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The Re-Birth of Ollech & Wajs (OW) with Accessible Tool Watches (History, Specs & Price)
Some names might not ring a bell with a broader audience, but can still be well-known and highly respected in some collectors’ communities. Ollech & Wajs, a Swiss brand born in 1956 and specialized in tool watches, is a case in point. It took more than 10 years to convince Albert Wajs to pass on his brand… but Ollech & Wajs (OW) is back on track with a new, cool collection of accessible tool watches (in short, the brand’s speciality for decades).Ollech & Wajs – short historyIn 1956, Albert Wajs and his friend Joseph Ollech formed a partnership and opened a watch shop in Zurich. At first they distributed timepieces from Breitling and Omega but eventually decided to establish their own brand: OWZ, for Ollech & Wajs Zurich.Joseph Ollech handled the commercial side of the brand while Albert Wajs was more on the technical side of things in this venture – although he was not a trained watchmaker. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Announcing - Roberta Naas joins Monochrome and we're starting to cover Ladies' Watches
Well, this is a big one, and I feel humbled to announce that non-other than esteemed watch journalist Roberta Naas is joining Monochrome-Watches. Having such an experienced journalist, who has been covering the world of watches since the early 1980s, is a real coup. She's got more than thirty years in the industry and has written a half a dozen books on the subject. With that comes an incredible amount of knowledge about the industry, about watch models, styles and, of course, about those lovely mechanisms with a beating heart. She joins us to cover the topic many of you told us that you would like to read more about: women's watches.As you might remember, Monochrome celebrated its 10th anniversary last year. We asked our friends at watch brands if they would like to make some presents available for you to win in our monthly give-aways, and all you had to do was answer some questions. One of these questions asked what you would love to see more on Monochrome, and to my big surprise, yo
Introducing the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT with Master Chronometer movement - Live photos, specs and price - Monochrome Watches
In 2013 Omega introduced the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT and that was the first Seamaster Planet Ocean with a second time zone. That’s eight years after the introduction of the Seamaster Planet Ocean collection. This could well be your perfect traveller watch as is has the additional function of the second time zone; something that comes in handy while travelling. Today Omega introduces the Master Co-Axial movement with is stellar anti-magnetic properties into this watch, and too highlight this the design got a nice “monochrome” touch! Here’s the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT.When we reviewed the Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT (back than named Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT) we just loved it and considered it to be a?perfect travel / dive watch.?The Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT comes in a different size (43.5 mm) than the two ‘normal’ Planet Ocean models (42 mm or 45.5 mm) and this new edition with Co-Axial movement sports the same 43.5 mm case
Interview - The Online Watch Market - Wei Koh from Revolution/The Rake
As you’ve seen from our previous episodes, the online watch market isn’t just a trend anymore. It is now well established and multiple heavyweight companies are playing market-makers. When talking about these marketplace players, we are generally referring to specialised firms, with one and only activity. But there are other surprising players in the field with names such as Hodinkee, Worn & Wound or Revolution. All of them started their lives as watch magazines and have now added e-commerce to their portfolio of activities. To understand why and how watch media can legitimately create value from such a business, we will talk to our good friend?Wei Koh, founder of Revolution and The Rake.You probably know Wei Koh from his magazines or his Instagram account, or maybe as a fashion icon talking about style and watches. However,?Wei is first and foremost a wise businessman who has been active in the print and online worlds for over a decade. So it is safe to say that his vi
Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Limited Edition for Tiffany & Co - A Solid Investment - Monochrome Watches
Patek Philippe has cooperated with Tiffany & Co on many ocassions throughout the past 160+ years, a cooperation that was celebrated in 2001 with the introduction of the ‘T 150’ Annual Calendar, that was limited to 450 pieces.Now they celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Patek Philippe boutique located in the Tiffany & Co flagship store in New York, by introducing a ladies wrist watch and?the new?Annual Calendar watch (Ref. 5396G) in white gold, that is limited to 100 pieces. This is what we call a?beautiful?timepiece?AND a solid investment. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The in 2001 released annual calendar ‘T 150’, or reference 5150J, had a list price of $ 21,500 for the yellow gold version and $ 22,500 USD for the rose gold and white gold versions. Today these pieces go for $ 65,000 USD and upwards, so that looks like a