Column Wheel Chronographs

One of my favorite movement type is Column Wheel Chronograph movement. As it is classic and beautiful.
Longines 30CH


Lemania 27CH the base movement of Patek Philippe 5070, 5970

Blancpain Leman Perpetual Calendar Men's Watch Flyback Chronograph

Gender/Size: Men's, Case: Stainless Steel , Bracelet/Strap: Brown leather, Dial Color: Black, Subdial Use: Hours, minutes, perpetual calendar (date, day, month, year, leap year, moon phases), chronograph with flyback function, Hour Markers: Arabic numerals, Crystal: Scratch reistant sapphire,

Movement: Automatic, Calibre: 55F8, Jewels: 35, Frequency: 21,600 VPH, Power Reserve: 40 hours,

Case Width: 38mm, 

Clasp Type: Pin buckle. 

More info.. Blancpain Leman Perpetual Calendar

IWC Portuguese Automatic 7 Day Power Reserve Mens' Watch Stainless Steel Silver Dial on Blue Leather Strap IW500107

Stainless steel case. Matte blue alligator strap. Silvered dial. Date displays at 6 o'clock position. Small seconds dial. 7-day power reserve displays in small subdial. Convex sapphire crystal. Case diameter 42.3mm. Automatic movement. Water resistant at 30 meters (100 feet). 

More info IWC Portuguese Automatic Steel Blue Mens Watch 5001-07 / 500107

Observation Watch History

In the 1930s and 1940s the so-called observation watches were an essential part of a pilot’s equipment. This observation watch served as a means of navigation in addition to the cockpit instruments compass and altimeter during the visual flights common at that time with previously fixed routes and turning points. Before the start of a flying squadron the crowns of the watches were pulled out and the watches were set to zero. When the captain gave the order "Start" the crowns were pulled in so that the watches of each pilots were running synchronously. After a certain fixed time an order previously determined could be performed. It was very important that the mechanical watch movements had to be of highest precision. The technical features of these watches were specified by the Reichs-Luftfahrt-Ministerium (ministry for aviation). The shape of the hands , the design of the dial, the typeface and also the dimension of the crown were defined by this ministry.

The number “12” on the dial, marked with an arrow, enabled the pilot to get a fast orientation in each situation, and by means of the disproportional big crown the watch could be handled without having to remove the gloves. In order to ensure that the dial could be read during night the hands and the numbers on the dial were equipped with radium, a radioactive material with high luminosity. These observation watches were classified with “FL23883”, a description for navigation instruments. This number was engraved on the outside of the case, on the opposite side of the crown.

Due to the high standard concerning precision and reliability the production of the observation watches was a great challenge for the watch manufacturers. In the 1930s and 1940s, only five companies were authorized to produce such observation watches: IWC in Schaffhausen, Lange + Söhne in Glashütte, Wempe in Hamburg, and Stowa and Laco (Lacher & Co.) in Pforzheim. From these five companies only two (Lange + Söhne and Laco) used movements of their own production. The other three companies used Swiss movements.

LACO Black Pilot's Watch Limited Edition only 50 pcs. in the World based on original Observation Watch design

Panerai PAM4 PVD

I like my Panerai PVD (PAM4) a lot. But, I don't want to scratch it so I don't ware it so often. This black panerai goes very well with almose any straps (tan, brown, dark green, etc.). I normally use the watch as the model for taking photo of my strap collection.
Marino Calf Mustard (USD85)


Marino Buffalo Tan (USD85)


Cordura (USD 150)

Numbers LED Alarm Clock by Areaware

A digital clock with a nice design. It's designed by Jonas Damon. You can place individual digit blocks separately and styled any way you like. Areaware is a New York City-based design company renowned for home decor and accessories with an emphasis on new materials and original expression. Click on the image for more information.

Steinhausen Single Watch Winder

A watch Winder is a must for watch colloctors. These watch winders can be very expensive stuffs. However, there are some good and not so expensive watch winders. Chick on the image for a good one.

