I ordered another Laco..

[toffeesthings]

Ok lah..u got the original 55mm liao..No need to downgrade lor..hahaha

Haha, Bro Leslie, glad you've felt the sensation of winding it. Bro Feilong's one is the Automatic version, limited to 500 pieces. Got a very nice number 498!
And its got a nice history too : )

[feilong108]

hehehehe....Bro Toffeesthings..u r the KING OF PILOT....Watches...hehehehe..super impressive collection...still very green with envy and always drooling at your superb collection

[leslie]

Haha, Bro Leslie, glad you've felt the sensation of winding it. Bro Feilong's one is the Automatic version, limited to 500 pieces. Got a very nice number 498!
And its got a nice history too : )

Hehe Bro.. I actually wanted to get the 2824-2 movement Laco but decided on the manual instead after visiting that store selling Azimuth flieger..Manual winding & $4k plus..

I can now get a similar one with better history and cost only $717.. I somehow managed to escape GST..haha

[leslie]

hehehe...dunno got the means to get anot,...i try my best lor...me just a blue collar worker here...unlike the big towkays in here...hehehehe.....

Slowly see lor..skalu u strike 4D leh?

[feilong108]

Hope to find one too....provided my two beauties are sold...hehehehe....cannot afford buy new so can hunt for pre-loved piece nia...hehehehe....prefer the cleaner A dial configuration though

[leslie]

Hope to find one too....provided my two beauties are sold...hehehehe....cannot afford buy new so can hunt for pre-loved piece nia...hehehehe....prefer the cleaner A dial configuration though

I actually like the A dial but I find it too plain if it is a sterile dial..

[feilong108]

hehehe..sterile dial is nice for pilot imo...becoz the original pilot watch must be very easy to read with minimal wordings...hehehehe....i hope to find the A dial 42mm handwind Laco in the near future.....hehehehehe.....

Well...promised my OC that i aim 1 a year nia...so have to see how things goes...hehehe.....me non punter...so have zero luck in toto,4d,big sweep,football,horses and such...lol..

Thanks to Bro Leslie for your goodwill...hehehehehe

[toffeesthings]

hehehehe....Bro Toffeesthings..u r the KING OF PILOT....Watches...hehehehe..super impressive collection...still very green with envy and always drooling at your superb collection

Bro Feilong, thanks for your compliments! I think mine more quantity than quality compared to what other bros have. I not towkay, just crazed collector that's all!
If I'm the reluctant King of Pilot Watches (but I'm sure there are Emperor's and Deities of Pilot watches out there), then you are the reluctant King of XMM, hehe!
Well anyway, when I clear all my shi**y work, I'll drag the watches and dogs out for a photoshoot of my updated collection.
Hopefully can upload the pics before CNY, then you can have drooling competition with my doggies! (just kidding)

[toffeesthings]

Hehe Bro.. I actually wanted to get the 2824-2 movement Laco but decided on the manual instead after visiting that store selling Azimuth flieger..Manual winding & $4k plus..

I can now get a similar one with better history and cost only $717.. I somehow managed to escape GST..haha

Glad you went for the manual winding version Bro Leslie, the originals were also hand-wound. To each his own but I agree with Bro Feilong that Pilot dials generally look better sterile. The pilots fighthing for their lives shouldn't be distracted by branding. Sh*t, that was a really dumb reason, haha!

[leslie]

hehehe..sterile dial is nice for pilot imo...becoz the original pilot watch must be very easy to read with minimal wordings...hehehehe....i hope to find the A dial 42mm handwind Laco in the near future.....hehehehehe.....

Well...promised my OC that i aim 1 a year nia...so have to see how things goes...hehehe.....me non punter...so have zero luck in toto,4d,big sweep,football,horses and such...lol..



Thanks to Bro Leslie for your goodwill...hehehehehe

Hehe Bro Feilong.. no luck in punting but maybe got luck from else where leh..

[leslie]

Glad you went for the manual winding version Bro Leslie, the originals were also hand-wound. To each his own but I agree with Bro Feilong that Pilot dials generally look better sterile. The pilots fighthing for their lives shouldn't be distracted by branding. Sh*t, that was a really dumb reason, haha!

Pilot maybe see rolex logo will fly more happily leh..

[toffeesthings]

Pilot maybe see rolex logo will fly more happily leh..

Haha, Rolex also got Pilot Watch...that's the Airking!
But here's a burning question I got for all reading, what's the history behind the Type A and Type B dial?
Kudos to those who can provide what's closest to the truth and thus provide closure to collector's like us.

I've heard several conflicting versions where they go like this:

Version 1. Type A was worn by the pilot and Type B by the co-pilot

Version 2. Type A was produced circa 1939-41 and replaced by Type B from 1941 onwards. So both types may not have been produced at the same time but rather in different batches.

Also, IWC and Wempe only produced Type A. Laco, Stowa and Lange & Sohne produced both versions, so we only see Type A in IWC catalogues (and the IWC casing style differs from Laco & others).

[leslie]

Haha, Rolex also got Pilot Watch...that's the Airking!
But here's a burning question I got for all reading, what's the history behind the Type A and Type B dial?
Kudos to those who can provide what's closest to the truth and thus provide closure to collector's like us.

I've heard several conflicting versions where they go like this:

Version 1. Type A was worn by the pilot and Type B by the co-pilot

Version 2. Type A was produced circa 1939-41 and replaced by Type B from 1941 onwards. So both types may not have been produced at the same time but rather in different batches.

Also, IWC and Wempe only produced Type A. Laco, Stowa and Lange & Sohne produced both versions, so we only see Type A in IWC catalogues (and the IWC casing style differs from Laco & others).

I thought u were refering to the gmt-master..hahaha.. i tried to find some info about the a and b dial but not much records leh..

i've heard from those guys at watchuseek and they were saying that a dial appears in early part of ww2 and dial b comes in after...

IWC lugs are more like the miyota one which has a more modern look..

[leslie]

Bro..read this..

http://www.sg-roc.com/showthread.php?t=20034&page=1

[feilong108]

hehehe..i oso tot Bro Toffeesthings refer to the gmt master...hehehehe.....that is 1st used by Pan Am pilots i suppose...hehehehe..peaceful pilots...non-combat....hehehehe....

i think sterile dial is so nice for a pilot....and i prefer Laco to Stowa as the casing for Stowa is 40mm which i personally find a tad too tiny for a pilot watch...afterall isn't pilot watches suppose to be big and chunky!!!!