Wittnauer Professional Chronograph Exotic Dial Archived Heyerdahl sailed a hand-built raft

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you already know that the Omega Speedmaster Professional is one hell of a timepiece

but a brilliant example that epitomizes what was perhaps the greatest era for sporting chronographs

and it only seems fitting that a finely crafted Swiss movement be housed in a case worthy of the heart beating away inside

The idea of the wristwatch as a fashion item took hold with a tremendous surge in the post-war years

Wittnauer Professional Chronograph Exotic Dial Archived Heyerdahl sailed a hand-built raftAlbert Wittnauer immigrated to New York City in the 1870s to work for his brother in law, an importer of fine Swiss timepieces like Jaeger LeCoultre and Vacheron & Constantin. In 1885, at the age of only thirty one, he established the A. Wittnauer Company. Soon after the company's establishment, Wittnauer became the distributor for Longines watches in the United States. Together with Longines, Wittnauer gained a reputation for their excellent aviation