An Overview of Laco Pilot Watches 

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Jordan Blair Check out the Laco "Dortmund" also, 45mm case, handwound ETA 2801 movement, even closer to the original nazi pilots watches.

Jordan Blair They also make a 55mm case replica which is the same size as the originals, might wear a little big on the wrist though!

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+FFOGHORN That's why its one of the best sellers :)

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Eric H. I'm sure after 70 years of peace with Germany, your Nan would be okay with it.

Bravo232 The most popular one, Volkswagen was even established by Hitler himself if I’m not mistaken.

I hope you don't wear Boss designer products or have ever owned a Ford car.lol

for the price its an excellent value

really wish they had their big 55mm replica watches for a lower price point too but they are like 4 grand

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Awesome watch!

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Yes, so are we. You'd think the simpler does better. But it doesn't.

It's because it has a more vintage and interesting look to it. It looks more historic and rich. It's more 1940s and war-like. It's more militaristic. The A dial is more domestic and tame which is fine but it won't sell as much.

Personally i think A dials leave too much dead space on the dial. B dials maximize use of the dial to present time.

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I am considering purchasing a Dortmund also, would you recommend?

absolutely, the watch is so well made, and it is very close to the original, which at 55mm is too big to wear on any wrist

Excellent, thanks for the reply mate, thats the main reason I really like the Dortmund, it's so close to the original and Laco being one of the contracted manufacturers in WW2 really gives it genuine history. Glad you are still enjoying yours, I'll be ordering mine soon! : )

As far as historical accuracy goes, of any manufacturer of fliegers Laco takes the cake. 1:1 case proportions.

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100% that is why its important to wear what you like and to only buy watches for yourself because in real life no one else cares. its easy to get a distorted sense of reality when your watching watch videos all the time and deep into the hobby like most of us are

Seriously mate? Are you questioning the swiss watch making capabilities?

Alfie Powell No, I'm not. Where did I say that? I say the Japanese movements are better by any OBJECTIVE criteria. Grand Seiko actually finished first in the mechanical watch category of the Swiss Chronometer competition. And that's considering GS submitted regular production models, while Rolex, Omega, etc would make special movements for the competition. Because of that, the following year the Swiss committee refused any foreign participants, and the competition became only a certification, without ranking by performance. GS subsequently developed their own internal standards for testing watches which are more rigorous than the current COSC criteria. So, yeah, they're better than any Swiss movements.

+Slick Tires So tell me why I, someone with a phone in my pocket and a radio synched clock on the wall, would need anything more than Rolex accuracy. If Rolex truly thought a super exact movement would be worth the investment and extra cost they would smash Seiko in a heart beat. I'm not saying that Seiko is doing anything wrong, it's their strategy, but at the end of the day the managers and accountants are running a business and they will produce what the customer wants. Greetings, Alfie. Btw, I own a GS and numerous diver Seikos.

I guess you don't need that kind of accuracy, few if any people do. And if they need, they would get a cheap quartz. I never said they needed. However, you also don't need a deep sea diver with helium relief valve, or a gold plated watch (or even solid gold), or diamond incrustations, etc. Nothing about mechanical/luxury watches is about "need". That was not my point. As for Rolex being able to build a comparable movement, well, in the 60s, before quartz watches, the precision of mechanical watches was highly relevant, and also had good marketing value, which is why the top manufactures entered the competitions i mentioned, and even made special movements solely for the competition. So clearly Rolex, and others, took it very seriously, but they still couldn't beat the Hi-Beat (pardon the pun) submitted by GS which was off the shelf and not a special model. You have a point about marketing, though. Rolex is mostly about the brand itself, which is why they don't bother with a very good finish (for the price!). If you don't believe me go to Rolex forums and you'll see Rolex owners freely admit GS is better in all TECHNICAL aspects. You'll even see pictures of Rolex with misaligned dials and so on. GS has poor marketing, they make money on the cheaper Seikos, and use GS as an expression of engineering excellence. But I wasn't talking about "need", "value", or "marketing", my original point is that the best movements are made by the Japanese, not by the Swiss, which is why I objected to the video saying that the Swiss movements are considered the best.

+Slick Tires Thats the point. I, as the customer, don't want to pay for things that I don't value i.e: accuracy.

Yep, a pilot's watch that doesn't hack is a deal breaker for me. I think I'll go for the Islander ISL-15 if it ever comes back in stock.

True2022 They now hack. Same movement upgraded.

John Shifflett - there are blue painted hands and also some that are “blued.” The later is much more expensive. I don’t know for sure about the Bambino, but based totally on the price, I’d guarantee they are painted.

Lovely choice.

I had an Aachen 42mm with miyota movement. Was too loud for my taste. So irritating that I returned the watch. Beautiful piece nevertheless

boxwoodgreen i think it means that the crown is moved to the other side to allow you to wear it on the right wrist and still wind and set it in the same way.

Similar in most regards I'd say.

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Try the Orient ER2A001B

The difference in lume is intentional, so pilots can more easily tell at a glance if it's, say, 9:45 or 9:50.

Never heard that myself.