The Longines Pilot Majetek continues the brand's high-flying heritage. From measuring Lindberg's first transatlantic flight to the monopusher chronograph worn by Amelia Earhart and the Weems, Longines' tradition of pilot's watches is a storied one. By the time the 1930s rolled around, Longines had developed a simple system for tracking time in the form of an arrow that rotated with the bezel. You could align it with either the hour or minute hand, using it to keep a record of departure time or the time of a change incourse. In 1935, by order from the Czechoslovakian Air Force, Longines created the ref. 3582, with the same moving marker, in a cushion case. It is this very reference, and the engraving "Majetek Vojenske Spravy" ("property of the military administration" in Czech/Slovak), that gave rise to the Majetek model, now reincarnated in the Longines Pilot Majetek 2023 reissue.

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Price: US$3,750 / US$3,850 (LE)

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