To me, this is the most interesting Imperial Japanese Navy Longines Weems. It was from the famous Genda's Blade Squadron 343. It's worth looking up who made up Genda's Blade. This was the most elite squadron of the entire Pacific Theater. Until the Americ

Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. , (1888 - 1957) is one of America’s greatest explorers. And it turns out that several watches have accompanied his career and his adventures . credit: University of Southern California. Libraries (found on Wikipedia) A/ VAC

I have to be honest and say I don't know much about these. Seems there are a few different 32.5 mm models. A very good local watch collector/dealer sold me this watch saying that I really should buy it. It is ref 4461, these watches just rarely in 10 year

First of all, this will take some explanation as to what this collection is about. Since it is quite apparent that I have an interest in WW2 aviator watches, it should come as no surprise that I am also interested in war planes. There are a lot of scrap p

When is it appropriate to wear the title of "Collector"? I have never called myself a collector, but I seem to buy more watches than I need. Case in point, who needs three Longines Weems? Who needs three military Japanese Weems? My latest one is a bit mor

I've added something to my small collection of Imperial Japanese Navy pocket watches. I thought this might also be of interests to watch enthusiasts here. These watches are not about technical design nor of expensive materials from exclusive brands. What

In honor of the Longines Weems, it was my first thought when i must pick a name when i became a WPS member, the Longines Weems was the watch that fit exactly my exploration of the mechanical art of a movement. The number 8 i took for the horological meani

Taken in 2011 at a GTG. The Black and the one on the left are a dream... Best, Nicolas

Yes you were definitely correct. Most likely issued from the Yokosuka Navy Arsenal. Here is one at the Tateyama former Imperial Japanese Navy base museum. This was procured through Yokosuka NA. And here is most likely the complete list of remaining IJN Lo

So this is nothing directly to do with the contest, and this watch is strictly disqualified from the contest. So it gets zero, zero, and zero points. And it might have been a Zero pilots watch This is a Longines Weems issued to the Imperial Japanese Navy