Laco Augsburg 39mm Type A Flieger - Automatic Pilot watch Review 

I have the Augsburg 42 and don't mind the movement in the least. It has hacking and mine's been running at +3 secs/day. That's COSC level performance.

Got the Auchsburg Blaue Stunde (Blue dial) earlier this year. Love it and the blue dial is stunning!

Perfect analysis of this watch. Congrats for the professionalism you do this

Fantastic review. Especially loved the Lume comparison and elapsed time. And the size comparison side by side. Great work!

Such an amazing piece and even better video! Laco has my respect for sure!! Looking forward to the other reviews.

Thanks for posting this video on Laco. This is a brand I have been researching for a few months now and finally bought the Augsburg 39 Type A yesterday from Long Island Watches. I don't own anything below a 40mm, but thought the 39mm would be perfect for me since I have a 6.5" wrist and the Flieger style watches play bigger too. Keep up the great work!

Absolutely amazing. This watch just screams quality. I love that it is 39mm. Great review!

Excellent video. Recently grown an interest in fledged watches, especially the type B

I am amazed at the finishing on the Miyota movement. I had no idea Laco was making Fliegers at this price point. I am really impressed. Thank you Dave 😊👍

39 mm is the perfect size! thank you for this review, Dave

Great review and video quality love the side by side comparisons, good job man!

Congratulations Dave 👍🏻 Love it! Will get one one day, once this madness is over. Cheers mate, stay well 👍🏻👍🏻

Great review Dave! I bought an Aachen (42mm type B) two years ago with the old non-hacking miyota and loved it. Sadly I lost the watch somewhere at World Trade Center subway station last fall. Now they have the new miyota I may get a replacement as the non hacking was my only complaint about the old one

I just picked up the salmon dial Baltic HMS 100 that uses the same movement. It blows my mind how loud the movement is and how you can feel it move on your wrist. I am happy it came with hacking though. Love the Laco though! They will definitely be the next watch brand I pick up. Thanks for the review!

Doing some research for the Laços I received and glad you brought up the Miyota movement. The fit and finish is amazing and it was like looking at a sports car and opening the hood to find a 4 cylinder engine. It’s nice to know I wasn’t alone there. Great review man.

I have the Augsburg 42mm with a blue dial on a bracelet, wearing it now, love it!!!

Now they offer an upgrade on the Laco 2S movement to Laco 31 movement, when you purchase the watch from their site. Is Laco 31 any better?

Thank you for this very informative and good review! It helped a lot!

Great review Dave, I think Laco's heritage would have a big influence if I took the plunge, Thanks for the heads up regarding asking for the hacking version when ordering. The "39" looks big enough for a 7 inch wrist.

Great review. I'd been watching this model for a few weeks but after watching this review (a few times) and a significant price drop I've taken the plunge and I just hope the hacking movement is delivered. I'll be OK with it either way.

Thanks for the review. I think I will get one now that they have hacking - this used to be a deal-breaker for me because a flieger needs this feature.

I’m with you on this watch! I have the Hamilton Khaki Pilot and that gives me all the Fleiger i need! Love the show! Hoping to make my channel as entertaining and as interesting as yours!

One nice thing about the 39mm on your wrist Dave is the strap is more visible on the top of your wrist. It really balances well with the case/dial.

Amazing! And they’re REAL fliegers. Great value. Didn’t know you get the updated Miyota with hacking, that makes it worth it. Will probably buy soon

I've got the Laco Augsburg Blaue Stunde 42, and I absolutely love it! Thanks for taking the time to review a few Lacos. I can't wait to see the next reviews.

Great review. It's a little on the high end for a Miyota 821A (or a NH35A), but not completely unreasonable. They are a name brand with real history behind the model so it's justifiable. Especially if everything else is top-notch.

