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Ollech &amp; Wajs is a Swiss watch company founded in 1956 in Zurich by Joseph Ollech and Albert Wajs; initially a retailer and then a mail-order operator, the duo built a reputation on robust tool watches&mdash;divers, military pieces and pilot instruments&mdash;sold to civilians and service members alike, before orchestrating a modern comeback in the late 2010s with a contemporary range that revives the brand&rsquo;s historic signatures.
<h3>Zurich, Stockerstrasse and mail order: the beginnings of a tool-driven label</h3>
From their small Zurich storefront, the founders soon moved from selling other brands to shipping their own watches by post, and this direct &ldquo;mail-order&rdquo; route became a lasting hallmark of the company.&nbsp;The shift from retailing to making watches under their own name took only a few years, with dedicated lines for concrete use cases (field, sea, cockpit) and constructions that favoured simple, repairable mechanics, and the focus was less on &ldquo;complication&rdquo; than on endurance and clarity.
In the 1960s, distribution extended to US military PX stores, where O&amp;W military and dive watches were tried in real-world conditions by service members, and this usage-led validation helped cement the image of an affordable professional instrument.
<h3>Caribbean 1000 and Ocean Graph: depth, decompression and the great-waters playbook</h3>
By the mid-sixties the brand stood out with cutting-edge divers, notably the Ollech &amp; Wajs Caribbean 1000, a thousand-metre-rated watch that crystallised the era&rsquo;s technical ambition and lodged the O&amp;W name in both recreational and professional diving, and partnerships with specialist makers fed a rational, no-nonsense aesthetic.
In the same spirit, the Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph brought a bezel and reading logic tailored to ascent and decompression stops, rooting the watch in a specific task rather than mere maritime d&eacute;cor, and the dial stayed clean to preserve underwater glance legibility.
These historic references&mdash;often cited and collected today&mdash;shaped a language of stout cases, serious water-resistance, practical bracelets and high-contrast typography that still surfaces in current models, and this through-line of &ldquo;tool first&rdquo; connects past to present.
<h3>Contemporary relaunch, Swiss anchoring and a short chain: O&amp;W&rsquo;s return</h3>
After weathering the quartz era and slowing down, the brand was revived in the late 2010s by Charles Le Menestrel with the explicit aim of extending the founding spirit rather than scattering into cosmetic runs, and&nbsp;design remains in Zurich while assembly and adjustment take place in the Swiss Jura.
The approach favours proven Swiss automatic movements, serviceable case architecture, credible water-resistance and bracelets built for comfort and durability, and the specification re-embraces the classic triad: reliability, legibility, serviceability.&nbsp;The comeback is not a millimetre-for-millimetre facsimile exercise; instead, it offers new watches inspired by historic use, upgrades finishing and emphasises stepwise quality control, and the outcome is a pragmatic modernity that avoids pastiche.
<h3>P-101, P-104, Navichron, C-1000 and Ocean Graph: today&rsquo;s families and real use</h3>
The first modern releases took the form of compact pilot watches, the Ollech &amp; Wajs P-101 and Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104, which reinterpret cockpit codes in versatile 39&ndash;40 mm cases with sapphire and screw-down crowns, and they target instrumental reading and all-day resilience.
On the dive side, the brand offers the Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 (along with anniversary editions) as a contemporary take on the Caribbean ethos: seals, casebacks, and careful treatment combine into a modern sea instrument, and the dial retains the intelligibility that made the line&rsquo;s reputation.
In parallel, the Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph returned in an updated form, with its decompression-centred readout making for an instantly recognisable diver on the wrist, and this task-specific signature sets it apart in a crowded segment.
The Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron family serves those who want a readable, work-ready chronograph true to the O&amp;W spirit, with well-judged pushers and crisp scales for short-time duties, and the design stays deliberately practical rather than showy.
