Anybody owned a Laco pilot watch?
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Evening all
been toying with the idea of a pilot watch for a while now and stumbled across the Laco brand. Like Stowa they were one of 5 watch makers to make the original pilot watches, but they seem to make watches as close to the original as you can get. not only that but they make a make a few lower end models which have very slight chances to an original (logo, display back, curved lugs, Japanese movement) which come in at a very tempting £240!
anybody had one before?
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been toying with the idea of a pilot watch for a while now and stumbled across the Laco brand. Like Stowa they were one of 5 watch makers to make the original pilot watches, but they seem to make watches as close to the original as you can get. not only that but they make a make a few lower end models which have very slight chances to an original (logo, display back, curved lugs, Japanese movement) which come in at a very tempting £240!
anybody had one before?
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The B-Uhr-a-likes are much of a muchness, but as tertious says above, Stowa would probably be slightly more up-market in terms of construction/service/re-sale but with the same provenence (i.e. an original B-Uhr manufacturer).
The B-Uhr-a-likes are much of a muchness, but as tertious says above, Stowa would probably be slightly more up-market in terms of construction/service/re-sale but with the same provenence (i.e. an original B-Uhr manufacturer).
Thanks for the input guys, was tempted by these as you can get a handwind version for £240 off amazon and they are a good size (42mm) where Stowa is 40mm and read comment that is abit on the small side for this type of watch and where Steinhart do 44mm and 47mm that could be slightly too big. I also like the sand blasted case on the Laco
if i was to have a Stowa, it would be more of a dress watch like the marine original or antea KS
if i was to have a Stowa, it would be more of a dress watch like the marine original or antea KS
I had a Laco PVD with the cheaper Miyota movement. For what you pay you get a lot for your money. Well built and kept good time. I wasn't too keen on the strap though, not that it was bad quality, just the rivets so I sold it. Saying that I have a Laco Augsburg on order at Amazon (it's been months out of stock though) but will replace the strap this time.
You can get another 20% off the Amazon price using this link; http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp... which will bring the price of the mechanical ones to under £200 making them a true bargain. It doesn't say watches included but the code does work providing the watch is sold and dispatched by Amazon.
Let us know how you get on.
You can get another 20% off the Amazon price using this link; http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp... which will bring the price of the mechanical ones to under £200 making them a true bargain. It doesn't say watches included but the code does work providing the watch is sold and dispatched by Amazon.
Let us know how you get on.
lexper said:
I had a Laco PVD with the cheaper Miyota movement. For what you pay you get a lot for your money. Well built and kept good time. I wasn't too keen on the strap though, not that it was bad quality, just the rivets so I sold it. Saying that I have a Laco Augsburg on order at Amazon (it's been months out of stock though) but will replace the strap this time.
You can get another 20% off the Amazon price using this link; http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp... which will bring the price of the mechanical ones to under £200 making them a true bargain. It doesn't say watches included but the code does work providing the watch is sold and dispatched by Amazon.
Let us know how you get on.
Lexper thanks very much, Amazon already sell then below RRP so that code makes it around £100 off in total! was looking at the Rostock or Nurnberg. Good to hear you were happy with the cheaper version tooYou can get another 20% off the Amazon price using this link; http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/?_encoding=UTF8&camp... which will bring the price of the mechanical ones to under £200 making them a true bargain. It doesn't say watches included but the code does work providing the watch is sold and dispatched by Amazon.
Let us know how you get on.
was going to buy at the end of the month but probably be sooner now
Well i pulled the trigger on the Laco Nurnberg, its the entry level model so has Miyota movement, mineral glass, brushed case instead of sand blasted, curved lugs instead of straight and display back. pretty much all these points were a plus to me anyway (especially the lugs and display back) and because these are all chances to how the original Laco pilot watches were (they are one of the 5 brands along with Stowa and IWC) means that the watch can be bought direct from Laco for £310 including delivery, however i paid just under £250 off Amazon
overall pleased with it, the quality of the watch and strap is very good for the price and for under £250 i got a hand winding pilot watch from one of the original 5 brands
and now the dodgy iphone pics:
overall pleased with it, the quality of the watch and strap is very good for the price and for under £250 i got a hand winding pilot watch from one of the original 5 brands
and now the dodgy iphone pics:
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