Not having a titanium watch in my collection, I set my sights on this new Citizen. The advantage, a great lightness, 90 grams! Grade 5 titanium, octagonal case, nicely textured green dial.... Small downside for the basic movement but it does the job well. 
I am won over, Citizen knows how to do as well as Seiko. The quality-price ratio is excellent. 
A pretty Citizen on my wrist.

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I have had this watch for 6 years. It is imposing, but with its short lugs, it is very comfortable to wear. Like all Seikos, the lume shines all night! A diver that I like a lot. Good value for money. In the end, a robust toolwatch ready for adventure!

Seiko srp773k1

It's always a pleasure to wear my Seiko Alpinist. It has a very discreet, slightly cream dial, a contained diameter! Chic and sporty at the same time. The cyclops for the date, the applied indexes, the screw-down crown, a real toolwatch, class in addition. I love this watch! It would have been perfect with a correctly adjusted movement... however I forgive it, it gives me a lot of pleasure.

Sporty and chic at the same time!

I have had this presage for five years. It is a model that is a limited series of 3500 copies. I really like this watch for its dial. It represents cherry blossoms, a symbol of Japan. I really like the range, a simple, refined model but still as pleasant to look at in the sun. The movement works correctly 9s / 24h. Conclusion a pretty Seiko that makes me happy.

Seiko Sakura fubuki

This diver from Seiko is a fairly discreet model, the watch is little known. It is very pretty with superb reflections! I love the deep blue dial. But what I like the most, the turquoise blue bezel, I love looking at it... it has a slightly domed sapphire crystal. The 6r15 movement does the job, it is even quite precise. In the end, a pretty watch. I would have liked a smaller diameter but it is a detail, it suits me perfectly.

A pretty diver

For the 140th anniversary of the brand, Seiko has released a new Alpinist limited edition Ginza. It is a reinterpretation of the Alpinist model that appeared in 1959... I had a real crush on this version. I love its look, the dial of this marvel is a real killer. Its 38 mm diameter is perfect. Very pleasant watch to wear. The 6r35 caliber is very precise 1s/d. You will have understood, I am under its spell. To date, it is the prettiest in my modest collection!

Seiko Alpinist spb259 Ginza 

I was looking for an original diver, this Squale meets all my criteria. I wanted a diver with great readability, a Swiss movement, all with an excellent quality-price ratio. 
This Squale is a real pleasure to wear! The luminova is powerful, but it does not prevent you from sleeping at night, it is a good point for me. 
I love the orange indexes, which in my eyes, gives it a little "fun" side. In addition, the black hands are readable in the middle of the night. 
In the end, a superb watch...

Squale 1521 full lum

I discovered this pretty French micro-brand on the watch observer. Purchased immediately, it's the first version, it doesn't have a screw-down crown. No worries, she loves swimming! This watch is a real success, I highly recommend it! Plus it has a great value for money.

