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I finally had some time to write down the story of the Flightmaster I bought from the son of the first owner two years ago. I was lucky enough to spend two hours with him and take pictures of his photo album. I hope you will enjoy the story. Jean Pierron ...  

Pleasure to read. Regards, George

As a former Air Force F16 pilot with over 7,000 hrs in the cockpit, I can only salute in great respect to the man that was a great aviator. I’ve read your post 3 times over and will probably read it anther 10 times this evening. Thanks for sharing Ps: whe... 

I hope that it was not too painful to read, as english is not my native langage. And I kown nothing about planes ;-)

... offside the mainstream storys - so much passion - what a story! for me as a vintage watch fan absolutly fascinatying - this watch with this engraving and story behind is a true burner! many years before i did some research about the centre d'essaie en...  

probably the CEV delivered these watches to Airforce pilots only ?

... Loius Bonte, the CEV director had a Breguet that was registered as number 1 😉 (but the number has nothing to do with the issue-sequence). of course it make sence, that they had been given to aircraft pilots, but perhabs there also had beenn given to p... 

Thanks so much for taking the time to post this!

Whith a provenance like that, the value (at least the emotional value) of the watch goes through the roof. Thank you for charing this amazing story! ☺️

Thanks for the interesting piece of history. Congratulations for such a grail. Best regards. René

. . . with Ploprofs owned by divers and Flightmasters owned by pilots. There's a je ne sais quoi about tool watches that were actually used in their intended roles. My 910 . . . . . . was acquired from the original owner, a USAF vet who was stationed in T...  

you know how much I like that 910. Please think of me in case you get tired of it ;-)

. . . who knows? Maybe we can arrange a three-way deal with Nicolas where I get his Rail, you get the 910, and Nicolas gets your 2913.

. . . any other kind?

. . . Maggie? ...  

Bonjour je viens de retrouver la montre de grand-père!! J'aimerais rentrer en contact avec son nouveau propriétaire si possible. cordialement Jean-Philippe PIERRON