$11,500
Longines, "Lindbergh", No. 5575308, invented by Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh, US Pat. 1923305, launched on the market in 1932.Fine, rare and interesting, hour angle, center-seconds, silver and stainless steel "Staybrite" aviator's wristwatch. four-body, polished, revolving bezel with enamelled 15 degrees graduation, graduated band, the ball-shaped crown activates also the revolving central dial. white enamel with enamelled Roman numeral for the 12 hours indication, concentric, the 180 degrees in Arabic numerals, at the center, revolving champagne dial bearing the painted black Arabic numerals for the 60 minutes and the painted red Arabic numerals for the 15 degrees. "Breguet" blued steel hands. Cal. 18.69.N, gilt brass, 15ewels, straight line lever escapement, monometallic balance, Breguet balance-spring.Dial, case and movement signed.Diam. 48 mm. Notes Weems ModelThis hour angle system is called the "Weems Model" after its inventor, Philippe Vanhorn Weems, of the Naval Academy of Annapolis, an authority in the 1920-30's. He trained the famous Charles A. Lindbergh who established the record for the first non-stop transatlantic flight.The hour-angle watch called the "Lindbergh Model", used for this flight, stems from Weems' invention. Weems wrote several important books and received a Gold Medal from the International Aeronautic Federation.This watch bears a large ball-shaped winding-crown, enabling the watch to be re-wound by a pilot wearing gloves. It is practi Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2003-03-19
