Engelsbrand, Germany

Stowa

Founded in 1927 by Walter Storz, known for its pilot, marine and Bauhaus-style watches.

In Horlobase, Stowa cases run from 35.5 to 44 mm across, half of them between 36 and 41 mm. The thinnest is the Antea Classic KS 35.5 mm (6.9 mm), the thickest the Chrono WRC Stage 1 44 mm (16 mm).

www.stowa.de

Coverage so far

33 of 33 references have at least one lug-to-lug figure; the brand itself publishes one for 33.

Stowa references

Watch Ø Thickness Lug-to-lug Calibre
Antea Classic 365 36.5 mm Antea Classic 365 36.5 mm 9.2 mm 45.6 mm SW200
Antea Classic 390 Antea Classic 390 39 mm 9.2 mm 47.8 mm SW200
Antea Classic KS 35.5 mm Antea Classic KS 35.5 mm 6.9 mm 44.6 mm Peseux 7001
Chrono WRC Stage 1 44 mm Chrono Wrc Stage 1 Black 44 mm 16 mm 49 mm SW510
Chronograph 1938 41 mm Chronograph 1938 Black 41 mm 13.7 mm 50.2 mm SW510
Flieger 6498 Bronze Vintage 41 mm Flieger 6498 Bronze Vintage 41 mm 12.1 mm 50.2 mm Unitas 6498-1
Flieger Bronze Vintage 36 mm Flieger Bronze Vintage 36 36 mm 10.9 mm 44.6 mm SW200
Flieger Bronze Vintage 40 mm Flieger Bronze Vintage 40 40 mm 10.2 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Flieger 36 mm Flieger Classic 36 36 mm 10.8 mm 44.6 mm SW200
Flieger Classic 40 mm (10.6 mm high) Flieger Classic 40 40 mm 10.6 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Flieger 6498 41 mm Flieger Classic 6498 41 mm 12.8 mm 50.2 mm Unitas 6498-1
Flieger Olymp Bronze 41 mm Flieger Olymp Bronze 41 mm 12.8 mm 50.3 mm M1 (base Unitas 6498-1)
Flieger Olymp 42 mm Flieger Olymp Silber 42 mm 13.5 mm 52.3 mm M1 (base Unitas 6498-1)
Flieger Verus 36 mm Flieger Verus 36 36 mm 11.3 mm 44.2 mm SW200
Flieger 40 mm Flieger Verus 40 40 mm 10.2 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Flieger Verus 42 mm Flieger Verus 42 42 mm 12.1 mm 52.3 mm SW200
Flieger Verus Black Forest Foxfire 40 mm Flieger Verus Black Forest Foxfire 40 mm 11.2 mm 48.9 mm SW200
Flieger Verus Black Forest WRC 40 mm Flieger Verus Black Forest Wrc 40 mm 11.25 mm 48.9 mm SW200
Marine 40 Navis Limited Marine 40 Navis Limited 40 mm 10.3 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Marine Bronze Vintage 36 mm (10.2 mm high) Marine Bronze Vintage 36 Arabic 36 mm 10.2 mm 44.6 mm SW200
Marine Bronze Vintage 36 mm (9.2 mm high) Marine Bronze Vintage 36 Arabic Silver 36 mm 9.2 mm 44.6 mm SW210
Marine Bronze Vintage 36 mm (10.9 mm high) Marine Bronze Vintage 36 Roman 36 mm 10.9 mm 44.6 mm SW200
Marine Bronze Vintage 40 mm (10.2 mm high) Marine Bronze Vintage 40 Arabic 40 mm 10.2 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Marine Bronze Vintage 40 mm (9.2 mm high) Marine Bronze Vintage 40 Arabic Silver 40 mm 9.2 mm 48.6 mm SW210
Marine Bronze Vintage 40 mm (10.9 mm high) Marine Bronze Vintage 40 Roman 40 mm 10.9 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Marine Classic 36 mm Marine Classic 36 Arabic 36 mm 10.8 mm 44.6 mm SW200
Marine Classic 40 mm Marine Classic 40 Arabic 40 mm 10.2 mm 48.6 mm SW200
Classic Chrono 41 mm Marine Classic Chrono 41 mm 14.7 mm 50.2 mm SW510
Marine Classic KS 36 mm Marine Classic KS 36 Arabic 36 mm 8.5 mm 44.6 mm Peseux 7001
Marine Original 41 mm Marine Original Arabic 41 mm 12.1 mm 50.2 mm Unitas 6498-1
Marine Original Bronze Vintage 41 mm Marine Original Bronze Vintage Arabic 41 mm 12.1 mm 50.2 mm Unitas 6498-1
Partitio 37 mm Partitio Ice Blue 37 mm 10.9 mm 46.9 mm SW200
Prodiver 42 mm Prodiver Black 42 mm 15.6 mm 50.3 mm SW200

Calibres used by Stowa

Calibre Power reserve Frequency Used in
Peseux 7001 42 h 21,600 vph (3 Hz) 3
Unitas 6498-1 about 52 h 18,000 vph (2.5 Hz) 6
SW200 38 h 28,800 vph (4 Hz) 25
SW510 about 62 h 28,800 vph (4 Hz) 15

About Stowa

Walter Storz founded Stowa in 1927. During the war the brand was one of the five makers of the Luftwaffe's B-Uhr observation watches. Its 1937 Antea takes up the lines of the Bauhaus.

Jörg Schauer has run Stowa since 1996 and sells its watches directly online, from Engelsbrand, near Pforzheim.