German Watch Manufacturers

There is a list of the websites of the established German watch manufacturers at WatchUseek.com forum. Check out . I copied and pasted the list here. If you want the clickable link please visit the original post at the German watch manufacturers at watchuseek.com
A. Lange & Soehne
Alexander Shorokhoff
Almanus
Alpha Time
Archimede
Arctos
Aristo Vollmer
Ars eTempus
Askania Uhren
Bagger & Gehring
Bethge
Blancier Lotterman & Söhne
Botta
Braun
Brior
Bruno Soehnle
Bunz
Chronosport now Guinand
Chronoswiss
Churpfälzische UhrenManufactur
Damasko
D. Dornblueth & Sohn
Egon Hummel
Erhard Junghans
Erwin Sattler
Forum
Fricker
Garde
George J Von Burg
Germano
Glashuette Original
Graf Zeppelin
Guinand
Hacher
Haldi
Hanhart
Heinrich Geisen
Hentschel
Holdermann & Sohn
Jacques Etoile
JB-Gioacchino
Jochen Benzinger
John Harrison
Joerg Schauer
Jubilar
Junghans
Junkers
Kadloo
Kronsegler
Kurth
Laco
Lang & Heyne
Leumas
Limes
Lindburgh & Benson
Marcello C.
Martin Braun
Maximilian
Mechanische Zeitinstrumente
Meer
Meistersinger
MM uhren
Montano
MSC uhren
Muehle Glashuette
Nauticfish
N.B Yäeger
Niessing
Thomas Ninchritz
Nimbus
Nivrel
Nomos Glashütte
Otium
Otto Berger
Otto Schlund
Philippe Rosen
Rainer Brand
Rainer Nienaber
Rheinmeister
Riedenschild
Sainbach
Schauble & Soehne
Schaumburg
Schempp
Schmeltzer 1881
Schneider Manufaktur
Sinn
Sothis
Steinhart
Stowa
Temption
Thiel-Ruhla
Tourby Watches Hagen
Tutima
Union Glashuette
UTS
Volker Vyskocil
Wempe
Zeppelin Uhren

Laco Black Pilot's Watch with Original Pilot Strap

WatchKzy.com is carrying Original Pilot Watch Strap for pilot watches. The price is about USD75.


I attached the strap to my Limited Laco Black Pilot's Watch. It looks very handsome. During these few weeks, I use this watch every day. I got a lot of good comments about the watch. Someone just asked where to buy it.

My new watch

My new Laco Black Pilot limited #03/50 has arrived last week.
I attached a RIOS Pilot strap to make contrast between strap and case. It's just a very cool watch for daily use.
The PVD case is very cool and the dial is very easy to read time. I just love it.

Laco Black Pilot Watch Limited 50 pcs.

Laco Black Pilot's Watch
Limited Edition 50 pieces world wide

Spec:

- Stainless Steel Black PVD case with 42 mm diameter
- B-Uhr (observers watch) dial
- Movement ETA 2824-2
- Big crown (bigger than showing in the photo)
- Domed Shappire Crystal
- Individual number on the case back
- Made in Germany
- Price: THB 32,500 or USD 1000 (Free shipping world wide)
- More information (in Thai) http://www.watchkzy.com/watch/laco/limited-black-pilot.html

Laco Bangkok Limited Edition 30 pieces

January 2008, WatchKzy.com, Thailand authorized distributor of Laco watch of Germany, collaborated with Laco to produce a limited edition watch model for Thailand market.

Laco Bangkok Limited was the outcome. There are only 30 pieces world wide! very limited!!

Specification:

Movement: ETA2824-2

Case: Stainless Steel

Diameter: 42mm

Crystal: Sapphire Crystal

Water resistant: 50m

Strap: Original Pilot Strap

Mine is number 03/30. I just love it. Now, I'm thinking of sending it for DLC coating.

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Hi, I am a watch collector located in Bangkok, Thailand.

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