ma vintage modern

Citizen was founded in 1918 in Japan by Kamekichi Yakamazi of the Shokosha Watch Research Institute in Tokyo. Now one of the world's largest watch companies, recognized for its innovative watches and cutting-edge technology. The history of Citizen begins with the launch of its first pocket watch in 1924, called the "CITIZEN".
<h2 dir="ltr">History of the Citizen brand</h2>
This watch was equipped with a high-quality mechanical movement and was highly valued for its precision and reliability. It quickly gained popularity, establishing the foundation of Citizen's reputation in watchmaking.
Over the following years, Citizen continued to innovate and push the boundaries of watchmaking technology. In 1956, the company introduced the world's first pocket wristwatch, which revolutionized the way watches were worn. This innovation paved the way for a new era of more practical and functional watches. In the 1960s, Citizen released several revolutionary watches, including the Citizen Parawater, Japan's first waterproof watch, and the Citizen Cosmotron, the country's first solar-powered electronic watch. These technological advances have solidified Citizen's position as a pioneer in the watch industry.
Citizen has also played a key role in the quartz watch industry. In 1973, the company introduced the Citizen Crystron Solar Cell, the first quartz watch powered by solar energy. This innovation paved the way for a new generation of more precise and durable quartz watches with the 1976 launch of the technology<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/eco-drive"> Citizen Eco-Drive</a>.
Over the decades, Citizen has continued to introduce new features and technologies into its watches. In 1993, the company launched the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/promaster_aqualand"> Citizen Promaster Aqualand</a>, a diver's watch that has pushed the boundaries of underwater performance. It was equipped with features such as measuring depth and diving time, which allowed divers to explore the seabed safely.
In the 2000s, Citizen began developing ecological watches. In 2008, the company introduced the Citizen Eco-Drive Satellite Wave, the first solar-powered watch capable of receiving satellite signals for optimal accuracy around the world. This revolutionary technology eliminated the need to change batteries, providing a more durable and convenient solution for watch enthusiasts. Over the past few years, Citizen has maintained its leading position in the watch industry. The company continues to innovate in design, technology and sustainability, while maintaining its commitment to quality and precision.
Today, Citizen is a globally recognized brand, offering a wide range of watches to suit all tastes and needs. Whether for lovers of classic watches, diving watches, connected watches or sports watches, Citizen offers varied options meeting the expectations of consumers around the world. Citizen is one of the 3 major Japanese watchmaking groups with<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/seiko"> Seiko</a> And<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/casio"> Casio</a>.
The current range includes models such as&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/eco-drive">Citizen Eco-Drive</a>, <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/promaster_diver">Citizen Promaster Diver</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/tsuyosa"> Citizen Tsuyoza</a>, Citizen Skyhawk or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/chronomaster">Citizen Chronomaster</a>.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a Citizen watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Citizen watches change regularly and vary depending on the model. Most cost between $400 and $800 depending on the models and finishes. As an example, a<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/eco-drive_diver_200m"> Citizen Eco-Drive</a> starts to $250 and the top of the range Citizen with the collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/citizen/the_citizen"> The Citizen</a> oscillates between $3,000 and $7,000. Prices also fluctuate depending on the distributor, and promotions sometimes allow you to benefit from a more competitive price. The second-hand market is also an opportunity to look at to buy a cheaper Citizen.
<h2 dir="ltr">Citizen: The other giant of Japanese watchmaking</h2>
Citizen Watch is a renowned Japanese watch company with a history dating back almost a century. From its first mechanical watches to its innovations in solar energy, quartz and sustainability, Citizen has played a major role in the evolution of the watch industry. Today, Citizen continues to position itself as a global leader, offering superior quality watches combining functionality, design and innovation.
Citizen is owned by a Japanese industrial group in the same way as the brands <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/bulova">Bulova</a>,<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/alpina"> Alpina</a>, Arnold &amp; Son and<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/frederique_constant"> Frederick Constant</a>. Citizen produces several million watches per year, all models combined. To choose the Citizen model that best suits you, Dialicious customer reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating different models through real owner experience.
Check out the <a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_japanese_watch_brands">Ranking of the best japanese watch brands</a>, including Citizen.
(Updated December 2023)

Zenshin means "moving forward" and facing adversity while remaining calm. 

This is a strong and symbolic word to describe this watch. Light and robust thanks to its titanium case and bracelet, it is forgotten on the wrist. Its movement, a Miyota 8213, nevertheless accomplishes its task very well. 

Larger than its Swiss cousin, the PRX, its dimensions are 44 mm in diameter and 12.1 mm thick, compared to 40 mm and 10.93 mm for the PRX. 

Its dial appears smaller thanks to a small hack. The framing of the indexes by the black seconds band gives us the impression of a smaller dial. 

I chose this green shade because it reminds me of a lake. It is a really pleasant and soothing color that sparkles in the sun. 

A watch that is worth it in terms of quality for the price and which exudes a lot of charm.

Pretty and simple.

Since I gave my son a Citizen Promaster Eco-Drive last year, the little seed has continued to germinate to also give me an Eco-Drive. OK, we are not the nobility of mechanical watchmaking but rather in the functional watch that tells the time very well. It must be recognized that the operation of the eco-drive is remarkable.

I had already been troubled when acquiring the Promaster on the movement in two-second increments of the second hand! Sacrilege, it is new and does not work properly... Even constant for this one but with experience in addition 😎 Its thwarted movement is simply an indicator of low battery charge. A short day with the current little sun and Hop it resumes its jerky rhythm characteristic of quartz watches!

For this one?

I had already hesitated a few months ago with a promo on a merchant site and by dint of procrastinating, the lucky one was gone! Chance made me meet a buyer of this same watch but with a black dial. I put it on my wrist and it just matched. The design, the lightness and the visual and touch softness are very very cool...

OK, the look is not ultra-innovative either... But it is precisely a watch made to be functional, without more or less questionable aesthetic attributes and especially not a "Fashion Watch". A beautiful watch, simple to have one on the wrist - otherwise I am unhappy!

From a figurative point of view we are close to the void but from a literal point of view, it is a good 3-hand watch and the date that gives the time in good conditions of aesthetics and sobriety... The most important thing is elsewhere, here we are both, with my son, in Citizen Boys 👍

Simple, sober and light for every day

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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