{"id":3217,"date":"2013-01-15T22:51:42","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T22:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2013-04-25T10:29:05","modified_gmt":"2013-04-25T10:29:05","slug":"hitting-the-big-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/index.php\/archive\/blog\/hitting-the-big-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitting the Big Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The L.O.C.K. section at Bread&amp;Butter is always a happy hunting ground for me to find the curious and the desirable. Among the Labels of Common Kin that caught my eye this season was Laco, a German watch manufacturer based in Pforzheim, in\u00a0Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg, southwest Germany. \u00a0This fabulous watch is a genuine WW2 specimen that was issued to Luftwaffe aircrew, who wore it on the outside of their sleeves. Its dial is a massive 55mm in diameter, which is just over 2ins.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3218\" alt=\"Laco Type B 15 113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09668-a-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3219\" alt=\"Laco Type B 15 1 13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09670-a-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3220\" alt=\"Laco Type B 15 1 13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.ericmusgrave.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC09671-a-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Laco&#8217;s modern version, which has a modest 36mm dial, \u00a0is the Baumuster B or Type B. (The Type A Luftwaffe watch did not have the central mini-dial.) Have a look at the current range on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laco.de\" target=\"_blank\">www.laco.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Appropriately enough, Bread&amp;Butter&#8217;s marketing slogan this season is Big Time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The L.O.C.K. section at Bread&amp;Butter is always a happy hunting ground for me to find the curious and the desirable. 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