renamed the Săgeata Orientului/East Arrow to mark the occasion CFRNA was the first operative commercial transcontinental company in the history of aviation The Săgeata Orientului (or Flèche d’Orient East Arrow) offered flights from Paris to Istanbul in just one day pay tribute to the Săgeata Orientului with a limited edition world time watch featuring a black dial and a city ring with the cities of Paris the dial remains identical to former editions with nice polished markers and numerals well-executed and accessible Tissot Heritage Navigator the Săgeata Orientului edition is presented in a round 43mm stainless steel case with polished and brushed surfaces It features a fixed polished bezel with 12h scale The exhibition caseback is decorated with an aeroplane and the caption “Flèche d’Orient” The watch is powered by the tried-and-tested ETA 2893 automatic movement Its precision is certified by a COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute) certificate Limited to 444 individually numbered pieces this 43mm Tissot Heritage Navigator “Săgeata Orientului” is delivered with two black leather straps (calf and faux-alligator) that can be swapped easily thanks to their quick-release system It is presented in a special edition box and a travel case including the limited-edition certificate together with a personalised watchmaker loupe and a special cloth the watch also comes with a book retracing the history of CFRNA The watch is available from Albini Prassa and some of Tissot’s local retailers. Price is set at RON 7,444 (Romanian Leu) or about EUR 1,530 at the time of publishing. For more information, please visit www.tissot.com and www.albiniprassa.com Albini Prassa and Tissot are celebrating 100 years since the foundation of CFRNA the French-Romanian company that connected Europe by air They are paying tribute to its story with the launch of the limited-edition Tissot Heritage Navigator “Săgeata Orientului” named after the original route Săgeata Orientului and is accompanied by a COSC timing certificate It is delivered in a special collection box containing an additional replacement strap To complete this limited edition, the watch comes with a special gift:  the “Săgeata Orientului – Pionierii Cerului” book, presenting the history of CFRNA, its fascinating achievements, and the courageous entrepreneurial spirits behind this success story. written on the occasion of the centenary of the route with the same name the entire epic story of the company is brought to life It was written with the support of historian Dumitru Lăcătușu from the Historical Consulting Centre in Romania founder of Albini Prassa and passionate about watchmaking the founder of Albini Prassa and the initiator of the idea behind the new Tissot special edition watch was born in Romania but grew up in Switzerland This is not the first project of this kind that Albini Prassa and Tissot have developed together an anniversary edition commemorating the Great Union along with two other special series dedicated to Romanian rugby: “Oaks” and “Golden Oak” Schiau says the current edition holds a special place in his heart: “Săgeata Orientului” is a very dear project to me because it has a unique emotional charge It is a less documented episode in the history of Romanian aviation and entrepreneurship through the imagination and drive of its originators.” an influential Romanian businessman and heir to the Marmorosch-Blank financial empire the great Romanian diplomat Nicolae Titulescu The company recorded several historic successes such as the first domestic and commercial night flight in France and the first international and commercial night flight between Belgrade and Bucharest It was also the first transcontinental airline in the world intended for the commercial transport of goods In 1925 the company changed its name to “Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne” it was one of the forerunners of Air France The French-Romanian company influenced the aeronautical industry and history of Romania paving the way for the Romanian airlines that appeared later (SARTA More details of the story of “Săgeata Orientului” can be found on the site created especially for the centenary of CFRNA: www.sageataorientului.ro The limited-edition Tissot Heritage “Săgeata Orientului” can be ordered on the Albini Prassa website The watch will also be available from selected partner stores in the Tissot network We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used is the latest addition to 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