Flieger help

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I am new at watches, and hoping someone could recommend to me a flieger-style watch with a black dial, luminescent hands, no date, no logo, no display back, handwind, and under $900 USD. I missed the boat on the Archimede "Pilot Original" and the Stowa "Original Flieger" and know not where to turn.

 

[Eustace Tilley]

Originally Posted by denimdestroyedmylife

I am new at watches, and hoping someone could recommend to me a flieger-style watch with a black dial, luminescent hands, no date, no logo, no display back, handwind, and under $900 USD. I missed the boat on the Archimede "Pilot Original" and the Stowa "Original Flieger" and know not where to turn.

I thought the Stowa "Original Flieger" was still available?

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

^ Wow! It wasn't on the site yesterday...

But now it is there. It is about 2X more than I can afford.


EDIT: oh yeah, well anyway, that watch is sold out. I guess I will wait for the serial version of the FO and save my pennies over the next few months.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

http://www.german-watches.com/cgi-bi...owrub--flieger

I have that on a brown strap. Is the logo that bad?

You could always search eBay for something vintage.

 

[denimdestroyedmylife]

I like the Ikarus, I could live with the logo, I just don't care for complications like the date window; plus the display back just feels incongruous for something so utilitarian. Nice watch, though.

 

[SoCal2NYC]

I sit and date things all day long, so I really like having a date window.

I got mine upraded with the COSC movement and for the price and look I don't feel the display back is moot.

 

[whacked]

Have you looked at Laco?

Laco fliegers are as legit as it gets, for they are one of the five manufacturers of the original "B-Uhr", along with A. Lange & Söhne, IWC, Stowa, and Wempe.