Saturday, July 27, 2024

The Ollech & Wajs C-1000 A

Note - James Henderson is the North American Representative for Ollech & Wajs.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Ollech & Wajs Precision Caribbean 1000, O&W Zurich is bringing a very special diver -

Courtesy of Ollech & Wajs

The first series of this will be numbered and limited to 56 pieces. These first 56 will be outfitted with an ETA 2824-2. This is a preorder item requiring a 50% deposit. Delivery is anticipated in October.

Here are all the pertinents -

Priced at 1,856.00 CHF

Dimensions
39.5 mm × 15.8 mm

Case
Brushed 316L stainless steel, screwed back, screw-down crown, rotating bezel 12H. origin, manufactured in Jura, Switzerland

Glass
Sapphire with anti-glare treatment

Dial
Hands and indexes in pale green and cream Super-LumiNova®

Water resistance
1000m/ 100atm

Movement
Automatic, bespoke Soprod Newton Precision P092; date-only calendar, with semi-instantaneous changes and quick adjustment using the crown; stop seconds; 4Hz 28,800 vibrations per hour; 23 jewels; 44-hour power reserve. The Soprod Newton P092 movement is independently tested for dependability and durability at the internationally renowned Laboratoire Dubois in Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, and has been awarded a Chronofiable® certification.

Average Accuracy
+/-5 seconds per day, adjusted in five positions

S bracelet
20 mm 316L stainless steel, beads-of-rice OW S-type Mark II, with double-lock deployant clasp

Rubber Expedition strap
20 mm abrasion-, distortion-, heat- and oil-resistant, toxin-free rubber strap. Embossed centimetres and inches rule and 1:25000 cartographic scale. Morse code alphabet and a metres, yards and feet conversion table. Manufactured by Italian rubber specialist and hand-finished in Switzerland, with two brushed stainless steel keepers and a thorn buckle, signed ‘OWZ 1956’.

Nylon 'Freediver' RAF band
20 mm, premium-quality, highly durable black nylon one-piece band, made in Great Britain, hand-finished in Switzerland, with two brushed stainless steel keepers and a thorn buckle, signed ‘OWZ 1956’

Origin
Handmade in the Swiss Jura


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