German FLIEGER Watches: EXPLAINED | Jenni Elle
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2024
- In this video I am showing you my top 3 GERMAN FLIEGER WATCHES as Part II of my ‘Made in Germany’ series!
0:00 Intro
FLIEGER #1 02:28
✅ STOWA FLIEGER KLASSIK 40mm
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FLIEGER #2 05:04
✅LACO SPEYER 39mm
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FLIEGER #3 07:23
✅SINN 103 ST
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What’s your take on Flieger watches or pilots watches in general? Do you own one or do you plan on getting one in the future? What do you like or dislike about them?
Make sure to let me know what you think in the comments down below!
DISCLAIMER:
This is not a sponsored or paid review. I’ve reached out to the manufacturers and asked for these watches. They have been lent to me for filming - so a big THANK YOU to Laco, Sinn and Stowa for helping me out!
Thanks for watching this video and spending some time with me !!
- Jenni
If for no other reason, it’s worth watching Jenni’s videos just in case she says A Lange & Sohne!
2:01 😃
why do you like that?
The best brand ever being pronounced in beautiful German accent. Can’t get better.
I was just typing up the exact same comment until I read yours, Chris. I don't speak German, so it really interests me how A. Lange & Söhne should be pronounced by Germans. Great minds think alike.
I noticed that. Now I can say it correctly.
I’ve had my stowa classic Flieger 40 for 3 years now and it has been on my wrist almost everyday, can’t stop recommending it!
Can't decide between a stowa flieger classic or sinn 556 as my next goal!
@@tristandauod I’ll take the Stowa any day!
Which did you pick in the end? I am in the same situation :D
A or b dial?
@@Ferien7 A!
Thank you for the awesome content. A flieger is next on my collection list.
When I served in the Special Forces, we used watches for a number of things that were similar to what the flieger watches were used to do. For example, timing a coordinated assault between two elements that were significantly separated is very important. One part of the assault might be intended to divert the enemy's attention while the main assault commenced from another location. Or, for simpler tasks, such as testing the time fuse for use on an explosive breaching charge. One has to take a standard length of the time fuse, and time the burn rate in order to come up with an average. Then, one cuts a length of time fuse to the desired time based on the test data. So, yeah, accuracy is important.
I love the Hanhart that’s on my wrist right now. It’s so refreshing to hear you pronounce those brand names correctly as you did. Very nice video.
Am I the only who pulled the video back 3 times just to hear here pronounce those brands!? Absolutely love it!
Thoroughly enjoyed the review. I own a Laco Type B Flieger, purchased 17 years ago in 2003; the luminous compound on the dial has aged to a buff shade from the original white. Unusual but nice characteristic.
I love my Stowa Flieger! I lived in Stuttgart for seven years (2007-2014), and my Stowa (from nearby Engelsbrand) is one of my favorite mementos from that time. As well, I'm really enjoying the channel. Thanks Jenni!
The photography here is fantastic, as always. Simple, precise, and beautiful - very fitting for a watch channel. Great to see the Watchfinder channel sharing their experience with you guys.
I have the Stowa Flieger 36 hand wound. Beautiful watch. I was lucky to personally meet Jorg Schauer, the owner of Stowa, here in Singapore at a roadshow. He's a lovely genuine guy with a lot of passion for watches.. Cheers 👍🏻
I've been waiting for part 2! Excited 😎
Articulate and clear dials, two-tone and understated. Great everyday, comfortable watches.
Thanks!
Nice introduction to flieger watches. i'm a big fan of aviation watches, especially German B-uhren: I started with a 46mm type A flieger from (Chinese manufacturer) Parnis for £99, and was immediately hooked on the style. I quickly graduated to a couple of manually-wound Laco 45mm watches (type A Westerland & type B Dortmund) with that authentic-looking grey, bead-blasted finish; next came a 42mm type A in bronze from Archimede, which looks sheer class. I love the simplicity of those sterile dials: no clutter, no distractions, pure functionality and supreme legibility. Coming forward in time, my next pilot watch was a Sinn 104 - it's my favourite everyday watch! Most recently I've bought a 45mm Oris Big Crown Pro-pilot with day & date complications, which aren't strictly "pure" but make it very practical.
