The Abingdon Co.

The Abingdon Company is a watch and aviation products manufacturer founded in Oregon in 2007 by Chelsea Abingdon Welch. The company manufactures what it describes as the first aviation watch specifically designed for women.^[1][2]

The Abingdon Co. began during a round table dinner conversation between a mix of women pilots and airplane mechanics. Pilot and company founder Chelsea Abingdon Welch listened as her colleagues repeatedly expressed their desires for a fully functional aviator's watch that was "fashionable, versatile and, most importantly, made for women".^[3] Abingdon first spent over 11 months designing two models—the Jackie and the Amelia—and then launched the company on November 3, 2007.^[4]

The Abingdon Co. also manufactures travel and dive watches, with various features:^[5]

• The Amelia features an E6B flight calculator and Zulu time (quartz movement)
• The Jackie features an E6B flight calculator and a chronograph and the outer case back has over 64 twinkling zirconia rivets (quartz movement)
• The Katherine features an ATIS bezel and a chronograph (quartz movement)
• The Elise features a tri-time zone (quartz movement)^{[citation needed]}
• The Marina is a fully automatic dive watch with a world timer, wet suit expander band as well as a silicone band, titanium band, and a diver's outer bezel.

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