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The Yeslam Aviator: Osama Bin Laden's Brother Builds The Ultimate Pilot's Watch Sticking with today's theme of new watch releases, we're here to tell you about one of the more interesting watches we've heard about in a while. It is called the Aviator from Swiss luxury brand Yeslam. The Yeslam brand is owned by a man named Yeslam Bin Laden, who happens to be the estranged half-brother of Osama Bin Laden. Yeslam, who attended the University of Southern California, now lives in Switzerland and hasn't spoken to his more famous (or infamous?) brother in decades.Enough about that, lets talk about...

Osama and his half-brother Yeslam have two very different professions. One is the world's most notorious terrorist and the other is a pilot that makes fancy watches like those in his new "Aviator" line.First off, Yeslam has lived in Switzerland since the 80's and has openly condemned the acts of his brother. His company sells perfume and other fashion accessories, but this particular line of tourbillion watches was apparently inspired by the death of his father in a plane crash. Should the electronic instruments break down in an aircraft, the pilot can determine true airspeed without calculations and estimate...