The OW Astrochron story began in Zurich nearly 60 years ago, amidst history’s most ambitious era of exploration. The race to go faster, further and deeper had the world poised at the edge of several new frontiers, the most notable being outer space. The astral realm represented the ultimate in exploration and inspired the name of the famous Ollech & Wajs 1967 triple-register chronograph. Indeed, NASA’s most prestigious scientists would be among the elite professionals that used the Astrochron’s various dials and scales. Engineers, sportsmen, commercial and military divers, pilots and ships officers were also fast to appreciate the value of such a rugged and water-resistant precision timing instrument.
REFERENCE: OW ASTROCHRON
DIMENSIONS: 39.5 mm X 16.8 mm
CASE: Brushed 316L stainless steel, screwed back, screw-down crown, twin pushers with 4 gaskets. Date adjusted by special diving pusher at 10 o’clock. Rotating 360-degree compass bezel with cardinal direction markers and an angle scale / two tone 60 mn bezel with 20 mn diver’s scale. Manufactured in Jura, Switzerland
GLASS: Semi-domed sapphire with anti-glare treatment
DIAL: Hands and indexes in Super-LumiNova® A seconds register, a 12 hour totalizer, and 30 minute totalizer incorporating a Regatta counter
WATER RESISTANCE: 500m/ 50atm
MOVEMENT: Automatic Valjoux 7753 OW PRECISION 5 position adjusted, 27 Jewels. 28,800 bph, with a power reserve of +/- 54 h. Mainplate engraved Ollech & Wajs Zurich 1956, and OW machined rotor
ORIGIN: Handmade in the Swiss Jura
STRAP: 20 mm hand-crafted, premium-quality Perlon ‘Regatta’ band, woven in Slovenia, hand-finished in Switzerland, with a brushed stainless steel thorn buckle, signed ‘OWZ 1956’
