Historical Touches Meets Modern Reliability | The Ollech & Wajs P104
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- Опубліковано 13 сер 2020
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Welcome back to Your Next Watch, an ongoing series that looks at the watches you’re considering buying at the moment and breaks them down based on real hands-on experience with them.
The act of wearing a watch is rooted in historical importance and a sense of connection. Mechanical watches specifically take us back to a time when their usage was focused on dependence rather than any sort of emotional connection to a bygone era on the wrist. There is something hugely appealing in wearing a watch that was created for a clear purpose, job and role to execute. These watches are commonly referred to as tool watches because since birth they have been regarded as tools.
This is a concept Ollech & Wajs (OW) understand well. They have been doing this since the 1950s and I’m pleased to say that this philosophy is still paramount in their newest creations.
The OW P104 - What it does
Looking back through the history books, it doesn’t take long to realise that the watch world has a complex, hard and multi-layered past. A textbook example of this is OW Watches. The brand had a humble birth attributed to the meeting of minds between Joseph Ollech and Albert Wajs in Zurich, 1956. This partnership was founded on a desire to open a watch shop stocking many familiar brands, however, the two friends wanted to create something for themselves.
So, Ollech & Wajs was born. Their aim? To create robust, reliable, legible and functional watches powered by reputable movements. And it's fair to say not much has changed for the brand. The brand went on to enjoy many decades of creating great tool watches including a period where they actually took ownership of Breitling’s stock when Breitling went into liquidation in 1979. The outcome of this came in the form of watches that were made from genuine Navitimer parts but assembled under the brand name of Aviation (Sinn was also involved in this). Today a trusted collector and friend of Mr Wajs is now at the helm of the OW brand to ensure that desire and spirit of the founders is still as strong as ever.
The P104 here with us today isn’t a re-issue, rather a reimagination of the watches produced by the brand over the decades. The first aspect of the watch that reflects this is the case. This 39mm wide, 50mm lug to lug and 12.5mm thick fully brushed case is prominent and substantial on the wrist. It effectively avoids feeling brash, in your face or clumsy.
This robustness is a common theme throughout every aspect of the watch. Screwing and unscrewing the crown feels reassuringly secure and the presence of the OW logo etched on the crown lets you know you’re wearing a considered watch. With 300m of water resistance, you need not worry about wearing this watch basically anywhere.
A frictionless bidirectional slide rule bezel frames the whole watch, marking the start of another theme for the P104 - information. Moving from the slide rule bezel we see the corresponding inner track with a kilometres scale.
This scale is actually raised from the dial itself which gives the watch great depth and a sense of consideration behind it. The P104 hasn’t been created on a whim. It’s the combined effort of all of these small design choices that make this watch a hugely compelling offering. The presence and execution of sensible depth are always appreciated and welcomed in watches, especially at this price point.
This inner scale is the first time we get to see the presence of colour on the piece as small orange arrows sit on the greyed-out scale providing a warm addition to the black colours of the watch. The dial itself is excitingly understated in its execution. - Навчання та стиль
Man the vintage feel on this is brilliant! Glad they've carried over a little bit of a heritage feel!
That sail cloth is the one... Beautiful ⌚
Absolutely fantastic looking piece!
Got this watch a few weeks ago and I absolutely love it! Everything about it screams quality and it feels so good on the wrist. The bracelet is easily one of the best ones I've experienced short of only rolex's oyster bracelet. HOWEVER.....
...despite such attention to detail the clasp is just shockingly bad. Cheap stamped metal that is nowhere near the quality of the rest of the watch. To add to the problem the clasp is not even secure! When you close a clasp you know it's closed when you hear a click. On this clasp if you hear a click that means only one side of the clasp has locked which means that the clasp can swing open under the tiniest amount of pressure. This has happened a few time and I have to open, close, and test the clasp a few times before trusting the clasp to do it's job.
OWZ please update the clasp. The entire watch is incredible and the clasp is an unnecessary oversight. If you had created a better clasp and charged even $200 more I wouldn't have batted an eyelid. If the clasp was a secure/good quality one this P-104 it would have been one of THE BEST watches I've ever owned (which includes multiple modern rolexes, Tudors, omegas, sinns, and seikos)
Thanks Mohammad! We agree with all your points.
Hello Mohammed.... the 104-s, I would like to ask you how is the brightness? Acceptable? Or no .... Let me know thanks so much.
@@andreaerario2675 the lume is quite bad only the 12,3,6,9 and hands are lumed and they're very weak which is a shame bc I would have expected better lume.
That being said, as much as I love having super bright and crisp lume, the bad lume here didn't bother me as much just bc it's not a dive watch and there is so much more to see on this watch because it really is a visual treat. And like I mentioned before the overall feel of the watch is pretty incredible so I have forgiven the bad lume lol.
Best natos on the market - one of the few with a solid buckle not held on by a springbar. 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Steve!
I keep waiting for this company to get their lug-to-lugs under control. They're wonderful watches, but that lug-to-lug is just too insanely long. Once they address this problem, though, I will definitely be purchasing one.
I recently purchased the P-101 and upon delivery I noticed the indice at the six was crooked and the date was off centered. The company I purchased the watch from advised the issue is with Ollech & Wajs. I emailed Ollech & Wajs about the issue and no response. Two weeks later I emailed them again, no response. I love the watch but I returned it. I want to purchase another one, but it scares me that if the watch breaks down the road, Ollech & Wajs will not be of help.
Great video!
Thanks!
Danke. Eine wunderschöne Uhr.
Great watch, but the clasp is a re al bummer to me. Acceptabel in the seventies, but the todays standard is milled and 4 adjustment positions. To me it looks like a Friday afternoon job. The watch doesn't deserve this clasp!
I have to admit that I do not like the placement of the model number. I would have liked to see it between the Automatic and the 300m imprint.
Love your products but it's too much since you changed your shipping prices to Australia
Stamped clasp at this price point is very poor unfortunately