I had never heard of these versions, congrats a great collector ! I own a Laco B-Uhr, B dial, and it is a really nice watch to own in a collection, as you rightfully mentioned for its historical and horological value. Like the "dirty dozen" you know you o
The original short baton hour-hand on the Mark XI was the very essence of British design—unmistakeable and part of the MOD specs for the companies that produced it. IWC’s inexplicable subsequent decision to switch to Luftwaffe-style angular leaf hands on
In 1948, the Mark XI was born not as a luxury item but as a precision tool — a watch built for the RAF navigators with strict Britain's Ministry of Defense specifications. It had a soft iron inner cage to shield the movement from magnetism and a design st
I do own the LF (in fact I have serial number 18 which was the movement used in press photos like you show!) I have had it five years now. I still think it might be the most beautiful watch I own in terms of the purity of the dial. The red accents and cro