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Louis Cartier's aviator friend was Alberto Santos-Dumont
The only aviator associated with Cartier in the early 20th Century was Brasilian Alberto Santos-Dumontbut he started with dirigibles and main achievement was a circuit around Eiffel Tower. He won a prize for that feat.
Later he tried aircraft but. Never made the first flight across English Channel.
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Another great review
By: KMII : August 24th, 2015-10:58
And given only five specimen, a rare opportunity to get \'closer\' to the watch. Not sure if editing is still possible but you spell check seems to have occasionally removed the \'l\' from his name (Blériot). Thought he was a friend of Cartier\'s too, IIR...
Recto-Verso?
By: MTF : August 26th, 2015-09:03
Trainer aircraft and even operational aircraft like the A-6 Intruder have side-by-side seats but I never heard of recto-verso three-in-a row side-by-side. My Latin is not good so does that mean top and tail like sardines in a can? So the passengers are fa...
Very nice dial!
By: blomman Mr Blue : August 24th, 2015-11:24
I really like the dial on this one, but I feel that maybe Zenith released a few too many different Limited Editions of this Pilot watch this year... Even if only 5 pieces of each LE, the exclusivity gets a bit worn out... Please don't get me wrong, the wa...