Hi guys and welcome back to the channel. Now today I'm going to be featuring another LCO, and this one I think is

quite a cool, relatively new model. It only came out late last year, so it's only been out for a few months

really, and it's available in two different flavors. What we have for you today is the GMT version, and it's

definitely got a kind of very unique look to it. It's got a real kind of, you know, there's something almost very

utilitarian about the looks. Everything is designed with purpose first, I think. So anyway, I think it's quite an interesting model from a brand which are normally known for, you know, definitely more of their vintage-inspired pilot's watches, whereas this is

something right up to date. This is something, you know, definitely a lot more, how can we say, more modern. So

anyway, but before I get too far into the review, I've got to say a massive thank you to the team over at First Class

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it's over 115 different brands to choose from. Um, if you do decide to actually give them a call or, you know, contact them,

please mention the channel. I will leave a link now at the bottom of the screen and in the description. So anyway,

anyway, this one here, this is the Theo Hamberg DIN 8330. Now they're paying, they're

really going into this um, DIN testing, and yeah, they're quite proud of it. And the reason why this watch is

absolutely put through the ringer, it's had temperature tests on it from plus 55 down to minus 5 in a very short period of time. And each test they check the timekeeping. Um, it's got rotational pressure, vibration, magnetic impact—the full works. So it does go, you know, really

does have some kind of a quite torturous things done to it, but size-wise we're talking a

43.5 mm case size, a thickness of 13.2 mm, lug to lug 49.5, and the strap size on this is 20 mm.

Now the dial, the dial has got a very—yeah, I'd say it definitely looks, you know, kind of um—it's very clear and concise

because that's one of the things this has to be. To have this rating, it must also be an easy-to-read watch because

technically, you know, what they're saying is pilots need to be able to see the time at a glance. Now the hands—yeah, when

we actually look at the dial, we do have this matte black finish. We've just got the 3, 6, 9, and the kind of military-style

designation for the 12 up there. Now, as you can see, this watch does have four hands, so it is a GMT. So not only do we

have a printed-on minute track there as well as the minutes, but we also have on the outer um section there the 24 hours.

So that is obviously for our GMT. We do have a date down here as well, and the um—the testing certificate there, LCO,

printed up here, and they're made in Germany. Now I must admit this watch has a pretty, pretty good amount of lume on

it. It is quite impressive. The actual GMT hand, as you can see, is this orange hand up here, and I do like the way it is

actually see-through as well. When it goes over some of the larger hour markers, you can actually see through that center

section. So if you're wondering how you would actually tell the time at the moment, as we can see it's 4 minutes to

three. Now all you do to use the GMT function, you forget this hand and use the orange hand and relate it to these

numbers. So that will actually be 4 minutes to three, but in the morning. So as you can see this section on the outer

Uh, Rehal, there is well chaptering, so is dark, so that is indicating nighttime, and this is when it comes around to daytime.

If I pull out the crown, it is a screw-down crown. We do have 100m of water

resistance to it. If I pull it out, first click, so that is the GMT. It also, if you

turn it the other way, it should be the date. There you go. So that's how you actually change the hour settings there.

So you can actually do it like that. So it looks like it can even do half-hour, so you can actually, because obviously

some countries are a little bit, um, you get those half-hour designation ones, but that is just a nice simple way of doing

that. So screw that back in, and it screws in perfectly first time. When we come to the crystal, it is a sapphire crystal. We

do have AR coating on there, but the bezel, the bezel is, is kind of quite, you know, really, it's got this kind of really

industrial feel to it, and it does look like it is a kind of captive-style bezel, so it is screwed in position. So the

actual insert, I do believe—I'm not quite sure if that's aluminum. I'm not 100%

sure; it could be sapphire. I'd have to check on that. Um, the action, absolutely solid. So you can

listen—very, very solid. Bidirectional, so what I mean by that, it can turn clockwise or counter-clockwise, and no problem at all.

It lines up perfectly, so not a problem there. Now the case of the watch, now it's a steel case. It's basically been treated

with a bead blasting, but quite a dark finish on it, and it almost looks like a ceramic feel, yeah, look to it. It just

doesn't reflect at all, and it kind of has this—it does, I think it really does look, and it, you know, you kind of get it

Feels like ceramic, but it isn't. The crown itself is a kind of standard diamond-style, um, one you get from LCO, but

obviously we've got these big crown guards on there, which really do protect it. And it is signed, and, as I say, it is a

screw-down crown. So on the back, we have this really, really nice layout on there. It's been done really, really well.

There are no sharp edges on there; it's lovely and smooth. Underneath that is the CER SW3 uh 330. Now, it's a top-grade

model as well; that's the only one they give you on this. And I put it on the time graph, and it was coming in at a very

very decent plus two seconds, um, a day in the position I had it. So, absolute solid movement. You're talking 25 jewels, up to

56 hours of power reserve in there. So it really is a decent watch. I say it's been tested with a lot of anti-magnetic, you

know, um, in magnetic fields, and obviously the watch came out all okay. So, testament to how good that movement actually is. Now,

the strap on this, it's like a—it's—it's almost like a sailcloth type strap. I

must say it's um—I love the stitching color to match the actual body of the watch. It's one of these—it's a little

bit firm at the moment. I don't know how it will end up, obviously, on your wrist. I dare say it will bed in nicely. At the

moment, it's a little bit stiff because it's fresh out of the pack. Now, I must say, when I say 'out of the pack,' the box which

this comes in is a beautiful aluminum unit. It really is quite a—a decent kind of, um, solid, uh, box which it comes with.

We have matching hardware on there: fixed keeper, one floating keeper. Let's zoom out and we'll try it on my wrist, see how

it looks. Quick wrist check. I'm wearing a Seiko with a modified, uh, Zinz bracelet thing on there, and Bob has got a Squale now.

That's the—it's going to be the first time this has ever appeared on the channel. I've never, um, worked with that

Yeah, had any of their watches before, so it'll be quite interesting. Now, my wrist size is 7 and 1/4 inches. I'll put down what

that is in cm now, and here you go. That's it on my wrist. I think it looks

really cool. Um, definitely a very unique piece, and it has a very distinctive look about it, and I think it looks really

good for that. Um, if you've got any questions about this, or you want to purchase the watch, uh, follow my link, um,

and it will take you straight over to First Class Watches. Um, if you leave any comments, I'll always try and get back to

Laco Hamburg GMT DIN 8330

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