* Ollech & Wajs have reintroduced the Selectron to their collection in the form of the new OW P-104 Selectron. This new watch reprises design codes from previous Selectron models such as the 1969 ‘Selectron Calculator’ Ref 004, which was supplied by Ollech & Wajs to General Electric Co. and issued to its aerospace engineers and test pilots. The OW P-104 Selectron shares many of the basic characteristics of its historic forebears. It has a bi-directional bezel with logarithmic scales that can perform a multitude of calculations with a single rotation. It’s faster than a so called smartwatch, doesn’t require a battery and can be used underwater, up to 300m if necessary (that really is smart!)
* Inside the OW P-104 Selectron is OW’s bespoke Soprod Newton Precision P092. This automatic calibre is independently tested for dependability and durability at the internationally renown Laboratoire Dubois in Chaux-de-Fonds. It is modified to OW’s specifications and adjusted in five positions, the movement has been finished in accordance with OW's rugged aesthetics, and ‘OW Zurich 1956’ is engraved into the nickel-plated base, on which sits a co-designed, custom rotor in the shape of the OW marque.
* Fitted to a colour coordinated black and orange nylon 'RAF' strap.
Movement: Automatic
Case Dimensions: 39.5mm x 15.8mm, Stainless Steel
Dial: Black with Ivory Indices and Orange Hand Set
Glass: Sapphire Crystal
Strap: 20mm, Black and Orange Textile on Pin Buckle
Water Resistance: 30 ATM
Reference: P-104 Selectron
The Re-Birth of Ollech & Wajs.
The name Ollech & Wajs began in 1956, when Zurich resident Albert Wajs decided to partner with his friend Joseph Ollech and open a luxury watch shop, initially retailing Breitling and Omega before launching their own brand: Ollech & Wajs Zürich.
By the 1960s the Ollech & Wajs range consisted of men's chronographs, diving watches (in particular the Caribbean 1000, which was, as its name suggested, the first 1000m water resistant diving watch), military watches, much appreciated by American soldiers who ordered OWs for entire battalions during the Vietnam war and also pilot’s watches, which the French Air Force commissioned for active use.
Ollech & Wajs, now under new ownership have returned to the company's heyday and strive to manufacturer high quality, Swiss made sports watches with a nod to the classic designs of their 60s predecessors. All OW watches have a 90% Swiss made origin and are designed at their headquarters: Ollech & Wajs Precision A.G. on Bergstrasse in Zurich and then individually assembled and adjusted in Haute-Sorne, in the Swiss Jura.