LACO Pilot Baumuster B Special Edition (Forum Project Wach) - Discussion

[reinman60]

Definitely not blue painted hands. Black would be O.K. but real blued steel hands would be ideal. I don't think an extra 30 Euro for this option, which would add an important element of historical authenticity to the watch, is too bad at all. As for the 6 month lead time, I can understand people not wanting to wait that long, but I think it'll be worth it in the end.

I'll go with whatever the majority wants.

[Frode]

Definitely not blue painted hands. Black would be O.K. but real blued steel hands would be ideal. I don't think an extra 30 Euro for this option, which would add an important element of historical authenticity to the watch, is too bad at all. As for the 6 month lead time, I can understand people not wanting to wait that long, but I think it'll be worth it in the end.

I'll go with whatever the majority wants.

My thoughts exactly. Prefer blued hands and willing to wait. But I too go with the majority.

I also support the "no" to screw-down crown. I gave a nephew of mine a Vostok Komandirskie with screw-down crown and manual movement. Winding was a hassle.....

[Paulo]

Ditto on both accounts!

[BKM]

Please, if you will, no screw-down crown - not on a manual wind. I don't mind the black hands and I prefer not to wait 6 months for the blue steel hands (Like others, I do not want painted blue hands). But, off course, I will go with the majority - it just seems like a long time to wait for blue steel hands and the dollar is not getting any stronger: that wait may cost more than 30 euros for those of us under the hardship of a currency exchange. So, I opt for economic consideration over my aesthetic preference (Question: Can this item be addressed as an individual preference by Laco?).
That being said, I am really excited about this project. Bryan

[Janne]

All you non-members that read this thread about this project I have one thing to say: Become members and order this one-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a really nice and exclusive timepiece!
And hurry upp! Time is running out! Only a couple weeks left!

[Mescalito]

same with me!

[hotnerd]

Allright, I have the first mock up pictures from Laco




Cheers,
Bhanu

[Crusader]

Very much as I thought it would be ... just a few quick comments:

- I like the text of the caseback engravings and the Laco-logo. Perhaps it would be a good idea to have the three lines undernaeth the logo "Beobachtungsuhr / FL 23883 / Nr. 1/50" not in italics ("kursiv" in German), but in straight letters. In the laser-etching process, italics are much more difficult to produce cleanly than standard letters, and the edges of the letters may be jagged.

- Also, if the entire text is in German, the "No." (English) must be replaced by "Nr." (German)

- Is the crown what you all wanted?

[Erik_H]

The mock up pictures are promising as expected. It would be nice to have an onion crown shaped more like the original, but this may be a problem? I feel I am OK with this as well, but no harm to check?

Erik_H

[Frode]

Very happy!

Would prefer a different crown, though. Either onion or "Archimede style".