I thought this deserved to be here. A watch with a small note at the bottom of the storage box, dated January 7th, 1936. Here is my transcription:
"In Summer 1910 Louis Blériot flew from France to England in a small monoplane, designed by him and driven by 25hp air cooled (....???) motor. It was a sensation equal to the flight of Lindberg across the Atlantic 16 years later. A Swiss Co immediately issued watches in commemoration of Blériot’s flight. The development of the aviation was fast, so this flight was forgotten quickly. I received this watch as a present in 1911, because I started to fly my (glider?) in 1910 and continued flights in 1911. This watch travelled from 1913 from Samara to …(China), then across Pacific to Seattle, Wash. In 1923 and to St. Louis, Mo in 1926.
Note: Do not wind the watch tightly.
Jan 7, 1936."
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