2010-09-27

Longines watch issued across the Atlantic Ocean

Fashion Watch Trend Report: In 1933, U.S. aviator Charles and his wife even started pulling 47,000 km voyage across the North Atlantic. Driving his "God of St. Louis" aircraft to complete remarkable history of human technology legend, becoming the first non-stop over the North Atlantic after people, even more by pulling want to explore the future of Cape Verde and Brazil returned to the U.S., Wang air routes across the far north.
Even pulling in his expedition in the equipment brought in, including a Longines designed specifically for the voyage of the watch has stopwatch function. While this re-issued today a special Longines watch, named as "Longines watch even pull across the Atlantic Ocean", tribute to the memory of the aviation pioneer made the historic feat.


Completed in 1927 solo flight from New York to Paris, the first non-stop flight over the North Atlantic after the renowned Charles pull even, the booming airline was much sought after. Airlines should be required when, and even pull even with his wife, Ann began to study drawing in 1933 to explore the route over the far north. The young couple from New York to take off, flying over 47,000 km, through the new Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Britain, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Portugal, Azores, Canary Islands and Cape Verde, the Gambia, Brazil and Cuba to return the United States.

While this re-issued Longines was named "watch even pull across the Atlantic Ocean", tribute to commemorate the couple even pull the journey across the Far North
The journey, even pulling a drive has decided to take the 710-horsepower engine and a powerful pitch propeller aircraft. He also brought two radio receiving device and the inflawatch life rafts to prepare forced to abandon local needs. In this journey, which they drive the plane was named Tingmissartoq, this is a Inuit word meaning "Big Bird as aircraft." Even the direction of pull of the aviation equipment including gyroscopes, gyro horizon, film standard foot, two aperiodic compass, then all those who are the most advanced equipment. And even pulling for him also with Longines over the far north of Greenland and designed stopwatch.

While this timepiece has a total of 30 minutes with a dial stopwatch movement. It can measure time up to 1 / 15 seconds, and can measure up to a 500 km / h speed tachometer. Even pulling in the flight environment experienced by a reliable timepiece in terms of aviation equipment, is a crucial safety device.

Longines to pull over the North Atlantic with specially created timing tool reflects the home of the famous American Airlines Swisswatchmanufacturer's confidence. In 1927, a timing device created by the Longines International Astronautical Federation can make a very precise measurement even pull the flight from New York to Paris time, Longines since 1919 become the International Astronautical Federation and the designated suppliers. Later, relying on experience as a pilot and navigator, and even pulling design a system to improve air and maritime navigation at the time. He joined hands Longines, even pulling the navigation watch made of his invention into practice. Combined with a sextant and a nautical almanac, While this watch can be used to determine longitude by calculating the exact location. 1933, to commemorate and even pull productive cooperation, Longines designed for an even pull across the North Atlantic voyage stopwatch.

Even the direction of pull of the aviation equipment including gyroscopes, gyro horizon, film standard ruler, compass and two aperiodic Longines
Today, Longines reissued While this is named "even pull across the Atlantic Ocean Watch", tribute to commemorate the couple even pull across the far north of the journey. While this mechanical chronograph watch, a diameter of 47.50 mm, self-winding movement. As original as it is, 9 times a small seconds, 3 times 30 minutes a total of dial. White around the blue steel silver dial pointer display time, there is a measurement of up to 500 km / h speed tachometer. Watch has a sapphire crystal and solid case, transparent case back to enjoy the movement of the operation. With a brown crocodile leather strap. While this watch with stainless steel and rose gold models. Even pulling the witness and watch over the Atlantic that accompanied the great aviation adventure timepieces, the beautiful reproduction of the present.

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