These macro shots of the dials are really exceptionally good-they're mesmerizing to watch when the hand finishing and dial printing is this good. One thing that the macro views highlight that seems worth mentioning is how nearly identical the dial surfaces are across Lacos at vastly different prices. I'm amazed to see that the Augsburg's matte black dial has almost exactly the same charcoaly surface texture at a third the cost, and it looks a lot nicer than the semi-matte black texture I normally associate with watches at this price point.

how do the dial details and the case finishing compare to their more expensive time pieces?

really good review keep it up!!!!

Interesting comment about the 18mm strap making the 39mm case appear to be larger while wearing smaller. Great video!

Digging it. Nice review. Congrats on the win and the collab.

Great review! Thank you!

Love your videos Very informative and my favorite watches are marine types Thank you ....

Bought this watch on Black Friday for € 290 and it fits my small wrist perfectly 😎

Hi! I really like this video of flieger 👍 I'm also a big fan of Laco flieger models, I'm a happy owner of a Aachen from Laco for several weeks now. I was highly attracted by a flieger watch and thanks to your video (among couple of other's) I definitely chose a Laco flieger. So thank you for your cool videos! 👍 I also wanted to ask you what is the model jacket you're wearing at about 3:38 in the video? It really looks fantastic! It makes nice combo with the watch in addition! 👌

great watch for the money , i did not know that Laco was selling watches in that price point, I thought all of their watchers were above 1000. Im going to have to check out some of their watches and try to review one for my channel or buy it for my personal collection. If I am getting a flieger though I think 45mm is the way to go .

I own this watch with the hacking 821a movement. It's running +7 secs per day, which is nearly chronometer grade by COSC standards (-4:+6 spd). Pretty impressive for a ~$500 watch. Also, nobody mentions that you can get this watch on an 18mm stainless steel H-link bracelet with Laco branding and it looks great.

Hi Dave, I enjoy watching your RU-vid channel. I trust your judgment when it comes to watches. Question: I just purchased a Laco Ausburg 42mm, which comes with the Miyota movement. I’d like to purchase a Sellita SW200-1 and have my watch tech swap it out for the Miyota. I’m thinking it should fit since the SW200-1 comes standard on the more expensive Ausburgs. Do you think it will fit? The watch you reviewed is a 39mm and the watch I bought is a 42mm. Will that be a problem? Thanks in advance for your response.

Would it be worth upgrading to a 8315 movement for the additional $65 ?

Do you thing is worth the 50€ extra for AR coating what they offer on their websites?

What about the Augsburg Type-A strap will it fit well on an 8" wrist. I like the easy to read less crowded dial, bad eyes.

I just got one in the taupe grey dial color. I really like it, and it seems high quality, but I really wish that the lugs were 20 mm instead of 18 and I don't think the case needs to be as thick as it is. Those are really my only complaints about an otherwise great watch. And by the way, it has the white lume paint and it glows blue, which is perfect for the grey dial.

I own a Laco 42mm version. Movement and details aside, it has the strongest reflection from the sapphire crystal that I have ever seen.

Just found this video. I'm really interested in buying a Laco (aachen or ausburg 39mm) as my first watch so this is great info

I'm looking for a flieger with preferably as much history & heritage as the Laco but one that comes with a Swiss movement for around $500. The brand doesn't have to be German but I'm trying to keep off Japanese for this specific piece. Any ideas?

How does this compare to the Geckota Gliegers that use an ETA-movement?

I'm glad you going to be doing a few Laco videos. I've been considering adding one so look forward to them.

Nice review! I love this watch but greenish dial markers don't let me pull the trigger. I cant understand why they cant make it in white. Pity...

do u think it's readable during a whole night (in complete dark with eyes used to the dark) ?

