“Diver’s Watches Facebook Group is known for its exciting collaborations with popular watch brands, focusing on historic watches in small, limited edition quantities. This time, we offer our take on the OW Ocean Graph, a model which is a tribute to the 1968 Ollech & Wajs Ocean Graph and all the dive watches that formed the highly respected ‘Precision’ line. These watches were equipped with decompression bezels, an essential instrument for the safety of any diver venturing into deep water. This particular edition of the Ocean Graph is powered by OW’s bespoke Soprod Newton Precision P092 automatic calibre, a movement at the forefront of modern Swiss watchmaking. Since this formidable movement came into the OW line up a little over two years ago, it has been a resounding success and praise from customers has been emphatic, with many claiming it is simply the most accurate movement they have ever owned. It should come as no surprise as, not only is the Soprod calibre independently tested for dependability and durability at the internationally renowned Laboratoire Dubois in Chaux-de-Fonds, but it was also subjected to OW’s own stringent testing program. Of the 9 movements, from 8 different Swiss manufacturers, evaluated, the Soprod Newton outperformed them all. The movement is housed in a 39.56 mm diameter 316L stainless steel case, manufactured in the Swiss Jura. The OW Ocean Graph is a compact diving watch, with a water resistance of 1000 meters, which is tested under a pressure of 120ATM. Its water tightness is ensured by a reinforced case back, a double-thickness case, a 5.60mm thick, extra-strong, domed sapphire crystal, and a special screw-down crown with four gaskets. It is equipped with a decompression bezel,allowing divers to calculate decompression times. The decompression bezel of the OW Ocean Graph has three concentric zones. The most central zone indicates the elapsed dive time, from 0 to 60 minutes (A). It also contains indications for the maximum depth of the dive, carried out in meters (B). In the intermediate zone are marked the dive times (C) for which decompression will be necessary, according to the depth indicated in the most central zone (B). The outermost zone of the bezel indicates the decompression times, in minutes (D), that the diver must respect at a depth of three meters, calculated according to the depth (B) and total duration of the dive (A).”
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
> Case Dimensions: 39.56mm (9h-3h), 50mm L2L x 15.80mm (thickness)
> Case Material : Brushed 316L stainless steel, reinforced screwed back, special multi-gasket screw-down crown, unidirectional decompression bezel, manufactured in Jura, Switzerland
> Glass: Domed sapphire glass with anti-glare treatment
> Dial, indexes, hands and bezel: BGW9 and our blend of sharp white Super-LumiNova® will be used, for increased readability in low visibility conditions.
> Water resistance: 1000m/ 100ATM
> Movement: Automatic Soprod Cal. P092 Newton Precision. Engraved main plate Ollech & Wajs Zurich 1956, and machined rotor OW
> Origin: Up to 90% Swiss Made, excluding strap and packaging (Please note that the Swiss Made percentage is calculated according to Swiss regulations and may vary depending on the exact configuration of the watch. This percentage does not include bracelets or accessories)
> Warranty: 3 years against any manufacturing defect
DIFFERENCES FROM THE CATALOGUE MODEL SPECIFICATIONS:
1. A Limited Edition release with 56 serialised examples
2. New movement used, the Soprod Cal. P092 Newton Precision
3. New, upgraded lume on the dial, indexes, hands and bezel
4. Personalised dial with the DW group logo at 9h
5. Personalized bezel with new upgraded lume
6. Personalised date wheel with the same (matching) colour-configuration as the main dial
7. Personalised/engraved caseback with the group credentials and year of production
8. Serialised crown (01/56 to 56/56)
9. Upgraded packaging with soft leather travel pouch, similar to how O&W used to ship their watches in the 1960’s
10. Strap package: The watch is priced for and comes on a blue OW Perlon strap with pin buckle. Added to that and kindly offered at no extra cost by OW, is their branded deployment Milanaise steel bracelet with both M and L 6h lengths (3 parts total). Also added and kindly offered at no extra cost as a third choice by Localtime is a white perforated silicone strap with OW pin buckle. A lovely package with a total of 3 straps, included in the basic price of the watch
11. The catalogue edition price will be going up sometime before summer, so we will be getting all these new specifications and upgrades with the old (current) price.
Tthe listing for the
Ocean Graph, a Limited Edition of 56 numbered watches made for our group in collaboration with
Ollech & Wajs (Swiss), is now active here:
https://shorturl.at/VNegr
If you would like to purchase one, choose your preferred serial number, add it to the cart and click on the cart image (top-right) to proceed to check-out.
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