Mine is from 1956 with nice champagne dial, if not mistaken the first year the mechanical hacking second came up. loved it, will stay in my collection. So overlooked it hurts!! :)
Great video. I have owned mine since 1975. I flew heavy transports world wide for the USAF (C-141s & C-5s) as a navigator for 12 years. When I got my Glycine, I was impressed with its accuracy compared to the standard watch the USAF issued to me. My Glycine was far better and more accurate (error was within 2 seconds per 24 hours) for celestial navigation observations.
Hi there, my grandfather was a USAF pilot (C-124, O-2, B-52, C-141) from 1960 to 1985 and he recently passed. We found his Glycine Airman watch with his belongings and we're trying to find more history on it. Did the USAF routinely issue air crewmen these watches or was it something that most crew members gravitated towards naturally? Thank you!
Astronaut Charles Pete Conrad wore his personal Glycine Airman GMT automatic pilot watch during Gemini V ( August 1965 ) and during Gemini XI ( September 1966 ). Again not mentioned in this interesting video... and that's how the Speedmaster remains overhyped these days !
1953-2023 ... 70 years Glycine Airman pilot watches, the first automatic watch in space ! The 36 mm waterproof stainless steel Glycine Airman automatic was designed in 1953 to be the perfect pilot’s watch. A matte black 24 hours dial contrasts with the prominent arrow shaped hour hand and distinctive pencil minute hand. The Glycine Airman had an adjustable 24 hours bezel with lockdown thumbscrew, a domed acrylic plexiglass with date magnifier and a precise seconds hacking mechanism, an important feature for time synchronization used by military personnel. It became the first automatic wrist watch to be used & exposed to outer space, by NASA astronaut Charles Pete Conrad respectively on Gemini V (August 1965) and Gemini XI (September 1966) spaceflight missions. During Gemini XI, Richard Gordon conducted 2 hours 41 minutes spacewalk time and due to the open cockpit design of the Gemini capsule, Conrad’s Glycine Airman automatic was all that time directly exposed to the vacuum of outer space! A pilot watch favorite with civil airline pilots & military air crew of all forces alike: Army, Coast Guard, US Navy, USAF, USMC & US Space Force.
Mine is from 1956 with nice champagne dial, if not mistaken the first year the mechanical hacking second came up. loved it, will stay in my collection. So overlooked it hurts!! :)
Great video. I have owned mine since 1975. I flew heavy transports world wide for the USAF (C-141s & C-5s) as a navigator for 12 years. When I got my Glycine, I was impressed with its accuracy compared to the standard watch the USAF issued to me. My Glycine was far better and more accurate (error was within 2 seconds per 24 hours) for celestial navigation observations.
Hi there, my grandfather was a USAF pilot (C-124, O-2, B-52, C-141) from 1960 to 1985 and he recently passed. We found his Glycine Airman watch with his belongings and we're trying to find more history on it. Did the USAF routinely issue air crewmen these watches or was it something that most crew members gravitated towards naturally? Thank you!
Glycine is the pioneer for GMT watch, they’re 1 year ahead of Rolex GMT. My 1st Swiss mechanical watch is Glycine, have two them till now and love it.
Stunning piece and that unique "hacking" mechanism is such a cool detail!
I love these. They always looked like a prototype of a watch that would come to be. Very utilitarian.
Astronaut Charles Pete Conrad wore his personal Glycine Airman GMT automatic pilot watch during Gemini V ( August 1965 ) and during Gemini XI ( September 1966 ).
Again not mentioned in this interesting video... and that's how the Speedmaster remains overhyped these days !
Great video, loved it. Im here from the Glycine watch collectors facebook group.
Such a nice piece- keep it up C&T!
really really super historical watches
any thoughts on the combat sub and the invicta takeover?
Great video Man!
1953-2023 ... 70 years Glycine Airman pilot watches, the first automatic watch in space !
The 36 mm waterproof stainless steel Glycine Airman automatic was designed in 1953 to be the perfect pilot’s watch. A matte black 24 hours dial contrasts with the prominent arrow shaped hour hand and distinctive pencil minute hand. The Glycine Airman had an adjustable 24 hours bezel with lockdown thumbscrew, a domed acrylic plexiglass with date magnifier and a precise seconds hacking mechanism, an important feature for time synchronization used by military personnel.
It became the first automatic wrist watch to be used & exposed to outer space, by NASA astronaut Charles Pete Conrad respectively on Gemini V (August 1965) and Gemini XI (September 1966) spaceflight missions. During Gemini XI, Richard Gordon conducted 2 hours 41 minutes spacewalk time and due to the open cockpit design of the Gemini capsule, Conrad’s Glycine Airman automatic was all that time directly exposed to the vacuum of outer space!
A pilot watch favorite with civil airline pilots & military air crew of all forces alike: Army, Coast Guard, US Navy, USAF, USMC & US Space Force.
forgot about this watch :D
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