
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 …