The Best Flieger Under $500?
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2020
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I love a flieger, and this one is really rather good for the money. Spec it your way, built to order, hand finished, Made in Germany, classic looks, less than $500USD? Obviously it doesn't have the lineage of a Stowa or a Laco, but how much is that worth to you? Double? It makes a very strong case for itself and I'm keen to sample something else from the company. Cheers, Jody
I own a couple of flieger watches and for my tastes you really want one a bit larger than 40mm unless you have a very small wrist. I just don’t think they look right at 40mm. The originals were a whopping 55mm. While that size is totally impractical for anyone not wearing one over your flight jacket, I do think they need to be a bit larger than you otherwise might wear. Mine are 43 and 44. Of the two I own one is an auto and the other hand wind. Of the two I enjoy the hand wind much better. Again the originals had hand winding movements so it just gets you a bit closer to the original and such a big crown just begs for a hand wind movement. The Dekla just seems to be an amazing watch for the price as they aren’t much more expensive than the Chinese ones and you get a lot more plus customization.
Not a bad watch! And no Nazi heritage to boot lol
If you order after July 1 the german VAT is reduced from 19% to 16%, so you can save a little by waiting.
The misalignment of the studs compared to the stitching on one side of the strap would drive me crazy.
The proper blued hands do it for me.
I still prefer the Stowa Classic Flieger no logo, no date, handwind.
Geordie, what about JUNKERS mate? They built actual German planes in the 40s and now make pilot watches.
40mm is way too small for a pilot's watch, I would go for the 42mm at least, and 44mm if your wrist is 7.5" or higher.
Wristwatch Check. The Seiko SNK 809 on steel. Its a Flieger Type B. 100% Fleiger looks and lovely silver on black. $100 USD or thereabouts. Not rare . Just went to the cupboard to get a beer. Lingered to admire the lume. The only non Fleiger detail is thats its small sub 40mm. Suits me though . All the best everyone . Richard
I love the look of the Flieger type B and would prefer not to have the heritage - the thought of explaining to my mum what was on my wrist when she was bombed out of her home twice by the Luftwaffe fills me with horror!
Jody: Hello!
This could be the watch I have been waiting for. Well done Dekla, and thanks for the video.
If you're looking for a flieger, that's a pretty darn difficult watch to pass over!! Made in Germany, Swiss movement, thermally blued hands, domed sapphire, choices galore... I think they've hit the nail on the head with this one!
I just received my Dekla flieger (type A) few days ago. Stunning watch, well finished. And the movement (eta 2801 manual winding) is very accurate: -1s/day!
That case back cracks me up... that is possibly the most German caseback ever. Here's the brand, your spec, nice legible columns no frills, just here ya go!
Nice to see more Dekla videos on UA-cam. Thanks for the review!
I have the bronze Type A San Martin with the blue sunburst dial, sub seconds at 6, the price was a high priority for me but I happened to think this was the most beautiful version I'd seen & that was good enough for me. It's a stunning bit of kit, I'm very happy.
I'm very tempted! Especially since I love the look of the blue dial with the old radium style lume! It's also at a price where I feel comfortable trying it out to see if I want the Laco eventually.
Lovely looking watch! I agree definitely need to get a Flieger in the collection 🤙🏻
Wow, I had not heard of this brand. I honestly find this more appealing than spending $1K on a (admittedly beautiful) Stova or saving and getting a Miyota movement Laco. I love all the customization options too. Thanks for letting us know about this one.