<ul>
<li>Ollech &amp; Wajs P-101 &mdash; contemporary pilot, compact diameter, sapphire, strong water-resistance, very legible dial for desk-to-field wear.</li>
<li>Ollech &amp; Wajs P-104 &mdash; aviation variant with a different bezel and markings signature, same robust intent.</li>
<li>Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 &mdash; modern diver inspired by the Caribbean, serious water-proofing and direct readout.</li>
<li>Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph &mdash; instrumental diver with decompression logic, strong identity on the wrist.</li>
<li>Ollech &amp; Wajs Navichron &mdash; &ldquo;tool&rdquo; chronograph, open dial and assertive pushers, clarity in short-time work.</li>
</ul>
Beyond names, what matters is use: a pilot for flat-plane readability and shock tolerance in active life; a diver for water and sturdiness; a chronograph to pace tasks and training, and this split helps pick an O&amp;W by real scenario rather than by style alone.
<h3>Tool-watch signature: materials, movements, dimensions and straps</h3>
Current cases prioritise steel, sober surface treatments, functional bezels and sapphire crystals, with diameters largely between 39 and 42 mm to sustain daily versatility, and on-wrist stability comes from disciplined lug spans and well-matched bracelets.
Mechanically, the brand uses modern, Swiss automatic calibres suited to intensive use&mdash;some adjusted or certified depending on versions&mdash;while ensuring that any competent watchmaker can service them, and this pragmatic mechanics reflects the utilitarian brief.
Bracelets&mdash;steel, RAF/NATO-type textile or rubber&mdash;are chosen for security, water-readiness and comfort, with buckles and end-links designed to minimise hot-spots, and modularity lets a single watch adapt to very different contexts.
<h3>Positioning, prices, channels and buyer profiles</h3>
O&amp;W sits in a &ldquo;quality tool&rdquo; segment: tidy finishing without ostentation, coherent spec sheets, tight quality control and messaging anchored in use rather than prestige, and the value proposition seeks instrument credibility rather than luxury posturing.
Distribution blends direct online sales with a small partner network and a didactic narrative about heritage and use, and this short channel supports coherent pricing and a clear link to the workshop.&nbsp;The core audience mixes owners who prefer watches to &ldquo;do&rdquo; rather than to &ldquo;show,&rdquo; recreational divers, travellers who prize sturdiness and professionals who need reliable, serviceable objects, and the brand resonates with those who trust proof of wear over glossy claims.
<h3>Selection guide: use case, legibility and ergonomics</h3>
Start by mapping your main environment&mdash;water, cockpit, desk-to-field or timed sport; if water rules, a Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 or Ollech &amp; Wajs Ocean Graph is natural, whereas P-101/P-104 suit quick, uncluttered reads, and the Navichron chronograph serves intervals and structured routines.
Next validate legibility: hand-to-dial contrast, index size, minimal clutter, minute track visibility and bezel logic that matches how you actually use it, and run the &ldquo;one-metre/one-glance&rdquo; test in natural light before deciding.
Finally, try the watch to judge stance (lug-to-lug), crown feel in the palm, bracelet suppleness and how it sits with sleeves and tasks, and keep the version you forget the fastest once strapped on.
<h3>Conclusion</h3>
Ollech &amp; Wajs remains identifiable by its purpose-built vocation: watches made for use&mdash;readable, robust and supported by a clear Swiss chain. Between divers that channel the Caribbean legacy, modern pilot pieces and work-ready chronographs, the range is organised simply around real-world scenarios. To choose well, start with where you&rsquo;ll wear it, test clarity and comfort, then tune material and strap; you&rsquo;ll land on a capable instrument that ages well. To square these cues with long-term ownership feedback, a helpful compass remains Dialicious customer reviews.
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 August 2025)

La OW 8001 Tundra est une montre issue de la collaboration entre la marque horlog&egrave;re suisse Ollech &amp; Wajs et le studio norv&eacute;gien d'architecture et de design MIR, bas&eacute; &agrave; Bergen. Lanc&eacute;e en 2025, cette montre incarne une fusion harmonieuse entre le design nordique et l'esth&eacute;tique brutaliste caract&eacute;ristique du mod&egrave;le Ollech &amp; Wajs 8001.
