pan american 707 fuselage watch
pan american 707 fuselage watch
pan american 707 fuselage watch
pan american 707 fuselage watch
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pan american 707 fuselage watch
pan american 707 fuselage watch
pan american 707 fuselage watch
pan american 707 fuselage watch

Pan American 707 Fuselage Watch

In another era, it was the wristwatch that helped you make your flight on time and if you were flying Pan Am, you were in for a treat.  Tokens celebrates the history of Pan Am with this timepiece made from a retired Pan Am plane's aluminum skin in the original sky-blue paint.

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Product Details

This watch was crafted from authentic fuselage skin of a Pan American Boeing 707, tail number N880PA.

Our artisans carefully cut the aluminum skin into discs which become the dial in a 40mm stainless steel bezel.  Battery operated Swiss Movement.  Mineral crystal.

Brushed stainless caseback engraved "authentic fuselage" along with the Pan Am Logo.  Black Italian leather strap with contrast stitching,

Arrives in a Tokens gift box.  

Watches have a 40mm stainless steel bezel. Durable leather strap measures 197mm (approx. 7-3/4"), standard for most wrists.

Authenticity

Officially licensed by Pan American. Each item crafted from Pan Am N880PA comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Watches have a one year warranty from date of purchase.

The movement uses a type 364 battery, should replacement be required, take to your local jeweler or send to us. 

If you need a replacement strap or prefer a longer strap or one in black please visit Leather Watch Straps.

Where On Earth Do You Find These Things?

The Arizona desert is home to retired people... and more than a few retired planes. In 2008, we located a Pan Am Boeing 707 in one of the salvage lots surrounding Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, AZ.   Once decommissioned, aircraft are "parted out" until there is not much left but the aluminum fuselage (skin), which eventually gets melted and sold as scrap.  Drawn to the twin icons of a Boeing 707, the aircraft that ushered in the jet age and Pan Am, the airline that opened the world to air travel, we mounted a rescue mission to purchase & transfer the fuselage & the tail fin to our facility in Berkeley. 

As of 2022, this aircraft is still being parted out... in Tokens style.

New York to Paris - Pan Am Style

The Boeing 707 Tokens found (N880PA) in the desert was actually was used by Pan Am in commemoration of their entry into the Jet Age. Pan Am operated their inaugural 707 flight on October 26, 1958 and went from New York to Paris, covering 3,634 miles in 8 hours and 41 minutes.
By 1983 Pan Am had replaced all of its 707s, but wanted a celebration worthy of its historic achievement, duplicating as closely as possible the original inaugural flight. A Boeing 707 (N880PA) was reacquired and repainted to duplicate the color scheme used on the original 707 in 1958, they even added a unique decal to the side. To make the recreation even more authentic, popular magazines and newspapers from 1958 were placed in the seat pockets, movies of the year were shown on board. Even the dinner menu was adopted from the 1958 Maxim’s of Paris version used on the inaugural flight. Some 64 years later, we can get there a bit faster without having to refuel, but Pan Am set the standard for getting there in style.

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