Anyone ever visited Pforzheim near the Black Forest? Is there much to see at the Laco and Stowa facilities? Open to tourists? Worth the trip?
Continue readingAdding another hole to leather strap?
Have a simple brown leather strap that needs an extra hole punched into it. This strap has a vintage look to it. What is the best method with common household tools?
Below is a link to an identical strap.
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Continue readingHanhart question (WW2 and the whole flieger thing)?
So what exactly was Hanhart's role in building Flieger watches during WW2? I keep reading that Hanhart built watches for pilots/navigators, but Hanhart is never mentioned as one of the five German companies that produced the German Flieger watches…
Continue readingGerman watches vs Swiss
Simple. Why are German watches not as well known as the Swiss brands? Many German brands are just as old as their Swiss counterparts.
Everyone knows Rolex, Tudor, Omega, etc…. but few have ever heard of Hanhart, Laco, Stowa, or Sinn…..
Continue readingLaco arrived today.
Just received this watch. Very very strong first impressions. My first Laco. Amazing details, and super comfortable strap. Really interesting history as well. Beyond satisfied!
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Continue readingStudio Underd0g
Ordered this piece a couple months ago and just received it. Haven’t had a chance to really look/study it but it seems well built with good detail.
Continue readingI hadn’t planned to buy one of these, but I just happened to be online during the Studio Underd0g event where the order banks were opened.
Being a micro brand and all I doubt these are very well known here.
Ordering from Stowa?
Ordered a bronze Flieger from Stowa’s website a few days ago. They provided an estimated delivery date of July. Are they pretty much on time with their arrival dates, or do they run early? Or late?
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Any Bronze Fliegers?
Considering ordering a 40mm Bronze Flieger. Sterile dial, no date, handwind movement. Wrist size is small at 6 3/4 inch. Does anyone have a similar Stowa? This would be my first bronze watch and my first Stowa. Interested in on-wrist shots or any other…
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