Longines Heritage Weems Second-Setting
(2 items)The Longines Heritage Weems Second-Setting revives one of the most important navigation watches in aviation history: its rotating central dial disc allows the watch to be synchronised to the second with a time signal. At UHRINSTINKT you can buy the Heritage Weems Second-Setting brand new with a 24-month Uhrinstinkt guarantee.
Longines Heritage Weems Second-Setting – a pilot's legend with navigation history
Longines is one of the pioneers of aviation timekeeping and accompanied numerous record flights of the 1920s and 1930s. The Weems system also dates from this era: US Navy officer and navigation instructor Philip Van Horn Weems developed a method that allowed pilots to align their watch to the second with radio time signals – a decisive prerequisite for precise navigation over oceans and inaccessible terrain.
The second-setting principle
At the heart of the Weems Second-Setting is the rotating central dial disc with its seconds scale: it can be adjusted independently of the movement and aligned precisely with the running seconds hand – the watch is thus synchronised with a time signal without stopping the movement. The modern Heritage version adopts this historical principle as well as the classic pilot's watch look with a clean, highly legible dial.
Positioning in the Longines range
The Weems Second-Setting belongs to the Longines Heritage Collection and sits alongside models such as the Longines Heritage Collection Legend Diver, the Longines Heritage Collection Flagship Heritage and the Longines Heritage Collection Pilot Majetek. You will find the full brand range under Longines.
Buying from UHRINSTINKT
You can order your Longines Heritage Weems Second-Setting from us brand new with a 24-month Uhrinstinkt guarantee – at a top price, with insured shipping or collection in store. If you have any questions about individual models, our customer service team is happy to help by phone or e-mail.