Lifestlye Watches are pleased to offer to market this stunning May 2024 Laco Kiel.2 in exceptional condition. To note, our watch has the UK date configuration which was a £100 cost option and also the OEM 5 link bracelet which was a £150 cost option as well as the OEM black leather strap.
 
The German watchmaking brand of Laco was originally founded in 1925 as Lacher & Co. by Frieda Lacher and Ludwig Hummel. After initial success, the two would branch off into the production of wristwatches on one side and the manufacturing of precision parts on the other. In 1933, Hummel set up Deutsche Uhren Roh Werke, or Durowe, to produce complete watch movements. Together with sister company Lacher & Co., the two quickly developed into Pforzheim’s premier watch manufacturer. At the height of the operations, Laco-Durowe produced up to 30,000 movements per month.
 
Laco-Durowe would become one of the five manufacturers issued to build pilot’s watches for the German Reichs-Luftfahrtministerium (the German airforce) in the early days of the 1930s (the others being A. Lange & Söhne, IWC, Stowa and Wempe). All watches were produced in accordance with standardised criteria, which resulted in the watches now known as B-Uhr watches. This design morphed into the Flieger design we know and love today, made famous by watches like the Big Pilot by IWC. While we primarily think of IWC when it comes to these watches, others like Laco and Stowa have been producing them in various iterations for many years.
 
The matt white dial isclear as day when it comes to reading time, despite the level of ‘complexity’ inherent in a chronograph. On the outer edge of the dial, there is a bold minute track with large markers for every 5 minutes and smaller ones for the single minutes in between. There is a luminous marker at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock. At noon you also have the familiar triangle and dots, a typical trait of a Flieger watch.  The sword-shaped hour and minute hands are finished in blue with luminous inserts, and simple blue hands are used for the rest of the sub-dials.
 
Inside the 43mm case beats the Laco 500, which is a modified Selitta SW 500 elabore grade movement, which is a great reliable engine based on the tried and tested Valjoux 7750 architecture. This can be seen through the exhibition caseback. 
 
Box & Papers Present:
Yes
Warranty:
2yrs from original date of purchase
Dial:       
Matt white chronograph with arabic numerals
Bezel:   
Brushed stainless steel
Case Size: 
43mm
Case Thickness: 
14mm
Movement: 
Laco Calibre 500
Strap:   
5 Link stainless steel
Black leather calfskin
Clasp:           
Folding safety clasp
Laco tang buckle
Water Resistance: 
100m
 
Enquiries always welcome.