Finally, thanks for mentioning Watchfinder & Co - their beautifully described macro-heavy videos are pure horological porn! :-)
Thank you for such a great video...I have been thinking about getting a Flieger and this video is very helpful 😊👍
I love the way she talks and sounds...simple amazing...I become happy every time I listen to her.
1:23 whoa say that long word again lol
😂
Say it 10x 😂
@@_skyfall24 I can't even say it once. My mouth can't move that fast.
Be o bach TOONGS OOHren. It's not that hard.
German compound nouns can always be broken down into their constituent parts. Be-o-bach-ten = to observe. Be-o-bach-tung = observation. Uhren = watches. The added "s" between the two words is a "Bindung-s", literally a "binding s" to join the two words more gracefully.
Excellent review and good historical perspective on flight watches. The design of these watches is timeless. I own one type B and a few modern interpretations of military pilot watches and I really appreciate how easy it is to read the time. Simple and functional.
Another great review and educational on this classic watch style. There's something fantastic about the Stowa including Jenni's pronunciation of it!
Great video Jenni! very informative! I've always wondered about those dial layouts on pilots' watches, well now I know...
Worth mentioning that Sinn's founder Helmut Sinn was a pilot in luftwaffe.
yes thats why i wouldnt buy one sorry but im english enough said
@@mikelawrence6840 Because someone fought for his country? Alright.
@@matteagle42Very eufemistic (ignorant) expression for a man who was actively helping and participating on killing of millions inncocent people in almost whole Europe.
The macro videography is amazing Jenni 👍🏻
Never heard of Flieger till I saw this, in love with the Bronze Vintage now, wow 😍
Love your content and how you present the information
Thanks for this video. Its one of the best for these type of watch designs.
Great video! I am planning on getting a Sinn 556.Would love to get a Sinn 104, too. Love the legibility and toolness of those watches.
I have the Laco with the inside hour markings. The Sinn you featured looks like it may have to be my next watch. Thank you, Jenni for a great presentation!
I'm in love with all Sinn's catalogue. And that's a problem
Yes I’m right with you, I love them all too. It is indeed a problem I seem to change my mind daily as to which one to buy.
Especially for the wallet 😂
I could easily buy 1 for every day of the week. Such great designs.
Great exposition as always, Jenni. The variety of aviator and Flieger watches is truly amazing.
Some big manufacturers have got in on the act: I recently bought an Orient in 42mm with a B-Uhr dial for about $200 from an AD in Moscow. Beautifully made, in-house F6 movement which needs resetting about twice a week, and that dial is so easy to read for my ageing eyes.
Some people here have commented on the origins of the Flieger designs, and the uses to which they were put , with the attendant associations. I heard somewhere that Ted Bundy rocked an Omega. Go figure, as they say in the USA.
For that matter, I also have a Vostok Amphibia and I can't even bloody swim, but it's a fun watch.
Anyway, thanks again, Jenni. Stay well, everyone!
Been eyeing for a flieger watch for a long time, especially the Sinn 356. But this Stowa classic looks amazing as well. Thanks Jenni❤👍
Great video again, very interesting, love the info in these videos...and sound seems to have been sorted... YAY :)
I have an WW2 RAF JLC 470 watch with 6B/159 and the vertical arrow on the case back and a white dial bought years ago by my Dad from an Army Surplus Store. One of the ‘Dirty Dozen’, I recently had it restored with original parts and put it on a red strap. It looks fantastic.
I just bought stowa flieger classic 40 yesterday. So excited for it to arrive.
I’ve got 2 flieger watches and I would have to say they are a versatile, great looking watch!
One of my daily favourites 👌
I own the CW c8 power reserve chronometer. Love their unique take on the flieger watch paired with an in house manual wind power reserve with 5 days when fully wound. Laser cut date complication ices that cake. Would love to hear your take on it! Keep the great videos coming.
