FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A SUPER SUAVE MID 60s OLLECH & WAJS AUTOMATIC TANK.
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CASE: CLASSIC STEEL SQUARE TANK CASE IN REALLY EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS BEAUTY MEASURES A RESPECTABLE 29mm NOT INCLUDING CROWN. IF YOU’VE EVER WORN A SQUARE TANK WATCH, YOU’LL KNOW THAT THEY ALWAYS WEAR BIGGER THAN MEASUREMENTS SUGGEST, AND WITH ITS 19mm LUG WIDTH, THIS IS NO EXCEPTION.
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DIAL: THIS MINTY SHARK GREY IRIDESCENT DIAL IS A PIECE OF ART. WITH ITS INLAID STEEL MARKERS, SIMPLE LAYOUT, STEEL FRAMED DATE WINDOW AT 3, AND BOLD DAUPHINE HANDSET, THIS IS A REAL CLASSY AFFAIR.
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MOVEMENT: THIS O&W IS POWERED BY AN ETA 2452 AUTOMATIC. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCESS THE MOVEMENT TO GET A SHOT, BUT IT'S IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER. DATE FLIPS APPROPRIATELY AND IS SEMI-QUICKSET. TIME KEEPING IS GOOD/POWER RESERVE IS GOOD BUT SERVICE HISTORY IS UNKNOWN.
THIS FANTASTIC SQUARE IS MOUNTED ON A 19mm LEATHER STRAP WHICH FITS THIS GUY BEAUTIFULLY. YOU MIGHT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE BRAND OLLECH & WAJS FROM THEIR VINTAGE AND CURRENT DIVE WATCH OFFERINGS. THEY WERE FAMOUS FOR MAKING COMBAT GRADE CHRONOS AND DIVERS WHICH WERE OFTEN SOLD IN MILITARY PX STORES DURING VIETNAM AND USED BY SERVICE MEN. THIS SQUARE DRESS WATCH IS A BIT OF AN ANOMALY FOR THE BRAND. MY GUESS IS THAT THESE WERE MADE IN SMALL NUMBERS FOR A LIMITED MARKET. AS A COLLECTOR OF O&W MYSELF, I DIG THE JUXTAPOSITION OF A DRESSY TANK TO SUCH STORIED CHRONOS AND 1000m DIVERS WHICH WERE MADE TO KICK SOME ASS. THE WATCH ALONE WITHOUT THE HERITAGE IS AN ABSOLUTE STUNNER ON THE WRIST. AFTER A DAY OF PARACHUTING INTO ENEMY TERRITORY, ITS NICE TO SLIP INTO SOMETHING A BIT MORE REFINED FOR COCKTAIL HOUR.
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