kingblackbolt
Charter Member
Laco pilot watch original B-Ur$1100 OBO
Offering my Laco B-Ur pilot watch original. A classic pilot watch made by one of the original pilot watch companies.
Watch is running and keeping time very well and is in excellent condition. Awesome looking and very sporty. Comes with full set, strap and buckle, case and paperwork.
I’m happy to meet anywhere in Toronto area or can ship across Canada. For trades I would need mostly cash with lesser trade.
The Laco Pilot Watches Original are authentic reconstructions of the observation watches from the 1940s. They are also called B-Uhr, from the German word Beobachtungsuhren. At that time, only a handful of companies received permission to build these pilot watches according to the detailed requirements of the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (RLM) (former German ministry for aviation). The five manufacturers (IWC, Laco, Lange & Söhne, Stowa and Wempe) thus created a horological classic that has become the inspiration for many wristwatches. With its Pilot Watches Original, Laco presents the most authentic reconstructions of these type of watches on the market.
This is a 42 mm model and all components are proportionally adapted to the respective size - always based on the historical construction plans.
Other characteristics that the current models share with the historical models:
• Iconic dial without logo, which would have been only a distracting element at that time
• Dials in the style of type B (“Baumuster B” with inner hour circle, outer minute track)
• Case shape with straight lugs and grey, matt surface to avoid reflections in the cockpit
• Optimal readability both by day and by night. In the past a radioactive material was used, today, only the harmless luminous material Superluminova is used
• Distinctive and easy to grip crown, to make it possible to use the watch even with gloves
• "FL 23883" engraving on the side of the case which represents a former classification number and not a serial number, as well as a bottom marking with unit number, manufacturer and movement designation. At the historical models this engraving can be found inside the caseback, nowadays this engraving is shown externally
• Rivets on the leather strap, which used to secure the strap to the fixed bars in the past. Thanks to the usage of spring bars, they only have a decorative purpose today
Made in Germany.
MOVEMENT:
hand winding movement Laco 210
basic movement Sellita SW 210
CASE:
dark sandblasted stainless steel case with "FL23883" engraving, domed and anti-reflective Sapphire crystal, solid case back with engraving
DIAL:
numbers and figures with Superluminova C3
HANDS:
thermical blued steelhands filled with Superluminova C3
STRAP:
brown calf leather strap with rivets
BOX:
grey watch box with zipper
DIAMETER:
42,0 mm
HEIGHT:
12,8 mm
LUG WIDTH:
20,0 mm
LUG TO LUG:
50,0 mm
WATERPROOF:
up to 10 ATM
WEIGHT:
91,0 g (incl. strap)
ARM CIRCUMFERENCE:
14,5 - 20 cm
