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Hi,

I consider myself to be at the bottom end of ‘proper’ watch ownership. I have one watch, a Stowa Flieger Klassik 40 Automatic which I wear every day.

I bought it in Dec 2019, so think it...

One thing I am a little concerned about is that I already have an automatic watch - it also has an SW200 but I'm not sure what grade - wasn't offered an option but think it might be a 'Top' - what I...

Thanks for the replies, they have been very helpful.

Hi,

I don’t know much about mechanical watches so hoping for some advice and guidance.

I’m looking at a sub-£1000 watch, a lot of money for me, but appreciate that is very much at the low end....

Thanks, had a look at Amazon, not convinced that returns will be that simple because it is actually dealing with Amazon EU so there are imports/exports involved.

Besides that, if I were to buy new...

Hi,

I have a casual interest in watches, more low end, I like the military aspect but I don’t like cluttered faces.

My only ‘proper’ watch is a Stowa Flieger Model A which I wear as my daily...

Hi,

I’ve sent this question into Stowa but posting here wondering whether anyone has actual experience.

I have a Stowa Flieger Classic 40 Model A.

When it came to buying it was quite...

Hi Alan, might be interested. I did try to send a private message but it failed saying that your inbox was full.

Cheers,

Nigel

First off, I’m not into watches as much as most of the guys here, I like them but I’m not prepared to spend thousands of pounds/dollars and buy multiple watches.

I have a single modest watch that...

Update

Just got my watch back from Stowa. They were great, they arranged for FedEx to collect my watch, they did the work to resolve the timekeeping issue and returned it using FedEx - all at...

Recently my Stowa Flieger Classic 40 has started running really fast - about 40 seconds a day - previously it was very accurate, even after weeks the it was near to spot on.

But over the last few...

Many thanks for your advice - you are quite right, all this is very new to me - it is definitely running fast. With the winding it could simply be that as I don’t know what to expect I am being too...

Thanks for your very kind offer, but the insurance value seems to be the dictating price for shipping which means the cost of sending to Wakefield and back may be more than sending to Germany.

Why...

I’ve had an invoice some time after the event too.

I understand the argument that by doing this the courier is limiting the delays and getting the package to you as quickly as possible but what I...

It has a 2 year warranty with Stowa so shouldn’t be a problem. Just a shame that shipping to Germany will cost around £60.

Cheers,

Nigel

Many thanks for the heads up

Thanks for the advice - think that would be best - something is not right with it.

It is now running very fast and it doesn’t feel like it can hand wind.

What does hand winding feel like - I...

Thanks for the advice. That will keep the weight down though I think it is the insurance that dictates the price.

Cheers,

Nigel

How do you pack your watches. The MDF box that Stowa watches come in weigh like they are made out of lead.

Watch = 70g
Box = 770g

Wondering if it is okay to send it in something lighter with...

I may need to send my watch from the UK to Germany to be repaired under warranty.

Interested in hearing what shipping methods you have used. In ‘proper’ watch terms, mine is a cheapie at just...

Just tried the Lepsi app, hoping that it was just a case of magnetisation because I realised I have been placing my watch on my Kindle case while I sleep (to stop the noise of the mechanism) and that...

Many thanks, yes I intend to, I just want to make sure that I’ve done some tests first so I can go to them with some hard data.

Cheers,

Nigel

Don’t worry, no offence taken, sensible question.

No it doesn’t have a screw down crown.

Three positions

Fully down - winding, assuming it can
Mid position - set the time
Fully out - set...

My mechanism is an automatic. With the crown in the normally, fully-down position, turning it anti-clockwise there is nonresistance at all and trying to turn it clockwise meets with immediate...

I tried turning the crown and it wouldn’t move. I was quite gentle, didn’t want to force it unduly.

Does this mean that my can’t be hand-wound, that it is already fully wound, or that I didn’t...