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Old 30 January 2023, 11:01 PM   #15
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Lovely piece Danny. I too have researched the background to Glycine Airman and 6542 GMT, and the Chrysler Tower meeting between Pan Am mgt and Rolex Mgt in 53/54. I was particularly interested in how the blue/red bezel came about and was informed by a lady who was there, that it was to mimic the AI (attitude indicator) of the DC6/7, used by Pan Am at the time.
Now there’s a tid bit I didn’t know. Thank you for this
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