Company profile:
Laco was founded as Lacher & Co. in 1925 in Pforzheim, Germany, by Frieda Lacher and Ludwig Hummel, and they immediately specialized in watches with Swiss-made movements mounted into their own cases. Hummel left the company in 1936 and Erich Lacher took his place, changing the company name to Erich Lacher Uhrenfabrik, and manufacturing “B-Uhr” observation watches for the Luftwaffe. The company survived the war and developed a range of timepieces, including a chronometer with specially-developed hand-wound calibre 630, the first electric watch, Laco Electric, in 1961, and the thinnest German-made automatic movement, the Planomat, with a total thickness of 4.75 mm. Today, Laco watches are principally an expression of historical German aviation watches. Laco has a museum with its historical and contemporary pieces.
Location:
Laco Uhrenmanufaktur GmbH
Rastatter Straße 8
75179 Pforzheim
Tel. +49 (0)7231 157 523
kontact@laco.de
www.laco.de
Personalities:
Uwe Rücker, CEO
New watches:
Laco Augsburg 42 pilot’s watch
Other posts:
Laco Mission Manx Limited Edition
Laco Flieger Type B Heritage 42
Laco Aviator Observation Watch
