I already have an Akrone C-03 that I really like for its lightness, thanks to the titanium, for its design, and for its almost perfect size (for me).
When I saw this model in a photo, I was immediately won over by the darker "gun" case, and especially by the contrast of the green hands and indexes on the black dial. It didn't take me long to decide, especially since it was a model limited to 100 pieces.
When I received the watch, I really wasn't disappointed, the dial is as I expected, and above all the case is superb, with a polished chamfer that contrasts well with the brushed case.
Usually not a fan of rubber straps, I must admit that this one is very comfortable, even if I have already changed it for a green nylon one.

Akrone C-03 Concealment

This watch is truly special. First, because the Akrone brand is endearing. Whether through its communication or thanks to the community that has been created around the brand, we feel like we belong to a small watchmaking family. Then, like many other models of the brand, this one was created in association with an entity of the French army, here the ALAT (Light Aviation of the Army). This makes sense to me because a member of my family is part of this Arme. We find the characteristic blue color of the ALAT on the bidirectional rotating bezel, which allows you to read the time on a second time zone, and then its golden logo at 6 o'clock. For me, the strong points of this watch are its lightness, due to the use of titanium, its magnificent black sunray dial, as well as the bevels that we find on the bezel and on the crown, and which add a little touch of originality. I am currently wearing it on a leather strap from WatchArch, but the original Akrone nylon and leather straps look just as good on it. Note that this is a model limited to 1954 copies, the year ALAT was created.

Akrone C-03 TOOLS

Let's start at the beginning, I'm not an aviator! The choice of this watch is therefore purely aesthetic. It must be said that this finely graduated bezel is simply sublime. So of course, you have to like busy dials, because in addition to this famous bezel, there is the flange which completes the various calculation and conversion rules, there is also the railway which cleverly hides the tachymeter scale, the 2 chronograph windows, the small seconds, and finally the d-date windows. These last characteristics also translate without too much doubt that the movement which drives the beauty is a derivative of the famous Valjoux 7750. And then what can we say about these indexes, they play with the light to bring us magnificent reflections. Otherwise, it must be admitted that this watch is not made for everyone: chicken handfuls abstain! Its imposing diameter of 44mm and its thickness make it a beautiful beast. In any case, it's a big favorite for me. But for me, it's definitely my favorite in my current collection. I wear it from time to time on a leather strap, but I find that the steel strap suits it better, and it's more comfortable to wear.

Hamilton Khaki Aviation Converter Chrono

I had been looking for an "everyday" watch for some time, neither too big nor too thick, and that gave me great emotions. At the beginning of 2023, I went to a watchmaker who distributes the brand, from whom I had already bought a Hamilton, to bring another watch that had a problem. As our discussion progressed, he came to present me with some models of the brand that he had in stock, with some on sale. He first presented me with a Khaki Aviation Air Race which, even if it was not ugly, left me rather indifferent. Then he offered me a classic Khaki Field which I already liked more, but which, once on the handle, did not give me any particular emotion. And that's when out of nowhere comes this Khaki Field Titanium, gray background, model H70545550, which literally blew me away, as rarely has it happened to me for a watch, the dancing reflections of the dial ending up making me fall in love. Little cherry on the cake, the titanium makes it very light without giving the impression that it is fragile. Currently I wear it on a black nylon/leather strap from Akrone.

Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium

Many strong points in this watch. Its integrated bracelet, its openwork case around the bezel, its original bezel, its dial cleverly dotted with the H of the brand, its glass slightly higher than the bezel offering hypnotizing reflections on its edges, its 300m water resistance, and then its legendary 2824-2 caliber. I also find the diameter 42 neither too small nor too big, and it is also of a perfectly acceptable thickness. This watch is unfortunately no longer in the catalog, and in my opinion it is too little known. It could certainly delight many handfuls like mine.

Hamilton Khaki Navy Sub

The brand in Akrone was created in 2015 in a Kickstarter campaign by Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois Kerboul and Erwan Kerneur in Nantes, France. Akrone comes from "Achrone" which means outside of time, timeless. As the name of the two founders begins with a K, they replaced the CH with the K. This brand aims to collaborate with its customers to create French, high-end, technical and aesthetic watches.
The range includes models like the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02"> Akrone C-02</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-03_alat"> Akrone C-03 Alat</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/k-05"> Akrone K-05</a>, the <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/k-gmt">Akron K-GMT</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-04"> Akrone C-04</a>. The watches are assembled in France with French movements including the new collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02_heritage"> Akrone C-02 H&eacute;ritage</a>, Swiss, Japanese or French more recently.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does an Akrone watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Akrone watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between &euro; 600 and &euro; 1,190 depending on the models and finishes. An Akrone C03 MD costs 499 &euro;, then the top of the brand is represented by the C-02 H&eacute;ritage collection offered at &euro; 1,190 with in particular the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02_heritage/mareographe"> Akrone C-02 Mar&eacute;ographe</a>.
<h2 dir="ltr">Akrone: The watchmaker from Nantes in France</h2>
Akrone is an independent brand and produces several thousand watches per year, all models combined. Akrone is part of <a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Top 10 most popular French watch brands</a>. To choose the Akrone model that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable and authentic resource for evaluating different models through real customer experience.
(Updated November 2023)

I received this watch for my 17th birthday. It's my first, I'm delighted!! The Seiko movement is reliable and the ice blue is out of the ordinary watches that we usually see. It works perfectly, never had any problems with it. It is very durable and comfortable to wear. I recommend it to start a collection or simply to have fun!