Very well done, Great information. Fantastic photography. Perfect voice. Adorable. I love the thought of begging a collection of hand wound going too.
Great video, it’s nice to get more insight into these otherwise very simplistic looking watches.
As a German myself I was shocked at your perfect pronounciation of Beobachtungsuhr. 🙏🇩🇪
Sie ist auch deutsch.
Sie is eine Deutsche Madchen ja ja
I really love how clean the STOWA & LACO watches look.
The Type B flieger is probably my favorite watch. So legible! However, that Sinn looks pretty nice.
Great Video!
I love my Stowas I have a Small second hand flieger and a silver dial marine. Both are excellent. Stowa’s customer service is also excellent since they only sell direct to customers. I recommend them often!
Great video and very educational. Thank you.
Thanks for the review. Ive seen these watches on the company websites, but your footage and images make them look far more attractive and better constructed than theirs does. I’d be more likely to buy one now than before.
Thanks for this video..i've been eyeing these style of watches. My great-grandparents fled Germany after the first world war and came to America with my grandfather as a young boy. I just purchased 2 vintage Ruhla watches for my wife and I that were made in the DDR (marked on the dial as "Made in GDR"). Now im looking for German pilots watches..still trying to decide if I want vintage or new watches like you've shown here. Just as a reminder of where my family comes from, why my family fled and what my grandfather fought against in WW2. I love Germany..cant wait to take my family there someday!
Another great video Jenni! I have the Sinn 103 ST LE in blue dial!
I have both A and B styles from Stowa, and a Sinn 104. Love all of them.
Fantastic images! Nice work.
Great shots Jenni! Good vid! They are nice I just haven't located one that grabs me as of yet. 🍷👍
Well done! Enjoyed this very much
Thanks fir the vid! Really appreciate it! 👍
Love the simple design
Thank you for the awesome video, Jenni. Love the history tutorial and, well, the whole thing. Been eyeballing the Sinn 856 non UTC for a while, but sadly would have to sell another watch to get it. Thanks again.
I have a Stowa Ikarus that I've had for a few months. It's basically the exact same as the classic 40 but with a modern, blasted grey dial. It is stunning and it's hard to pass it up when reaching into my watch case. I think I'll do a Laco B-type dial next - maybe in their cool blue dial variant.
Your work is simply terrific!
Great video! I love Fliegers and have two Sinn 103s, an StSa and a TiAr Die Zeit Sonderedition. I love the simplicity and clarity of the Stowa and Laco, but I know I'd miss my countdown bezel and chrono functions.
(I also have a Stowa, but a Partitio Handaufzug, not a Flieger).
Love them, need one for sure. Great video Jenni ... like the others.
Thanks for the vid Jenni. I love Flieger's, I have a Laco Type B 👌 the dial is gorgeous 😊
great content. Don't stop producing!
Jennie I love your reviews and channel, and I love the uniqueness..
The Stowa Flieger Classic 40 is one of my favorite watches I've ever owned. That blue is just beautiful when it catches the light
Schön die Sinn 103 zu sehen, das war meine erste höherpreisige Uhr, hab es nie bereut und trage sie noch heute wirklich gerne. Sowohl am Leder als auch am Stahlband. Tolle zeitlose Uhr.
Very nice watches. I never thought of buying a flier but after watching this video I really like the B dial.
I own several :) Two Stowas limited Black Forest and Blue variant and one Laco 45 Dorthmund on a special closed loop strap from Laco again :) Love them all.
Great video 👍 I have a Stowa Classic 6498, and representing a more modern take, a Sinn 104. I really enjoy the legibility of flieger watches.
Thanks for the historic perspective on German Flieger watches, Jenni! I must admit it's my current favorite style of watch these days due to its pure tool nature and easily read characteristics. Nice examples but I'd personally choose a Sinn 356 chrono over the 103 due to its classical sizing...I may be biased though since I own a 356 UTC. Keep up the stellar work!
I love that I found this channel! Very informative!
I have an Archimede Pilot 45. Having large wrists (24cm in diameter), I love the large case size and simplicity & legibility of the dial. It's a perfect fit, I never want to part with it!
