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» The new Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage Watch
In 1933 the American aviator Charles Lindbergh set off with his wife on a trip of 47,000 km around the North Atlantic[…] … Louis, Lindbergh wanted to explore possible future air routes across the far north before returning to the USA via Cape Verde and Brazil[…] … The equipment Lindbergh took with him on his long expedition included a wrist chronograph created specially by Longines for this very purpose[…] … Today Longines is re-issuing this exceptional timepiece, known as the Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage Watch, as a tribute to the historical feat achieved by this pioneer of the skies[…] … Charles Lindbergh & Longines In the wake of his solo flight in 1927 from New York to Paris – the first non-stop flight across the North Atlantic – Charles Lindbergh gained international fame and was in great demand by aviation companies, which were being developed at the time[…] … Wanting to be of service, Lindbergh decided in 1933 to investigate possible air routes across the far north with his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh[…] … Lindbergh’s navigational instruments included a directional gyroscope, an artificial horizon, an icing gauge and two aperiodic compasses, all of which were the very latest equipment at that time[…] … But Lindbergh also took with him a Longines chronograph developed specially for his flight to Greenland and the far north[…] … With the flying conditions that were experienced by the Lindberghs, a reliable time-piece was one of the final safeguards as far as navigational instruments were concerned[…] … Longines’ creation of this timepiece for the Lindberghs’ trip around the North Atlantic was evidence of the confidence that the American aviator had in the Swiss watch manufacturer[…] … In 1927 the time-measuring instruments created by Longines enabled the International Aeronautical Federation, for which the company had been an official supplier since 1919, to measure the duration of Lindbergh’s flight from New York to Paris with great precision[…] … Subsequently, by virtue of his experience as a pilot and navigator, Lindbergh devised a system to improve the aerial and nautical navigation of the period[…] … He contacted Longines, who put his invention into practice by producing the Lindbergh Hour Angle watch[…] … In 1933, to mark its productive collaboration with Lindbergh, Longines designed the watch chronograph especially for the Lindbergh’s’ trip around the North Atlantic[…] … The new Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage Watch Today, Longines is re-issuing this time-piece under the name of the Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage Watch as a tribute to the long trip undertaken by the couple across the far north[…] … The Longines Lindbergh’s Atlantic Voyage Watch constitutes an exquisite contemporary version of a timepiece that was part of a great aeronautical adventure[…]
» A true diving watch: The Longines Legend Diver
Weems, Charles Lindbergh, Howard Hughes and Donald Campbell, in the fields of aviation, terrestrial and submarine exploration, and also speed records on land and water[…]