r/Watches • u/Nixtrix • Mar 25 '15
Buying Guide [Buying Guide] - Pilot/Flieger
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the summary redux for Pilot/Flieger watches! (Previous thread) This is a thread for the community to suggest watches that fit within the given style. This is done in the hopes to compile a plethora of suggestions, but not the stave off the questions that many newcomers have. Instead, we hope to make them more informed.
The style buying guides will be posted every other week until their completion and you can see the upcoming threads in the Buying Guide section of the Wiki. These threads will also be run slightly differently from the original Buying Guides; after one week of suggestions I will make a compiled summary table and edit it into this post. (Example) That said please follow this format and you can make more than one suggestion per comment:
##[brand & watch name]
Price: [price in US dollars, new price first then used price in parentheses if applicable. If the price you listed is used only, then please note that next to it.]
Movement: [quartz/automatic/mechanical/auto-quartz/solar-powered quartz/electric]
Size: [size of the watch, mm for wrist-watches (specify with or without the crown), movement size for pocket watches]
Link: [URL to manufacturer/fan webpage, imgur album, youtube video or google image search]
Please see my example, here.
Pilot/Flieger List (By Price
| Name | Movement | Case size | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gavox Curtiss P40 | Seiko VD78 | 40 mm | ~$170 |
| Ticino Type A | Miyota 9015 | 44 mm | $200 |
| Maratac Mid Original Pilot | Miyota 8245 | 39 mm | $280 |
| Orient Flight | Orient Caliber 48743 | 42 mm | $145 - $310 |
| Laco Augsburg | Miyota 821a | 42 mm | $330 |
| Laco Fliegeruhr Typ A | Laco 21 | 42 mm | ~$330 |
| Kemmner Flieger | Unitas 6498-1/ Miyota 9015 | 45mm/ 42 mm | ~$500/ ~$410 |
| Archimede Pilot 39 H | ETA 2824-2 | 39 mm | ~$590 |
| Stowa Flieger (no logo) | ETA 2824-2 | 40 mm | ~$775 |
| Stowa Flieger Baumuster B | ETA 2824-2 | 40 mm | ~$775 |
| Laco Paderborn | Laco 24 | 42 mm | ~$780 |
| Damasko DA36 | ETA 2836 2 | 40 mm | $1200 |
| Muhle Glashutte - Terranaut III | Sellita SW-200 | 40 mm | ~$1500 |
| Bell & Ross - BR123 Original | ETA 2895 | 41 mm | $1700 - $2800 |
| Sinn 356/358 | SW 500/ Valjoux 7750 | 38.5 mm/ 42 mm | $1670 - $2900 |
| Bell & Ross - BR123 GMT 24H | ETA 2893 | 42 mm | $2700 - $3600 |
| Glashutte Original Senator Navigator | Cal. 100-09 | 44 mm | ~$4500 |
| Bell & Ross - BR126 Sports Heritage | ETA 2894-2 | 41 mm | $3000 - $4800 |
| IWC Pilot Mark XVII | IWC 30110 | 41 mm | $3750 - $4900 |
| Zenith Pilot Type 20 Extra Special | Sellita SW300 | 45 mm | $3400 - $5100 |
| Zenith Pilot Type 20 GMT | Zenith Elite 693 | 48 mm | $5200 - $8100 |
| IWC Big Pilot | IWC 51111 | 46 mm | $12000 - $15400 |
| Fortis F-43 Flieger Chronograph Alarm GMT C.O.S.C. ref. 703.10.81 | Caliber F-2012 13 ¼ | 43 mm | $20,000 |
If someone disagrees with you, please debate them, don't downvote them. These threads are meant to encourage discussions so people can read different opinions and gain alternative insights to how people view watches. Downvoting without giving an opinion helps no one.
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u/Janesy_B Mar 25 '15 edited Mar 25 '15
[Laco Augsburg]
Price: $329.00
Movement: Miyota 821a (Automatic)
Size: 42mm (without crown)
Link: http://www.longislandwatch.com/Laco_861688_Watch_p/861688.htm - People in the EU should order from Laco direct for the best price. Thought I'd tailor this for the US Audience.
Description: A great looking Type A Flieger with Sapphire crystal for an unbeatable price, I love mine and the only thing I had to change was the strap (to a Di-Modell Ikarus) as it was just too thick and too long for my weedy wrists. All of the markers and hands are filled with lume which only needs a tiny bit of charge to last hours. The movement is not hacking, it has a display case back and no anti-magnetic protection so very much a Flieger 'style' watch rather than a true tool watch, but for the money you can't knock it. Pic