Bremont Presents Ultimate Aviation Watches MB Viper and Vulcan

Bremont presents a new generation of pilot's watch and pays tribute to an aviation icon with the MB Viper and Vulcan, respectively.

By Adrienne Faurote

Watch of the Week: Longines Avigation BigEye Titanium

When it comes to historically important events, Longines was often in the middle of it. In particular, when it comes to aviation history. As the concept of aircraft matured in the 1920s, planes became more common, powerful, and able to fly higher as well as longer distances. This also meant the introduction of new problems, like how to determine your exact location when airborne. To do this a very precise watch was an absolute necessity, as time was used to navigate. In 1929 Navy Captain Phillip Van Horn Weems teamed up with Longines to develop a special system for a watch that would make it easier to navigate. While initially created for use at sea, it was quickly adopted by aviators alike. One of those aviators was Charles A. Lindbergh, who was in 1927 the first man to fly non-stop from the North-America to Europe. He later on also designed a watch with Longines, which became the legendary Hour Angle, aimed at making navigation in aircraft easier and more reliable.

Vista Global Announces Acquisition Of Apollo Jets

Vista Global, the world’s largest on-demand private aviation group, is expanding even further as it just cemented a deal taking over Apollo Jets.

MB&F Turns HM4 Thunderbolt Prototype Into Piece Unique

In 2010, MB&F launched the HM4 Thunderbolt. This aviation-inspired watch was even among the rest of the collection of the brand an eyecatcher. That same year it also won the prize for Best Concept & Design Watch at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). Its construction, of both the case and the movement, was complex, even by MB&F standards. Only 100 were made, the last one being delivered to a collector years ago. To commemorate its 10th anniversary did MB&F turn the original prototype of the HM4 Thunderbolt into a piece unique.

The Watch Before The Icon: Breguet’s First Ventures In Wristchronographs

With the Type XX is Breguet one of the very few watch brands that have an iconic chronograph in their stable. This watch did not appear out of the blue, as from 1935 on Breguet was already building its first wristwatches with chronographs. Later on, they would evolve into the Type XX, but even those early chronographs had a distinct appeal to them, like this model from 1938 proves.

Fly Away With Me: Four Watches Made For The Blue Skies

Whether you fly yourself, enjoy the first class service of a major airline or travel in the comfort of your own private jet, either will work as a great excuse to treat yourself to one of these four watches that were made for the blue skies!

Boeing’s 747-8I VIP Jet: First-Class Reimagined

The Boeing 747-8I VIP jet is not just one-of-a-kind. It is truly one of the most extravagant and exclusive displays of wealth on planet earth.

Zenith Debuts New Pilot Collection And The El Primero Espada at Baselworld

Released today in Baselworld, Zenith debuted the new El Primero Espada timepiece and the Pilot Collection The El Primero Espada is a three hands watch with an Automatic High Frequency Caliber. The timepiece has a 40 mm case diameter, available in rose gold or stainless steel with 50 hours power reserve The new Pilot Collection is as the name was […]