<h2>Gen&egrave;se de la Collaboration</h2>
MIR, reconnu pour son travail novateur en imagerie de synth&egrave;se (CGI) explorant la relation entre l'architecture et l'environnement, a collabor&eacute; &eacute;troitement avec <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/ollech_&amp;_wajs">Ollech &amp; Wajs</a> pour cr&eacute;er une version personnalis&eacute;e de la 8001, destin&eacute;e exclusivement au studio et &agrave; sa communaut&eacute; d'artistes et de designers. Face &agrave; l'engouement suscit&eacute; par cette &eacute;dition limit&eacute;e, les deux entit&eacute;s ont d&eacute;cid&eacute; de proposer une version l&eacute;g&egrave;rement modifi&eacute;e au grand public, baptis&eacute;e "Tundra" en r&eacute;f&eacute;rence aux paysages nordiques qui l'ont inspir&eacute;e.
<h2>Design et Esth&eacute;tique</h2>
La OW 8001 Tundra se distingue par son cadran vert fum&eacute; organique, entour&eacute; d'une imposante lunette en acier inoxydable bross&eacute;. Le motif radial grav&eacute; sur la lunette cr&eacute;e un jeu de lumi&egrave;re et de mouvement, &eacute;voquant les &eacute;l&eacute;ments naturels tels que les fjords, les for&ecirc;ts et les montagnes, souvent int&eacute;gr&eacute;s dans l'architecture industrielle norv&eacute;gienne.
Le bo&icirc;tier tonneau, mesurant 39,5 mm de largeur et 13 mm d'&eacute;paisseur, est fabriqu&eacute; en acier inoxydable 316L, assurant robustesse et durabilit&eacute;. Le cadran double laqu&eacute; pr&eacute;sente des aiguilles et des index en forme de b&acirc;ton, rev&ecirc;tus de Super-LumiNova&reg; pour une lisibilit&eacute; optimale, m&ecirc;me en conditions de faible luminosit&eacute;. Une fen&ecirc;tre de date est positionn&eacute;e &agrave; 6 heures, ajoutant une touche de fonctionnalit&eacute; sans compromettre l'&eacute;quilibre esth&eacute;tique du cadran.
<h2>Mouvement et Pr&eacute;cision</h2>
Au c&oelig;ur de la OW 8001 Tundra se trouve une version chronom&egrave;tre certifi&eacute;e du mouvement automatique Soprod Newton Precision P092, sp&eacute;cialement adapt&eacute; pour Ollech &amp; Wajs. Ce calibre &agrave; remontage automatique dispose d'une r&eacute;serve de marche de 44 heures, de 23 rubis et oscille &agrave; une fr&eacute;quence de 28 800 vibrations par heure (4 Hz). Chaque mouvement est individuellement test&eacute; et porte un num&eacute;ro de s&eacute;rie unique grav&eacute; sur la platine principale, attestant de sa certification par le Contr&ocirc;le Officiel Suisse des Chronom&egrave;tres (COSC). De plus, le mouvement a &eacute;t&eacute; soumis &agrave; des tests de durabilit&eacute; par le Laboratoire Dubois &agrave; La Chaux-de-Fonds et a re&ccedil;u la certification Chronofiable&reg;.
<h2>Fonctionnalit&eacute;s et R&eacute;sistance</h2>
Con&ccedil;ue pour &ecirc;tre une compagne fiable dans toutes les situations, la OW 8001 Tundra offre une &eacute;tanch&eacute;it&eacute; jusqu'&agrave; 300 m&egrave;tres (30 ATM), la rendant adapt&eacute;e &agrave; la fois &agrave; un usage quotidien et aux conditions extr&ecirc;mes. Le verre saphir avec traitement antireflet assure une lisibilit&eacute; parfaite, tandis que le bracelet int&eacute;gr&eacute; en acier inoxydable bross&eacute;, de style oyster, est con&ccedil;u pour offrir confort et stabilit&eacute;. Le bracelet est dot&eacute; d'une boucle solide grav&eacute;e OW 1956, avec un syst&egrave;me de double poussoir pour une s&eacute;curit&eacute; accrue, et offre une extension jusqu'&agrave; 22 mm, id&eacute;ale pour s'adapter &agrave; diverses situations, que ce soit au bureau ou lors d'exp&eacute;ditions.
