Pretty steel watch in a chic sports style, 3-hand quartz, date, sapphire crystal, 100m water-resistant, screwed back. 40mm bezel, 8.5mm thick. Brushed aluminum style dial, well-crafted applied indexes. All the finishes are magnificent, its design refers to several great classics of this style, but it has its own identity.

Casio Edifice EFB 108 DW

Watch that I have had since 1998, it is a quartz chronograph with 3 analog sub-counters for seconds, minutes and 24-hour display, and a small multi-function digital screen at 3 o'clock. The chrome-plated brass case is 40mm in diameter and 11.5mm thick. The blue dial is very beautiful, well worked with applied numeral indexes, there is a very pretty backlight that is activated with the pusher at 2 o'clock. We find all the usual functions of a digital Casio in addition to the analog display, we can choose to display on the digital screen the date, the time that can be set independently of the hands but with synchronization of the second, the hundredth of a second of the chrono... There are 3 pushers at 10 o'clock, 8 o'clock, and 2 o'clock and a crown at 4 o'clock. A rotating compass bezel in both directions. A 5-link folded steel bracelet. I have worn this watch a lot, I find it very beautiful, practical and super solid, the battery life is between 1 and 2 years. Waterproof to 100m.

Casio Illuminator Analog and Digital Chronograph

Bronze diving watch 20 atm, 42 mm and only 10.6 mm thick. Selita sw200 movement. Steel diving bezel, superb quality of clicks, no play. Blue dial with submariner style indexes and hands, superluminova. Blue ruber strap with bronze buckle. 
Watch of exceptional quality in every way.

Glycine Combat Sub 42 in bronze

Rectangular watch, black dial lacquered on the sides and textured on the middle. 3 sub-dials at 6 9 and 12 o'clock for the 24-hour display, day and date. Miyota quartz movement. 36.4 mm wide steel case, 45.5 mm from lug to lug and 28 mm between lugs. Case back tested for 5 ATM.
Black leather strap.
Very beautiful and comfortable watch, I have worn it a lot for 14 years in sometimes quite harsh working conditions and it is very reliable.

Festina F16235 multifunction quartz

3-hand watch from the Formula 1 series with a "diver" spirit, it is a little big 42mm in diameter by 12mm thick, but wears well. SW 200 movement with a drift of more than 9 seconds per day. Exceptional Luminova. Great feeling of quality and solidity at all levels. Price a little expensive, but the quality is there.

Tag Heuer Formula 1 Calibre 5

Compressor diving watch, retro style, magnificent dark blue dial, almost black when there is not much light, but very rich in variations depending on exposure to the sun. Superb dimensions (39mm) very balanced, I find the shape of the case perfect, it is entirely brushed, except on the chamfers of the bezel and the horns where it is very finely polished. The adjustment crown is screwed but the 2nd crown at 2 o'clock for adjusting the flange is not. Superb rice grain steel bracelet, quite thin, too bad there is a little play on the buckle once closed. Precise Miyota movement, between plus 2 and plus 5 seconds per day for my copy. Very warm welcome at the showroom in Paris.

BALTIC AQUASCAPHE DUAL CROWN

Very nice Seiko Turtle style but with smaller dimensions, dark blue lacquered dial, beige index, date between 4 and 5 o'clock on a very discreet blue background. Arrow hands for the hours, cathedral for the minutes and reverse lolipop for the seconds, same color as the indexes. Cousin-type steel case with pierced horn and two-way compass-style bezel. Crown screwed at 4 o'clock, water-resistant to 200m. Superb luminescence. Seiko 4r35 movement between +2 and +7 seconds per day.

Seiko Land Tortoise

This quartz chronograph, with its atypical bracelet, seems indestructible. The crown guard is oversized but does its job well. The overall design gives it an aggressive look. The black dial is rather well decorated. The little extra of this model: the alarm function to be activated by pulling the button located at 8 o'clock.

An aggressive look and a solid impression

This is my first "serious" quartz analog watch from a time when Festina was not yet completely tainted by the doping scandals of its cycling team. Its satin-finished bracelet and case, as well as the light gray of its dial, make it a very discreet watch. A fun little detail: the "Mercedes" hour hand which is missing 2 branches...

Festina 8888, the simple and discreet 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<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/p-104"> Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104</a>, the<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<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<a href="https://preprod.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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