Stowa designs and produces beautiful and precise watches. Numerous international awards vouch for innovative design solutions which have gained recognition worldwide by collectors and specialists. Founded in 1927. Stowa was one of the five watchmakers that supplied watches to the German Air Force.
Stowa has various movements to choose from for its pilot watch. Many collectors love the classic hand wound pilot watch. The daily ritual of winding the watch is very important for these individuals. The somewhat simpler automatic variant – especially if you wear the watch daily, is another version of the classic pilot watch. However, both movements are of top quality. The automatic pilot watch is approx. 1 mm higher and the movement can be viewed under the sapphire crystal case back, just like the hand wound movement.
Most Stowa watch self-winding movements can be wound properly by most watch winders. Usually Stowa’s self-winding movements need to rotate 650 - 800 revolutions per day, and most of them can be wound clockwise. So please take some time and like to choose a cute clockwork that suits you and your watch.
Definitions:
- 《CW》 - Clockwise winding direction;
- 《CCW》 - Counterclockwise winding direction;
- 《Both》 - Combined mode (Clockwise + Counterclockwise);
- 《–》 - Undefined;
| MODEL, DESCRIPTION | MOVEMENT / CALIBER | WINDING DIRECTION | TURNS PER DAY (TPD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airman | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Airman Automatic Date | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Airman Ikarus | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Antea | Both | 650 | |
| Antea 365 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Antea 390 | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Antea 390 Day Date | Both | 650 | |
| Antea Black | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Antea Creme | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Antea Design | ETA 2660 or 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Flieger Automatic | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Flieger Datum | Both | 650 | |
| Flieger GMT | Both | 650 | |
| Flieger ohne Logo | Both | 650 | |
| Flieger TO1 TESTAF | Both | 650 | |
| Flieger Technik | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Icarus | Both | 650 | |
| Icarus Automatic (Black or White) | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Marine | Both | 650 | |
| Marine 2010Sopod A10 | Both | 650 | |
| Marine Automatic | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Marine Chrono Automatic | Valjoux 7750 Bicompax | CW | 800 |
| Marine Klassik | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Marine Lady's Watch | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Partito | Both | 650 | |
| Planeswatch | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Prodiver | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Prodiver Limette | Both | 650 | |
| Prodiver Limited | Both | 650 | |
| Prodiver Orange | Both | 650 | |
| Seatime | Both | 650 | |
| Seatime Black | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Seatime Blue | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Seatime Carbon | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
| Seatime Provider | Both | 650 | |
| Seatime Sport | ETA 2824-2 | Both | 650 |
If you could not find your watch model (or caliber) in this table, you may determine your Stowa watches. winding mode on a trial basis. You should select the combined winding mode (CW+CCW) and the minimal number of turns per day (TPD). Then place your watch into the watch winder and check after a few days how accurate your watch shows the time. If it runs behind, it is necessary to increase the number of TPD by one step.