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
La OW 8001 Tundra repr&eacute;sente une symbiose r&eacute;ussie entre le design nordique et l'artisanat horloger suisse. "Forg&eacute;e" &agrave; Bergen, raffin&eacute;e &agrave; Zurich et fabriqu&eacute;e &agrave; la main dans le Jura suisse, cette montre incarne l'h&eacute;ritage d'Ollech &amp; Wajs tout en int&eacute;grant des &eacute;l&eacute;ments de design contemporains inspir&eacute;s par la nature et l'architecture scandinaves. Elle refl&egrave;te l'harmonie parfaite entre fonctionnalit&eacute; et esth&eacute;tique, restant fid&egrave;le &agrave; l'esprit de la marque : intransigeante, pr&eacute;cise et intemporelle.
(Mise &agrave; jour Janvier 2025)

La Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 MkII est une montre de plong&eacute;e suisse qui perp&eacute;tue l'h&eacute;ritage de la l&eacute;gendaire "Caribbean 1000" de 1964. Fond&eacute;e en 1956 par Albert Wajs et Joseph Ollech &agrave; Zurich, la marque s'est rapidement distingu&eacute;e par la cr&eacute;ation de montres robustes et fiables, pris&eacute;es des professionnels et des passionn&eacute;s d'activit&eacute;s extr&ecirc;mes.
<h2>Origines de la Caribbean 1000</h2>
Dans les ann&eacute;es 1960, avec l'essor de la plong&eacute;e sous-marine, la demande pour des montres capables de r&eacute;sister &agrave; des profondeurs accrues s'intensifie. En 1964, Ollech &amp; Wajs lance la "Caribbean 1000", l'une des premi&egrave;res montres de plong&eacute;e certifi&eacute;es pour une &eacute;tanch&eacute;it&eacute; jusqu'&agrave; 1,000 m&egrave;tres (3,300 pieds). Cette prouesse est rendue possible gr&acirc;ce &agrave; un bo&icirc;tier monobloc r&eacute;volutionnaire, le "702", caract&eacute;ris&eacute; par des cornes pointues distinctives. La Caribbean 1000 devient rapidement une r&eacute;f&eacute;rence parmi les plongeurs professionnels et militaires, attestant de sa fiabilit&eacute; dans des environnements extr&ecirc;mes.
<h2>Renaissance avec la C-1000 MkII</h2>
En 2024, la marque r&eacute;introduit la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/c-1000">Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000</a> sous la forme de la&nbsp;C-1000 MkII, une version modernis&eacute;e qui conserve l'esprit du mod&egrave;le original tout en int&eacute;grant des am&eacute;liorations techniques contemporaines. Cette montre est dot&eacute;e d'un bo&icirc;tier en acier inoxydable 316L de 39,5 mm de diam&egrave;tre et d'une &eacute;paisseur de 15,8 mm, offrant une pr&eacute;sence robuste au poignet. Le verre saphir bomb&eacute; avec traitement antireflet assure une lisibilit&eacute; optimale, tandis que la lunette tournante unidirectionnelle de 60 minutes permet une mesure pr&eacute;cise des temps de plong&eacute;e.
<h2>Mouvement et Performances</h2>
La C-1000 MkII est anim&eacute;e par le calibre automatique Soprod Newton P092, reconnu pour sa pr&eacute;cision et sa fiabilit&eacute;. Ce mouvement offre une r&eacute;serve de marche de 44 heures et fonctionne &agrave; une fr&eacute;quence de 28 800 alternances par heure (4 Hz). L'&eacute;tanch&eacute;it&eacute; est garantie jusqu'&agrave; 1,000 m&egrave;tres (100 ATM), gr&acirc;ce &agrave; une couronne viss&eacute;e &agrave; quadruple joint et un fond de bo&icirc;te renforc&eacute;, faisant de cette montre un instrument de choix pour les plongeurs professionnels.
<h2>Design et Esth&eacute;tique</h2>
Le cadran noir mat de la C-1000 MkII pr&eacute;sente des index et des aiguilles recouverts de Super-LumiNova&reg;, assurant une excellente lisibilit&eacute; dans l'obscurit&eacute;. Les index triangulaires aux points cardinaux rappellent le design de la r&eacute;f&eacute;rence OW105, une autre montre embl&eacute;matique de la marque. Le bracelet en acier inoxydable de type "perles de riz" ou le bracelet en nylon de style RAF, avec une fine ligne blanche symbolisant la ligne de vie des plongeurs en apn&eacute;e, offrent confort et durabilit&eacute;.
