Patek Philippe Calendario Annuale

The Watch that Broke the Sound Barrier: Zenith’s Tribute to Felix Baumgartner

On October 14, 2012, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner made history, becoming the first man to break the sound barrier in freefall, jumping from the edge of the stratosphere from a space capsule and landing in the New Mexican desert, 38,969.4 meters below. The watch he wore while making the jump was a Zenith Stratos Flyback Striking 10th.Zenith, the venerable Swiss watch brand that has sponsored Baumgartner and his Red Bull Stratos team in its daring aerospace missions, and served as official ........

This was an important part of American horology that is often taken for granted by collectors.What is a "dollar watch"?A dollar watch was a pocket watch or later, a wristwatch, that sold for about one dollar.The sale of these watches began in 1892 by the watchmakers Ingersoll, Waterbury, and New Haven. Later, Western Clock (Westclox) in 1899 and the E. Ingraham Company also began manufacturing them. Dollar watches were practical, mass-produced timepieces intended to be as inexpensive as possible........