{"id":2323,"date":"2024-05-12T12:46:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixiw.watch\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2024-05-12T12:46:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-12T12:46:55","slug":"best-affordable-flieger-for-small-wrists-laco-karlsruhe-pro-37","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixiw.watch\/reviews\/best-affordable-flieger-for-small-wrists-laco-karlsruhe-pro-37\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Affordable Flieger for Small Wrists: Laco Karlsruhe Pro 37"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Fliegers have always been an interesting genre in the watch community. The Laco Karlsruhe Pro 37 is a perfect mix of history, modern engineering, and value-proposition. And you’ll understand why as this review continues. Now, a quick google search on “Fliegers” returned me a handful of AliExpress “specials” that ranges from AUD$275 to AUD633. Of course we can’t ignore the IWC Mark XX at a whopping AUD$8,400. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why are fliegers interesting you ask? Are they particularly special? Nope, that’s the point, they all look exactly the same. If I blurred out their logo’s, you’d find it difficult identifying who’s who. Fliegers not only share the same aesthetics, they also pretty much have the exact same level of case finishing. Due to their historical importance and heritage, the finishing on a $8K IWC won’t differ much from a $200 AliX “special”. And if there are any differences? It’s surely not enough to justify a 42x price increase for “IWC” to be on the dial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Truth is, Fliegers are tool watches to the truest sense of the word. Fliegers, meaning “flier” in German, were made during World War II for pilots to tell time. They were usually 55mm in case diameter, and came in either Type A or Type B dial layout. Back in the 1940s, only five manufacturers were commissioned to make Fliegers for the air force. They were: IWC<\/a>, A. Lange & Sohne<\/a>, Laco<\/a>, Wempe<\/a> and Stowa<\/a>. Since then only Lange has stopped producing Fliegers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Almost a century ago, in 1925, Frieda Lacher and Ludwig Hummel founded Lacher & Co in Pforzheim Germany. Unlike many other watch manufacturers, Laco was manufacturing their own movements and assembled them in their own factory. Ludwig Hummel eventually left and founded Durowe in 1933, a movement manufacturing company which supplied to Laco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n During World War II, most of the German precision instruments that aided the war were produced in Pforzheim. The story was that most of the watch factories and manufacturing plants were converted to produce military equipments. In February of 1945, the RAF (British Air Force) carried out raids that destroyed the city overnight. Safe to say not much was left of the watch factories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since then, Laco rebuilt themselves and has stayed true to their roots. They continue to produce Fliegers with historical importance and heritage. As part of their modern twist, the Laco Karlsruhe Pro offers an entirely personalized Flieger experience<\/a>. You can customize the dial Type, case size, crown position, movement, case material, strap, and engraving. I love that from a heritage brand. You don’t really find this level of personalization anywhere else, especially for this price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>
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