The Laco is a very attractive watch, also in terms of price. However, it is perhaps worth to mention the watch's origins... without wanting to spoil the enjoyment. It is by no means a copy of the IWC Pilot's Watch. The design was created in the 1940s according to strict specifications from the German Reich Aviation Ministry. From this perspective, the Laco is still a very original watch from the manufacturer that still exists and that built it back then, alongside four other manufacturers:
IWC (International Watch Co., Schaffhausen)
A. Lange & Söhne (Glashütte)
Laco (Lacher & Co., Pforzheim)
Stowa (Walter Storz, Pforzheim)
Wempe (Gerhard D. Wempe, Hamburg
On its website, IWC is always a little bashful about the origins of the watch, which it also built for the Nazis at the time, making it just as original as the Laco. Well, the poor watch can't help its origins and the intentions that German pilots in WW2 should be able to read the time well. But it doesn't hurt to know the historical context.
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