Capitaine Vincent compass watch, n° 5198, patented in 1909. Having belonged to Louis Blériot, a family certificate will be provided to the purchaser. An exceptional and historic chronograph-boussole in chromed metal, magnificent enamel dial with complications adorned with a central rosette, multicolored scales, radiating Roman numerals, second hand at 6 o'clock and retrograde 30-minute counter at 12 o'clock (countdown). On the inside edge, hours of the day in Arabic numerals and hours of the night in Roman numerals. Compass system fixed under the glass, longitude reading on external scale. Compass lock with slider at 1 o'clock. Hand-wound mechanical movement. Delivered with a certificate from Louis Blériot, the aviator's grandson, attesting that the watch belonged to his grandfather and remained in the family until its sale in 2015. Slight marks on the dial and repair to the hinge. We enclose some old documents concerning Blériot aircraft: a leaflet and a 1912 catalog "Blériot aéronautique" with the various aircraft and their selling prices, as well as information about the flying school. A beautiful autograph letter signed A Blériot (Alice Védères Blériot, wife of Louis) addressed to Madame Bellonte: "For more than 25 years I have known the anguish that aviation can give to a woman (...) my son was also an aviator and his dream was of the kind that your husband and Costes have just realized (...)". Louis Blériot, French aviation's No. 1 pilot. Born in Cambrai in 1872, Louis Blériot's passion for aerial locomotion dates back to the early 20th century. Already, in 1907, he achieved a real feat for the time, flying at an altitude of 25 meters at a speed of 80 km/h, exclusively in a straight line, with, as was often the case thereafter, a crash landing at the end of the exercise. This feat marked the first of our aviation pioneer's 32 crashes. It was at this point that Louis Blériot decided to enter the Daily Mail competition, which offered £1,000 to the first pilot to cross the English Channel. On July 25, 1909, the "King of the Junkyard" entered the collective memory forever, having been the first to link Calais to Dover, France to England. "England is no longer an island, Blériot has crossed the Channel" or "Blériot has taken a giant step towards the conquest of the air" were the headlines. In addition to the 25,000 gold francs reward, Blériot received national recognition and the promise of a career as a manufacturer that would open up the air all over the world, with immediate fame and orders for the Blériot XI pouring in. By the end of 1913, 800 machines had been assembled. Diam 70 mm An historically important & fine, chrome, compass-chronograph, fabulous multi-scale, multi-color enamel dial decorated in the center, radiant Roman numerals, small seconds at 6 & 30 mn retrograde minute register. Day time hours in Arabic numerals, night time in Roman numerals. Compass system under the glass, longitude reading on outer scale. Manual winding movement. Delivered with a certificate from Louis Blériot, grandson of the aviator, attesting that the watch belonged to his grandfather and that it remained in the family until 2015. Slight marks on the dial and repair to the hinge. We are attaching some original documents concerning Blériot planes: a leaflet and a catalog from 1912 "Blériot aéronautique" with the different planes and their selling prices as well as information on the flying school. A very fine autograph letter signed A. Blériot (Alice Védères Blériot, wife of Louis) addressed to Madame Bellonte "for more than 25 years I have known the anxieties that aviation can give to a woman (...) my son was also an aviator and his dream was the one that your husband and Costes have just realized (...)" (non-stop Paris-New York raid, September 1-2, 1930). Louis Blériot is a pioneer of French aviation who completed the first flight to England in 1909. He holds the first French flight license. Born in Cambrai in 1872, Louis Blériot became passionate about aerial locomotion at the start of the 20th century. Already, in 1907, he achieved a real feat for the time with a flight at an altitude of 25 meters at a speed of 80 km/h, exclusively in a straight line with, as was often the case, a crash landing at the end of the flight. exercise. This feat will mark the first of our aviation pioneer's 32 falls. It was then that Louis Blériot decided to enter the Daily Mail competition, which offered to offer a thousand pounds sterling to the first pilot to cross the Channel. On July 25, 1909, "the king of scrapyards" will forever enter the collective memory after having been the first to connect Calais to Dover, France to England. "England is no