Hi Dave! I am absolutely STOKED to hear that you are doing a Laco Deep-Dive! I love Laco. Especially their Bronze watches, which I believe are a part of the more expensive line. I believe that there is a model that features a 'by hand' faux patina? By that I mean that each piece is given some patina, marks and dings and light scratches to the case + some chemical help with the bronze itself. They even give the extremely substantial riveted strap some patina. I haven't looked for it on the net before writing this, so going from memory alone. In any case I love Laco, but even the 'budget' line are a bit pricey for me so I bought a 'type B' dialled flieger from another German based company that has their pieces made in China. Nowhere near as good as Laco in Design or Quality, but it's fine for now and has work- horse movement that runs very well & since I put an IWC 'Big Pilot' style strap on it, it looks the goods too. I do love riveted straps. I purchased one from Aliexpress for my Seiko Flightmaster (which looks great BTW) and think I will buy another in Brown for my Flieger. Re. the 18mm strap? I LOVE it! I have a heap of 18mm straps due to my large collection of Soviet era timepieces, which all seem to have 18mm straps! The thing I like best about my Bulova Lunar Pilot is the 20mm strap on such a large watch. The proportions just seem right for Aviation pieces, for all the reasons you stated. Infact the thing I like least about my Strela Cosmograph is its 22mm lug width. It's a Space/Pilots Chronograph - not a flieger but the proportions don't work as well as it would with a 20mm band width for all the same reasons. I really enjoyed your review...again, and am always excited when you post a new video to YT. A premium Laco is on that 'watches I must own' list, which is only about 4 watches long, so I hold it in Very high regard. Stay healthy and I hope those you love do the same. A. P.S. - I am loving your presentation style at moment. Those long pauses give us a chance to both take in what you are saying and take in the visuals. Very good work mate!

is it worth upgrading to the Laco 31 from the Laco 21?

Nice review!! Regards from México.

Great review. I am really interested in your Laco series reviews. I am looking at them for the very reasons you stated, heritage, and quality. I also am torn between the more affordable end with a Aachen 42 type B dial vs saving up for the higher end (I am leaning toward the Paderborn there). Will watch your reviews of the various Laco watches with interest. Agree that on the low end, this is one of the few brands in contention and once you get to the higher end, it opens up a bit with IWC and Stowa thrown into the mix, especially if you are into the heritage factor more than the look.

Been tempted once or twice, but can't quite get past the fact that they'er asking $400 or so, for a Miyota 8000 series watch. Don't get me wrong, I've had a few 8000 series and they're perfectly good little movements, even without hacking, but over 300 sponds for one of these is really pushing it. Nice video BTW👍👍

Do laco watch’s have a screw down crown?

How big wrists do you have?

Great review. My only suggestion is lower volume on the music. My ears got blasted. I generally prefer lower volume for music and higher for voice. Tks.

Is your watch with an anti-reflective sapphire crystal? On the LACO website, this is an additional option for 50 euros.

That 39mm looks amazing on your wrist, Dave. 👌

Might be interesting if you could do a side by side quality comparison between the $350 Laco Augsburg 42 and the $10,000 IWC Big Pilot's 43.

Great! I'm looking forward to this series! I posted this before I finished the video too! 👍☺️

Sinn, Stowa, Laco- love German watch brands.

Random question, what Jacket is that at 3:40?... 😂 I'm a fan!

Very accurate well made watch❤

Laco is the only historically correct flieger watch manufacturer among the 5 licensed on WW2, on actual days. Their Erbstuck line of watches are amazing watch pieces, a thrill to wear on wrist. Everything else are modern cosmetic interpretations of original flieger watches. If you dig enough into flieger watches you will get to this conclusion fast. Great video, thanks

It’s nice when you show yourself wearing the watch in real life to get an idea how it wears 👍🏻

I had a 42mm Augsburg a few years ago, but sold it: I underestimated the size of the case and the lug design, and should've bought a smaller one But what I had enough back then was the non-hacking Miyota movement, and the rotor noise (and partially the lack of water resistance) It's not the fault of Laco, it's just my fault of a bad impulse buy

I like the greenish lume

Hey nice video 👍 may I know your wrist size plz. I am planning to buy one. My wrist size is 6.45

Just a side note: I'm glad you washed your hands for at least 20 seconds!

