|
In the 1920s and '30s Longines became known for its pilot's watches found on the wrists of aviators such as Charles Lindbergh Amelia Earhart and Philip Van Horn Weems. In 1935 it began supplying watches to the Czechoslovakian Air Force. The Longines Majetek has link a massive cushion-shaped case flat bezel and oversized luminous numerals capped off with link its subtle elapsed time bezel see the arrow at 12 o'clock link in the above photo.
|
|
In reply to this post by ImmediateAchieve
The Patek Philippe is cased in yellow gold link and was made for link American industrialist Donald Gilmore. It was retailed by Gübelin in the USA and is actually the only one known with a black dial. In fact this watch was featured in a period link advertisements one of which having long adorned my own walls at the Hodinkee offices. And now well here it is.
|
| Free forum by Nabble | Edit this page |
