A revival of the Watch thread

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Remember: After the first one, the rest are free.

October 16, 2018, 06:30 AM

kz1000

1944 Gruen Pan American. Issued to flight crews. Pan Am flew for the military exclusively during WWII. These weren't sold to the public until after the war. Its on an NOS Guss military strap.

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"Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"

"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind."
-Bomber Harris

October 18, 2018, 12:53 PM

rduckwor

Very Nice. A piece of history.

RMD

October 23, 2018, 09:11 PM

amals

quote:
Originally posted by r0gue:
All this talk of gold inspired me. Shot this today prepping for sale, but changed my mind. Posted a different watch instead (on a watch forum). Didn't want to waste the pic though. The tone and warmth was worth sharing.

The fire blued hands remind me of my old Pre-War Colt 1911A1. Enjoy!

Absolutely beautiful watch.

October 23, 2018, 09:13 PM

amals

kz1000...Two very nice watches.

October 24, 2018, 05:07 PM

jhe888

Pilot watch guys:

Which of the several more-or-less reproductions of the German fliegers do you like best.

Laco seems to be the most reminiscent of the originals. I lean in that direction.

Stowa?

IWC is out - I don't want to spend that much, and they are more adaptations anyway.

I like the A dials. I like them a little bigger, as that is more like the originals. (The originals were 55mm.) I think I could easily wear a 42mm on my gorilla arm. the 45mm ones seem big, but I haven't seen one in the flesh.

October 24, 2018, 08:03 PM

r0gue

I'm a B-Uhr dial guy myself. Glashutte Original's Navigator has always called to me, but at 44mm, "I cannot do it cap'n". Been a while since I gave em a good hard look, but I think it was Stowa that had a 400 (or 42) mm B-Uhr.

Edit: Yep!
https://www.stowa.de/Flieger+Baumuster+B.htm

EditEdit:

Ohhhhhhh!!!!!.... 39mm handwinding!

https://www.laco-watches.com/e...tch-original/kempten

October 24, 2018, 08:06 PM

rduckwor

Steinhart makes some nice ones, but a bit dear.

RMD

October 25, 2018, 09:56 AM

jhe888

quote:
Originally posted by r0gue:
I'm a B-Uhr dial guy myself. Glashutte Original's Navigator has always called to me, but at 44mm, "I cannot do it cap'n". Been a while since I gave em a good hard look, but I think it was Stowa that had a 400 (or 42) mm B-Uhr.

Edit: Yep!
https://www.stowa.de/Flieger+Baumuster+B.htm

EditEdit:

Ohhhhhhh!!!!!.... 39mm handwinding!

https://www.laco-watches.com/e...tch-original/kempten

Laco makes a 42 and 45mm in handwinding with the A dial, too. Those are the two that appeal most to me. I'd like to see them in person to judge size. I am sure 42 would be fine, but I would like to see the 45. The 45mm is considerably more expensive.

Laco also makes a 55mm, if you really want original.

https://www.laco-watches.com/e...gen-42mm-handwinding

October 25, 2018, 05:42 PM

r0gue

I'm with you. I'd love an opportunity to see them all. I'd almost certainly buy one.

October 26, 2018, 11:07 AM

Jimineer

I’m not sure if there are any brick and mortars that sell Laco but below is a link to an online source with a good selection.
The owner has several YouTube vids covering an assortment of Laco’s. Might be the next best alternative to seeing them in person.
https://www.longislandwatch.co...=1826&show=18&page=1

October 30, 2018, 07:44 AM

453030

Got a new European Samurai inbound. Net photo until she arrives.

November 02, 2018, 04:22 PM

mdblanton

Just arrived back from service #2 from the Dallas service center. Service #1 was ~10 years ago. They did a fantastic job. New bezel, crystal, and He escape valve plus general servicing of the movement.

Michael

November 02, 2018, 04:32 PM

Leeann

Damn - it looks new.

November 02, 2018, 09:24 PM

vthoky

quote:
Originally posted by 453030:
Got a new European Samurai inbound. Net photo until she arrives.

Very nice! I like that.

November 06, 2018, 02:48 PM

TheFrontRange

Citizen Eco-Drive Paradex, my first of the brand.

November 09, 2018, 02:33 PM

rduckwor

I threw this together over the last couple of days. Had a spare ETA 2824-2 sitting around. Decided to put it to work. Nothing special, but a good beater.

RMD

November 10, 2018, 05:06 AM

arfmel

November 13, 2018, 11:16 AM

Robert Johnson

In recent years I have tried to unplug, including not carrying a phone. This rekindled my love for watches.

Here are a couple of my favorite carry pieces.

November 13, 2018, 04:23 PM

YellowJacket

quote:
Originally posted by rduckwor:

I threw this together over the last couple of days. Had a spare ETA 2824-2 sitting around. Decided to put it to work. Nothing special, but a good beater.

RMD

Love the Tudor hour hand. If you think about letting this one go I'd be interested.