Laco presented four new pilot watches at Baselworld 2017

Archive: the Käekellad.ee team’s experience at Baselworld 2017. Laco watches are not currently in our range.

At the Baselworld 2017 watch fair in Switzerland, German quality watchmaker Laco presented four new watch designs.

The new models could be ordered with either a hand-wound Laco 01 movement or a Laco 24 Automatic movement. The watches were made in Germany. The cases are steel with sapphire crystal. The dial numerals and hands use Super-LumiNova C3, which glows in the dark after exposure to light.

All the new models have the legendary ‘FL 23882’ engraved on the side and B-Uhr markings on the case back. They also feature Laco’s beautiful, classic pilot’s watch crown.

The new designs fall into two types: two models have blue dials, matt steel cases and robust military-style nylon straps.

The other two have an antique appearance achieved largely by hand. These watches have black dials, bronze-coloured cases and aged-looking leather straps. The strap has two rivets on each side of the watch, subtly contrasting stitching and the Laco logo.

The Käekellad.ee team attending the fair saw the new models in person and was pleasantly surprised by their designs. Although no entirely new design elements, such as cases or crowns, were introduced, the models still looked distinctly different from the existing range and felt fresh. Combined with Laco’s usual material and assembly quality, this was a successful model update.