It is par for the course for watch brands to design and plan releases a couple of years before their launch, and for dates and events that are significant to them to be a popular inspiration. But today’s post is… Read More ›
Laco
NEW: Laco Frankfurt GMT Schwarz and Frankfurt GMT Grau
Known today for its practical and sturdy pilots’ watches, German brand Laco is perhaps better known, in historical terms, as being one of the five brands (the others being Stowa, A. Lange & Söhne, Wempe and IWC) who made the… Read More ›
Does size matter?
I was recently part of a watch related group email (obviously not a rare occurrence), the subject of which was also clearly not a rare occurrence – watch sizes. The discussion was about a particular watch that someone is (was?)… Read More ›
Hands-on with a 55mm Laco Type-A
I’ve written before about early ‘navigators’ watches’ such as the Longines Weems Second Setting watch and the Longines Lindbergh. Today, I bring to you a modern version of a very different type of pilots’ watch, with its roots in Germany…. Read More ›
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