Longines Lindbergh Angle Horaire Mode D'emploi page 8

A B C Lindbergh Collection
Replica of the Longines model designed by Charles A. Lindbergh
The original Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch was designed by Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh as a navigational aid for pilots. Used in conjunction with a
sextant, a nautical almanac and a radio set for receiving the time signal,
it made possible the rapid determination of the Greenwich hour angle,
i.e., longitude.
Commemorates historic Lindbergh flight
The new edition of the Hour Angle Watch was introduced by Longines
on May 21, 1987, at Le Bourget airport outside Paris. Here Col.
Lindbergh landed exactly 75 years ago after the historic solo flight from
New York which opened the Atlantic to aviation.
In appearence, your watch is an exact replica of the original Lindbergh
design, 4/5 th actual size. It is equipped with a Longines L614 self-
winding movement.
Tells you when, tells you where
The Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch is an accurate, reliable timekeeper for
every-day use. Because of its ingenious combination of dials, it differs
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from ordinary watches in three aspects:
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