Alberto Santos-Dumont and His Fantabulous Flying Machine | Watchfinder & Co.

What would you do if you inherited a family fortune? Buy yourself a nice manor in the country? A collection of exotic cars, a yacht maybe? That was the rather pleasant position Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont found himself in back at the tail end of the 19th century, and he could have spent that money on nice things, but he chose to do something else: he invented the world’s first powered, heavier-than-air flying machine. Featured Watches: Cartier Santos W20106X8 Shop now for Cartier watches: http://www.watchfinder.com/Cartier/watches We know you want more watches…. click here: https://linktr.ee/watchfinder Watchfinder is the number one place to buy, sell and exchange premium pre-owned timepieces. Discover more exceptional watches at http://www.watchfinder.com