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Founded in Zurich in 1956, Ollech & Wajs built its name on mail-order tool watches issued to US troops in Vietnam. They were a Fortunate Son, of sorts, when their 1964 Caribbean 1000 was the first watch certified to 1,000m. The revived OW keeps that same stubbornnes... bespoke Soprod and Valjoux movements, 39.5mm cases, 300m-1,000m ratings, hand-assembled in the Swiss Jura, sold direct with no boutique BS. Look as good in the wild as they do here, can attest personally.
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InferredSourcing Notes: Brand states Swiss-made status above 90% with hand assembly in the Swiss Jura and bespoke Soprod movements..
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Ships from Zurich, Switzerland
Current Rate
12.5%
6% HTS + 6.5% Section 301 (forced labor)
Est. Duty
$250–$438
on $2000–$3500 watch
Section 301 forced-labor tariff capped at 12.5% total including MFN duty (Trade Act of 1974, effective July 24, 2026). With the ~6% HTS base rate on mechanical watches, the incremental Section 301 duty is 6.5%. Replaces both the struck-down IEEPA reciprocal tariffs and the expired Section 122 surcharge.
Tariffs are assessed based on where the watch is assembled, not where individual components originate. A watch with a Japanese movement assembled in the US incurs no import duty.
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This page was last updated: August 26, 2026 at 4 am