Interesting that Laco is not a copy! of the IWC Pilot. I just found this page, which you can translate with Google or deepl.com. The design was given by the German Luftwaffe and five different manufacturers made these watches, including IWC and Laco. More can be found in the article.
https://www.watchtime.net/uhren-wissen/5-fakten-ueber-laco/
