Description

The first-ever book about Ollech & Wajs: a visual odyssey through 70 years of watchmaking. A deep dive into the background and evolution of some of OW’s most iconic and storied models.

The ‘Caribbean 1000’–the first dive watch certified to 1000 metres and tested beneath the polar ice cap; the ‘Astrochron’–a chronograph admired by Apollo-era NASA scientists; the ‘Early Bird’, designed for Vietnam-era US Army radio operators.

Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, the OW Compendium brings together a remarkable archive of original photography, technical diagrams, data and period ephemera.

At its heart are the stories—gripping, human and extraordinary. The men who wore Ollech & Wajs watches pushed boundaries in environments where failure was not an option: beneath polar ice, in unsurvivable ocean temperatures and in the unforgiving conditions of high altitude and combat. It is a testament to a philosophy: that a watch should be built to serve, to endure and to perform without compromise in moments of real consequence.

This book is a celebration of idiosyncratic design, mechanical integrity and a legacy shaped far from the spotlight.

For collectors, enthusiasts and anyone drawn to the intersection of engineering and adventure, this is the story you have been waiting for.

Published by The Calibrated Wrist. Limited to 1956 copies.

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