2011 Laco Special Edition Project - CASE

[Uwe W.]

It's time to discuss the CASE that we're going to use for the Special Edition Project. The project THEME voted highest by the majority of participants was the Artillery watch, so our case should best reflect the spirit of that theme.

Please feel free to discuss the use of the following Laco cases and which one you feel would be best suited to the Artillery theme.

Option 1: Laco 35 mm 1969 case (only available as is - no modifications to case available - can only be used with the Durowe movement)

Option 2: Laco 42 mm B-Uhr case (with or without FL engraving - different finishes available - suitable for either auto or handwinding)

Option 3: Laco 45 mm B-Uhr case (with or without FL engraving - different finishes available - can only be used with handwinding movements)

Option 4: Laco 42 mm Navy case (different finishes available)

Option 5: Laco 46 mm Squad Black case (only available as is - no modifications to case available)

[kubelwagen]

I'd start with a 45mm case. A black case won't be too bad. Uwe, how big is the Laco 1969? Cheers

[lukeaar]

I think for the artillery design, the 45mm b-uhr case will be the goer. Need as big a case as possible, I think, but I don't think the squad case suits the face design.

[Uwe W.]

how big is the Laco 1969? Cheers

A very good question and clearly something I overlooked. I believe it's 35 mm; I'll update my original post with the info.

I think for the artillery design, the 45mm b-uhr case will be the goer. Need as big a case as possible, I think, but I don't think the squad case suits the face design.

I fully agree. The only problem is that the 45 mm case has the FL engraving and the original Artillery watch, not being a Luftwaffe issued timepiece, wouldn't have had such a marking.

[Janne]

Agree with the case.
Please keep in mind that the 42mm has a very large dial. I do not know how many of you have a Laco to see what I mean. 45mm is on the large side formost of us. (OK, you are an exeption, Uwe, but you are a Canadian Grizzly of a man...)


How about a brushed finish on the case? That would distinquish it from the other B-uhrs!

[Uwe W.]

The 1969 case, which I think would be useful for a civilian or plain military-style model, is only available in the finish shown. By the time Laco receives their B-Uhr cases the engraving has already been completed, which is why there's a caveat about the FL marking. However, Laco did say they would look into the possibility of a different finishing of the project watch; I would assume that if that's a possibility then maybe we could get a case without the FL engraving. I will certainly ask. I agree a case in a different finish would make it stand out from the rest of the collection.

As for the size, I'd like to see as big a dial as possible because there's a lot of information on it, not to mention it would nice to see a crisply divided sub-second indicies. The version I have from Aeromatic uses a small case (either 40 or 42 mm). I think Aristo has made two versions, a 37 mm and a 44 mm. Of interest, Aristo is also a Pforzheim-based company like Laco. A larger case size would really make this version stand out from anything previously attempted.

Although we'll have a thread dedicated to engraving, I noticed that the back of one of the Aristo models had an FL engraving, which seems weird to me. I'm going to have to look into that further as my FL chart is on another computer.

[Janne]

Edited, I was totally wrong

[city-dweller]

Personally, I don't see why the engraving should be removed.

After all, the original watch did have it (Knirim, p. 450):


(I already posted this image two weeks ago
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f440/20...ml#post3884272 )

[Janne]

Oh, I missed that. My old post is edited now
So, one problem less (omitting the engraving) which is good.

On the pic, what kind of surface does it seem to have? Looks brushed on my screen.

City-dweller, any possibility to loosly and quickly translate the text? Do not worry about spelling and grammar.

[ht8306]

I like the artillery dial on a 45mm case too