I hope you don't have a 24cm diameter wrist mate......
@@Miriamsbasteleck lol I am an idiot. I meant circumference. math class was a long time ago haha
As a diver fan, i never quite had an interest to fliegers...since today.
Thanks for this very instructive video. Keep up the excellent work u doing!
my Flieger classic 40mm just arrived today...no logo, date, manual winding....it is soooo beautiful
Very nicely done......thanks for sharing!
Stowa classic 40 best bang for buck. Favorite in my collection second to my white dial OP 39.
I'm looking to get the Stowa Vintage Bronze Classic 40mm with the mechanical movement soon. I've been lusting after a bronze watch and a Flieger and when I saw it I had to have it. Will be ordering soon.
I very much enjoyed your review of flieger watches. Well done. I own a type B, would like to add a type A to my collection and am always drawn to pilot watches because they are functional instruments. Easy to read at a glance and in the dark like a dial on a dashboard of a car.
order a iwc mark xviii heritage on friday, now just waiting on fedex.
My favourite German made pilot watch is the GO Senator Excellence - the one with the black dial and lumed Breguet numerals.
I really need a type B Flieger watch. Such an iconic dial.
The stowa flieger and antea would be a perfect dress and casual 2 watch collection, for people with will power
I have a couple of Junkers watches, both very much Flieger in style... for obvious reasons. Easy to read, practical & easy to wear.
Thank you for spelling out the long German words. Very helpful for non-german speakers!!
Of what you showed, I love that Sinn the most.
That said, why no Damasko? Most of their watches would count as a fleiger, and they have all sorts of cool tech involved in making the watch tougher.
Great video, thanks for sharing. Archimede makes a really cool GMT Flieger with a bronze case and a red GMT hand. It's great for anyone that wants a Flieger but finds the traditional designs a bit boring. Archimede is also a German company and uses the ETA 2893 GMT movement. Excellent watch.
I've been eying a Laco A dial for about a year now, one of these days... Nice video. ✌
I ended up going with 2 different pilot style watches. The first is a Sinn 104 wit h the matte finished case and the second is an Islander ISL-17 (B type) from Long Island Watch. They're both really great.
Jenni, as always.. you are awesome!
Again a great Video 😊 Jenni we love you 🍀
Laco Augsburg Blaue Stunde 42 - love the blue, love the design and wear it often
I have the exact same watch. Beautiful
Its true you learn something new every day....I have a few watches(mainly omega brand)and I have too say it's the first time I've heard of a flieger watch!!!! I dont know if that means I'm dumb but great to learn something new :) ....for the record I would to hear your opinion on grand seiko watches they really are starting to make a few waves
Very good review. I am big fan of pilot watches and this three watch selection was great, perhaps close to perfect.excellent review. I really enjoyed this video, best in many reviews.
Great Video Jenni, which equipment you are using now? everything looks super crisp!
Excellent topic!!
love german watches and a great easy to watch video ~I am wearing the Oris Pro Pilot as i type
Enjoyed the German way she put up two fingers and her thumb at the end - Genuine Deutsch!
Love that Sinn, they are brilliant watches!
In just one month you have become easelly my favorite Watch youtuber !
I loved my Stowa, but I sold it because the blued hands looked black in most light. Due to this, I often miss-read the time because the second hand is so prominent. I replaced it with the more modern Damasko DA36 which, after 6 years, I still love.
Love my Stowa B-uhr handwound!
love this. nice work
Nice review.Thanks!
Great job as always! -FliegerBarrie
Enjoyed the video.
It would be interesting to see your review of the manual-wind Hanhart Flieger chronographs, especially the cal. 41, cal. 42 and Admiral models..
I love my Hamilton with an meri can sprit and it’s Swiss movement that last over 80 hours
H-50 movement?
Immer wieder erfrischend! So eine Begeisterung....
I love my B-type Paderborn from Laco although it doesn't get much wrist time in the summer on account of the leather strap.
Awesome watches. Really like the classic look and 1930s vibe of the first two. The sinn looks more modern but seems to be a great chronograph.