<h2>Engagement envers la Qualit&eacute;</h2>
Fid&egrave;le &agrave; la tradition d'Ollech &amp; Wajs, chaque C-1000 MkII est con&ccedil;ue &agrave; Zurich et assembl&eacute;e &agrave; la main en Haute-Sorne, dans le Jura suisse. La montre subit plus d'une douzaine d'op&eacute;rations et des contr&ocirc;les qualit&eacute; rigoureux pour garantir une finition impeccable. Cette attention au d&eacute;tail et cet engagement envers l'excellence font de la C-1000 MkII une montre de plong&eacute;e haut de gamme, pr&ecirc;te &agrave; accompagner les professionnels et les aventuriers dans les environnements les plus exigeants.
<h2>Conclusion</h2>
La Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 MkII incarne la fusion parfaite entre h&eacute;ritage historique et innovation moderne. En r&eacute;interpr&eacute;tant la l&eacute;gendaire Caribbean 1000 avec des mat&eacute;riaux et des technologies contemporaines, Ollech &amp; Wajs offre une montre de plong&eacute;e qui r&eacute;pond aux standards les plus &eacute;lev&eacute;s de l'horlogerie suisse, tout en honorant son pass&eacute; prestigieux. Que ce soit pour une utilisation professionnelle ou pour les passionn&eacute;s de montres robustes et fiables, la C-1000 MkII se distingue par son design intemporel et ses performances exceptionnelles.
D'autres r&eacute;f&eacute;rences C-1000 sont propos&eacute;es comme la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/ollech_&amp;_wajs/c-1000/fagn">Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 FAGN</a> ou la Ollech &amp; Wajs C-1000 A... Appuyez-vous sur les avis clients Dialicious pour faire le bon choix...
(Mise &agrave; jour D&eacute;cembre 2024)

La marque SYE [Start Your Engine] a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2020 par Arnaud Pezeron &agrave; c&ocirc;t&eacute; de Paris en France. La marque inaugure le Sport Tailoring au poignet. Elle propose des montres sport-chic de caract&egrave;re, fiables, ludiques et abordables inspir&eacute;es de l'univers de la m&eacute;canique auto-moto. La gamme comprend deux mod&egrave;les distincts, la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_automatic_24">SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 </a>et la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_chronograph">SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
Cette marque embarque une innovation sur le changement du bracelet disponible en acier ou en cuir. La montre n'offre aucun espace entre le bracelet et la boite d&ucirc; &agrave; l&rsquo;absence de cornes, ce qui am&eacute;liore son confort et sa portabilit&eacute;.
<h2 class="p1">Combien co&ucirc;te une montre&nbsp;SYE&nbsp;?</h2>
La gamme SYE comporte deux mod&egrave;les disponibles sur le site de la marque : La SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 750&euro;. La SYE MOT1ON Chronograph est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 599 &euro;.
SYE est ind&eacute;pendante et produit plusieurs centaines montres par an tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir une SYE qui vous correspond le mieux, 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_francaises">Classement des meilleures marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises</a> dont SYE fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2023)

The brand SYE [Start Your Engine] was created in 2020 by Arnaud Pezeron near Paris in France. The brand is introducing Sport Tailoring on the wrist. It offers sporty-chic watches with character, reliability, fun and affordability inspired by the world of car and motorcycle mechanics. The range includes two distinct models, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_automatic_24"> SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_chronograph"> SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
This brand has an innovation in changing the bracelet available in steel or leather. The watch offers no space between the bracelet and the case due to the absence of lugs, which improves its comfort and portability.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a SYE watch cost?</h2>
The SYE range includes two models available on the brand's website: The SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 is offered from &euro; 750. The SYE MOT1ON Chronograph is offered from &euro; 599.
SYE is independent and produces several hundred watches per year, all models combined. To choose an SYE that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real customer experience.
Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Ranking of the best French watch brands</a>, including SYE.
(Updated November 2023)

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