Longines Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch

Inventory number: WW1809044

Produced circa 1938, 47mm, silver originally, and then replaced by stainless steel from Longines manufactory, manual-winding caliber Cal.37.9.

Functions: hours, minutes, a pilot’s navigation wristwatch. 

Designed by Charles Lindbergh. As Earth makes one rotation of 360 degrees, a 12-hour dial is a useful tool for dividing up that distance over time. By rotating the bezel and combining sextant and astronomical almanac, the pilots can more easily to identify his position.

Brand History:

Longines is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Saint-Imier, Switzerland. Founded by Auguste Agassiz in 1832. Being the official timer of the Olympics, Longines was a well-respected time keeper and a name that people knew. When Lindbergh flew his famed non-stop, solo Atlantic crossing in 1927, Longines timed the event, total time was 33 hours and 30 minutes. In 1931, Lindbergh set out to update and improve the Weems watch based on his experience of flying over the Atlantic. In the Golden Age’s conquest of the skies, Longines was king.