First watch

La marque Ollech &amp; Wajs a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 1956 par Joseph Ollech et Albert Wajs &agrave; Zurich en Suisse. Albert &eacute;tait charg&eacute; de la conception, de l&rsquo;ing&eacute;nierie et de la fabrication des montres, tandis que Joseph s&rsquo;occupait du marketing et de la vente au d&eacute;tail. Avant de cr&eacute;er leur propre montres sous la marque Ollech &amp; Wajs, ils ont commenc&eacute; leur activit&eacute; en 1954 en fabriquant des bracelets en acier pour d&rsquo;autres marques.
La marque est connue pour avoir distribu&eacute; des montres &agrave; des unit&eacute;s de l&rsquo;arm&eacute;e am&eacute;ricaine pendant la guerre du Vietnam et pour avoir gagn&eacute; sa renomm&eacute;e aupr&egrave;s des plongeurs et pilotes du monde entier.
Apr&egrave;s 12 ans de n&eacute;gociation et apr&egrave;s avoir &eacute;t&eacute; son distributeur pour le march&eacute; fran&ccedil;ais, en 2017, Charles Le Menestrel, un passionn&eacute; d&rsquo;horlogerie, rach&egrave;te la marque. La gamme actuelle comprend des mod&egrave;les comme la Ollech &amp; Wajs P-101 et la <a title="Page Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104" href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/p-104">Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104</a>, la <a title="Page Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000" href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/c-1000">Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000</a>, la <a title="Page Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph" href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/ocean_graph">Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph</a> et la Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron.
<h2>Combien co&ucirc;te une montre Ollech &amp; Wajs ?</h2>
Les prix des montres Ollech &amp; Wajs &eacute;voluent et diff&egrave;rent selon les mod&egrave;les. La plupart co&ucirc;tent entre CHF 1,500 et CHF 2,000 selon les mod&egrave;les et les finitions. Comptez CHF 1,456 pour une Ollech &amp; Wajs 350CI et pr&egrave;s de CHF 2,300 pour une Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron Chronographe. Le march&eacute; de l'occasion est &eacute;galement une opportunit&eacute; &agrave; regarder pour acheter une Ollech &amp; Wajs moins ch&egrave;re. Les mod&egrave;les Vintage notamment les Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron et&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs/astrochron">Ollech &amp; Wajs Astrochron</a>, sont tr&egrave;s pris&eacute;es des collectionneurs et ils convient de bien se renseigner sur le vendeur avant de franchir le pas de l'acquisition d'une vintage.
Ollech &amp; Wajs est une marque de montres ind&eacute;pendante et produit plusieurs centaines de montres par an, tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir une Ollech &amp; Wajs qui vous correspond le mieux,&nbsp;les avis clients Dialicious sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer chacun des diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients.
Consultez le <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_suisses">Classement des meilleures marques de montres suisses</a> dont Ollech &amp; Wajs fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Octobre 2024)

The brand Ollech &amp; Wajs was created in 1956 by Joseph Ollech and Albert Wajs in Zurich, Switzerland. Albert was responsible for the design, engineering and manufacturing of the watches, while Joseph handled marketing and retail sales. Before creating their own watches under the brand Ollech &amp; Wajs, they started their business in 1954 making steel bracelets for other brands.
The brand is known for distributing watches to units of the American army during the Vietnam War and for having earned its reputation among divers and pilots around the world.
After 12 years of negotiations and after having been its distributor for the French market, in 2017, Charles Le Menestrel, a watchmaking enthusiast, bought the brand. The current range includes models like the Ollech &amp; Wajs P-101 and the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/p-104">Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/c-1000">Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/ocean_graph"> Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph</a> and the Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does an Ollech &amp; Wajs watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Ollech &amp; Wajs watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between CHF 1,500 and CHF 2,000 depending on the models and finishes. Expect to pay CHF 1,456 for an Ollech &amp; Wajs 350CI and close to CHF 2,300 for an Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron Chronograph. The second-hand market is also an opportunity to look at to buy a cheaper Ollech &amp; Wajs. Vintage models including the Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/astrochron">Ollech &amp; Wajs Astrochron</a>, are very popular with collectors and they should find out about the seller before taking the step of purchasing a vintage one.
Ollech &amp; Wajs is an independent watch brand and produces several hundred watches per year, all models combined. To choose an Ollech &amp; Wajs that best suits you, Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real owner experience.
Consult the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_swiss_watch_brands">Ranking of the best Swiss watch brands</a> of which Ollech &amp; Wajs is part.
(Updated October 2024)

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