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Philip Van Horn Weems

Philip Van Horn Weems collaborated on the Weems Second Setting Watch for synchronization with radio time signals. 1

Navigator and collaborator, not represented as a trained bench watchmaker.

At a glance

Dates
1889–1979 11

The watchmaking story

A useful place to start with Philip Van Horn Weems' work is Longines Weems Second Setting Watch. 1

Sources connect Philip Van Horn Weems with US Navy, without establishing a formal role. 1

Philip Van Horn Weems designed, developed or supplied work for Longines. 1

Scope: Watch decoration

Why this person is included

Documented watch-specific design contribution

Background and working context

Affiliations and workshops: US Navy; Longines

Geographic ties: United States. Documented workplace / industry location

Brands, workshops, and other relationships

  1. Institution / education / public service · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    US Navy — Institutional association — role not established. Navigation-watch co-designer 1

    Legacy affiliation: US Navy; Longines. Person-level contribution: Collaborated on the Weems Second Setting Watch for synchronization with radio time signals.

    Original affiliation wording: US Navy; Longines. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

  2. Watch brand / watchmaking business · Inherited source-linked record; relationship classification reviewed, sources not reopened

    Longines — Designed / developed / supplied for. Navigation-watch co-designer 1

    Legacy affiliation: US Navy; Longines. Person-level contribution: Collaborated on the Weems Second Setting Watch for synchronization with radio time signals.

    Original affiliation wording: US Navy; Longines. No present-day employment or ownership inferred.

Evidence and limitations

This dossier connects 5 field-specific evidence records with 1 public source. Known links only; full career not established; unresolved relationship(s) remain

Claim qualifications (5)
  • Noteworthy contribution: Brand chronology; roles not assigned as sole movement invention. Locator: Founders and Weems sections 1
  • Representative work: Brand chronology; roles not assigned as sole movement invention. Locator: Founders and Weems sections 1
  • Specific role: Brand chronology; roles not assigned as sole movement invention. Locator: Founders and Weems sections 1
  • Birth year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Weems Second Setting paragraph 1
  • Death year: Scoped source support; unchanged fields are not automatically verified. Locator: Weems Second Setting paragraph 1

Sources

  1. An Inspiring Legacy: LONGINES's HistoryLongines · First-party / official · Not stated

    [S0083] Longines. "An Inspiring Legacy: LONGINES's History." Not stated. https://www.longines.com/en-us/universe/history/ Accessed 2026-09-13.

    Source context

    Relationship to subject: Subject / successor organization

    How it was checked: Opened and read

    Limitation: Post-consolidation gap-resolution pass: Original source text inspected; not independent corroboration of every profile clause.

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