A Week On The Wrist: The Glycine Airman No. 1
“During most of my journey from Bangkok to Calcutta, I was seated at the place of the First Officer, next to the commander in a DC-4 from Thai Airways. The captain explained to me in detail what kind of watch pilots from all nations would actually need. According to him this watch is not on the market.”Those words were penned in 1953 by Samuel Glur, a traveling executive with the Altus-Glycine watch company of Biel, Switzerland. His letter went on to list the requirements for the perfect pilot’s watch for the new era of intercontinental commercial air travel. The watch would be able to track two time zones on a 24-hour scale, giving a pilot access to both his local time as well as a GMT reference, important since GMT is the time standard referred to by air traffic control no matter where a plane is in the world. 1 OF 5 The resulting watch, the fittingly named Glycine Airman, debuted only months later, first presented in the U.S. with a white dial and pen

ROC on a rubber strap?
Has anyone seen this on a rubber strap? Any pictures to share? Been looking for pictures online but couldn't find one. Thanks. IMG_2901.JPG

Strap fit question
HiI am going to receive now the 15407ST :) and i would like to change the strap to the alligator wpith pin buckle. I asked ap and they told me they have only the folding clasp. Anyone knows if there is any substitute?

The 587 is in!
Playing with straps:

Incoming - Early birthday present from myself
Got fed up trying to chase down a new Daytona from an AD and so went elsewhere.So this morning I received my first Rolex courtesy of Chrono Edge.It's very shiny!!!!