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# Stowa Starts Its Centenary Countdown With a 99-Piece Flieger Classic 40
- URL: https://www.itsabouttime.email/stowa-starts-its-centenary-countdown-with-a-99-piece-flieger-classic-40/
- Published: 2026-09-25T11:26:56.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-25T11:26:56.000Z
- Author: Vuk Radic
- Tags: News

Stowa turns 100 next year, and it's warming up for the celebration this year with a limited Flieger Classic 40 built for its 99th year, limited to 99 pieces. The Flieger Classic is Stowa's take on the Beobachtungsuhr Typ A pilot watches it made for the Luftwaffe in the 1940s. This edition doesn't reinvent anything. It strips the watch back to the original's bare dial and engraves the rotor, a subdued way to mark an anniversary.

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![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/09/flight-to-100-3.jpg)

The stainless steel case measures 40mm wide, 10.2mm thick, with a significant 48.6mm lug-to-lug, and is fully brushed, with a flat sapphire crystal on top and the "FL" engraving on the case. Water resistance is 50 meters, which is fine for a pilot watch since it's best to not dip into large bodies of water while flying. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/98/15/981552fd-1b67-4d3c-8ad7-fc38a52bf9fb/content/images/2026/09/flight-to-100-4.jpg)

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The black dial uses the Model A layout: large Arabic numerals, a triangle with two dots at 12, and nothing else. This is the Flieger at its best. The hands are nickel-plated brass with a matte finish. Super-LumiNova C3 fills the numerals and hands.

Inside is the Sellita SW 200 in basic grade, an automatic beating at 4Hz, with a power reserve of around 38 hours. It's reliable and easy to service anywhere. The rotor is engraved with: "Flight to 100 | Limited Series | 1 out of 99." Strap options are a riveted pilot leather strap in brown or black, or a satin-finished steel bracelet, all at 20mm lug width.

The Stowa Flieger Classic 40 Flight to 100 is limited to 99 pieces and priced at €990 on leather or €1,200 on the bracelet. See more [on the Stowa website](https://www.stowa.de/flieger-classic-40-flight-to-100?ref=itsabouttime.email).