{"id":33835,"date":"2019-06-21T11:56:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T09:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/?p=33835"},"modified":"2019-07-10T12:19:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T10:19:04","slug":"legitimacy-for-the-the-longest-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/non-classe-en-en\/legitimacy-for-the-the-longest-flight.html","title":{"rendered":"Legitimacy for the The Longest Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aspecialist in pilot\u2019s watches for 80 years, IWC has already honored the British Spitfire fighter plane several times in its watch collection. This year, however, it is taking a step forward by becoming a partner in the \u201cSilver Spitfire \u2013 The Longest Flight\u201d expedition. Initiated by British aviators Steve Boultbee Brooks and Matt Jones, this will be the first round-the-world flight in a Spitfire. Built in 1943 and with over 50 hours of flight time to its credit, the plane that will be making the The Longest Flight has been stripped down, cleaned, repaired, disarmed, reassembled, and finally, hand polished with the same care a watchmaker applies to a luxury watch. The \u201cSilver Spitfire\u201d will take off next August from Goodwood, in the south of England, for a 43,000 km loop around the world. Around 100 stopovers are planned, spread over more than 30 countries. Steve Boultbee Brooks and Matt Jones will take turns in the cockpit, notably wearing the Pilot\u2019s Watch Timezoner Spitfire Edition \u201cThe Longest Flight\u201d specially designed to accompany them on their world tour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HERITAGE AND PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spitfire was intended for intense short-range air raids, which means undertaking such a long flight is first and foremost a feat in itself. Beyond that, it also embodies a concern for preservation, a symbol of freedom and peace, and a nod to the history that this journey represents. The organizers\u2019 objective is twofold : to remind the general public of the essential role this engineering gem played for the Allies during World War II and for the return to peace, and to encourage vocations as new mechanics and engineers capable of maintaining and restoring the existing Spitfires so that they continue to delight today\u2019s aviators.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33829 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GMT_62_Saga-IWC-2-211x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GMT_62_Saga-IWC-2-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/GMT_62_Saga-IWC-2.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pilot\u2019s Watch Timezoner Spitfire Edition \u201cThe Longest Flight\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>CASE :<\/strong> steel, sapphire crystal resistant to depressurization, water-resistant to 60m, engraving \u201cSilver Spitfire The Longest Flight\u201d on the back<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SIZE :<\/strong> 46mm, thickness 15.2mm<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>MOVEMENT :<\/strong> mechanical self-winding IWC Caliber 82760, 28,800 vph, 60h power reserve, automatic Pellaton winding system<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>FUNCTIONS :<\/strong> hours, minutes, seconds, date, timezone function<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>DIAL :<\/strong> black, rhodiumed hands<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>STRAP :<\/strong> green fabric &#8211; <strong>250-PIECE LIMITED EDITION<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspecialist in pilot\u2019s watches for 80 years, IWC has already honored the British Spitfire fighter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":33827,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33835"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33835"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33838,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33835\/revisions\/33838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33827"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gmtmag.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}