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A Gamble ...... will they ever be fashionable again?

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I took a gamble and bought these 3x N.O.S., 1940 -'50's ladies watches. They are made by "Laco", a German watch factory who, one of the very view in the WW2, was awarded to make aviation watches. Those Laco aviation watches became later very sought-after & very expensive.

Looking at the pictures, after 70 year in the drawer, their quality & condition doesn't look too bad. Two movements are with 16-jewels, one seemingly without. Paid £32 including postage, so a bit more than a "tenner" each. Perhaps there are still some ladies/girls out there who likes to wear them, or as a dress-watch ......??

I do hope so because I think they deserve finally some wrist time............ if I'll get them to work, that is ..... :huh:

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@Tmuir: I'm not into these little movements (jet), but since these do have a Swiss lever escapement, 16 jewels, look solid & nicely build, I thought the quality is okay. Laco is a German company and normally the Germans don't produce crap. I don't think they came cheap, or that they were at the bottom of the range in the '40's - 50's.

I'm trying to find some more information about Laco's reputation and (build) quality, not that long after the war. It seems that they did well during the war with their aviation watches .....

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