Is there a ghost date dial in the Augsburg? It would suck if you accidentally adjust things around midnight and mess up the movement or chip a gear and have that floating around in the watch.

how much tickness???????

I just received this watch and it's my first watch I've had with a Miyota movement. The crown feels really hard and squishy when pulling it out, and when setting the time it's very jumpy. Is this normal? Also, is position 2 on the crown a date function that this watch doesn't have?

Thanks for this great video. I’m currently trying to decide between a 39mm and 42mm Aachen (Type B). My wrist is 7” and I’m looking for a watch that is comfortable to wear for everyday, and will also look good when wearing in my “business casual” dress code at work. One of my current watches that I wear is a 42mm casual style watch. It fits comfortably and doesn’t look too large. However, this watch is also a bit more streamlined that the Flieger and has a thinner strap as well so it’s not a true apples to apples comparison. I don’t mind a watch that is a little on the larger size but don’t like a watch that feels bulky - if that makes any sense. On your wrist, I like the way the 42mm looks best (not sure how comfortable it is compared to the 39mm though), however on my 7” wrist, what would you recommend?

I'd be interested in how this compares to other 'affordable' fliegers from Stowa and Archimede - personally I've got my eye on the 39mm Archimede, and I definitely prefer the hand design on that watch to this Laco one.

for around that price and ETA/Sellita movement with blue hands its worth to take a look at Steinhart. The only thing I wasn't too impressed was the service. Otherwise all in all i think you get more for the money than with this Augsburg model.

The A dial is growing on me

I have 6.2 inch wrist. Does 39mm work or it will be overpowering?

Sir, how about laco used look? Is that a good watch?

How does the Laco compare to the Islander Fliegers?

everything great apart from the small 18 lug width. That's a non-starter for me which is a pity because everything else i like.

how can i get a review of my watches done by you, I am launching a watch company soon

I’m glad you mentioned the green hue to the markers. It’s a horrible look and enough to return it.

Bought a 40 mm Tisell Flieger for much less than that and I cannot be happier. All the bells and whistles of the Laco for (almost) half the price. I suppose it's a question of whether you focus on the brand/heritage or the actual product. Still a bit disappointed Tisell wasn't mentioned when talking about the affordable flieger sector.

Nice

How would you compare this to the Orient Star outdoor?

Nice looking watches. A bit pricey when the conversion to Canadian adds 35%, plus tariffs and duties. That's like two Seikos or Orients.

So the new movement with hacking cost similar as the non-hacking one?

Unizeit has it's replica with ETA movement.

My Stowa 36mm flieger is the timepiece in my collection that gets the most wrist time. I love the sterile dials, legibility, and beautiful bluing on the hands. A bit more expensive than the Laco featured here though...

At this price range, you can get a Khaki King with the great H-40 (ETA 2834-2) movement, and I think Laco should consider to change their movements to compete with them, because some of us don't want to spend this money for a watch with the Miyota 821a movement.

I must be the only one underwhelmed by this Laco. The finish on the lugs at 4 mins looks as rough as a badgers bottom, imo.

I can believe I am saying this, but I rather have the Laco logo on the watch. Those other "original" versions without the logo may be mistaken for a Chinese copy with a sterile dial.

Have you’d seen the San Martin Aviator watch

Nice review, is there a ghost date on this model?

Best flieger watch you can get under 400$ is the Islander aviator. For 199$ you get anti-reflective sapphire glass, nh35 movement, 100m water resistance and full c3 lume.

How accurate this watch

I'm torn between saving money by buying this or stepping up to the Pro. :(

Well... In Switzerland surprisingly the Augusburg retails for 325.- Swiss Francs which is aprox. the same as US-Dollars (maybe 330$). Normally everthing is more expensive in Switzerland!

Great video, but the movement plus the no AR Sapphire crystal at $400, it hurts me a lot ! For less you can go for a tissel with a 90XX movement, but wihtout the history behind.