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Which Flieger, Bronze, fake bronze, or no bronze

  1. vinny May 1, 2021

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    Hi everyione,
    I'm looking for help on choosing a Flieger.

    I'm a little stuck on both dial type (A or B), and if to go for a faux or real bronze, or no bronze.
    Any opinions welcome.

    These are the choices I'me looking at, but feel free to suggest others.

    Laco Augsburg & Aachen Oliv 42
    https://www.laco.de/media/images/org/laco-fliegeruhr-typ-b-aachen-oliv-42-862128-paar-slide.jpg
    Flieger Bronze Vintage 40
    https://www.stowa.de/en/fliegerbronzevinatge.htm

    Flieger Classic 40
    https://www.stowa.de/en/Flieger+Classic+40.htm and https://www.stowa.de/en/Flieger+Classic+40+Baumuster+B.htm

    Thank you very much in advance.
     
  2. hronists May 1, 2021

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    Laco aachen and Augsburg olive are great. The green is somewhere between grey and green and it works great with bronze colour of case. I prefer this combo over usual white on black. C04C7A7C-92EA-460F-A24B-56E91899D4E2.jpeg
     
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  3. SkunkPrince May 1, 2021

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    No bronze.
     
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  4. Chaz Goldenrod May 1, 2021

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    Whether you go A or B dial in steel or bronze may depend on the other pieces in your collection. I have other watches with conventional “A” style dial layouts and many steel pieces so I chose a B dial in bronze to add some variation in my collection. This is the bronze Flieger Friday SE from Stowa. I did a more thorough review and comparison with the Archimede bronze pilot in the thread below:

    https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/...mede-bronze-comparison.5100567/#post-50661297
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  5. Pvt-Public May 2, 2021

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    Bronze? No! Just No! Personal opinion only, because I just don’t like bronze.
     
  6. dougwhiz May 3, 2021

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    Bronze doesn't appeal to me personally for some reason. I bought a Stowa Flieger A because I realized that none of my vintage watches had numerals on the dial, and to me, the standard dial is instantly recognizable. I also really liked the look of the hand brushed steel case, and that I could customize it (date/none, logo/sterile dial, Flieger engraving/none, and automatic/manual). Not sure why I sold it, but ended up recently getting the Stowa Verus 40. Similar style, but this case is bead blasted so it has a matte, titanium look to it. Manual wind is only 9.2mm thick, light and comfortable to wear. I was also able to add a red second hand for about $50 US.

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  7. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. May 3, 2021

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    In my opinion, they are all great choices, as long as it is a Sterile type A dial, manual wind in steel...
    ::popcorn::

    Although those Stowa LE's are damn sexy even in Type B with bronze.
     
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