Category Archives: Swatch

Swatch SG50 watches: Wrist-flagged

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Left-to-right: Swatch Across the Town / SG50 (SKK1000F), the 37-metre Sentosa Merlion and the Swatch Cherry-Berry / SG50 (GR154N) Special Edition. The two Swatch special editions feature either the red or white colours of Singapore’s national flag and both have a white loop with the SG50 logo commemorating the nation’s 50th anniversary of its independence (1965 to 2015). The two Swatch watches are each priced at SGD69. The Sentosa Merlion, designed by Australian sculptor James Martin, was completed in 1995 and thus celebrates its 20th birthday in 2015. Photo of Sentosa Merlion: © TANG Portfolio. Image of the Sentosa Merlion lighted up with Singapore’s national flag colours and symbols taken on 8 August 2015 at 9pm. Photo of the two Swatch special edition watches: © Swatch

Products that are risk-flagged, in a sense, serve as alerts to indicate some level of risk involved if one were considering dealing with such items. For us, timepieces that are “wrist-flagged” (pun intended) are watches worthy of mention or perhaps recommendation, or even both, for noteworthy reasons. The Swatch Cherry-Berry / SG50 (GR154N) Special Edition in red and the Swatch … More →

Swatch Sistem51: The story of reality

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The first generation Swatch Sistem51 introduced in 2013. From left-to-right: Sistem Black (SUTB400), Sistem Red (SUTR400), Sistem Blue (SUTS401) and Sistem White (SUTW400). Each priced at CHF150 or SGD209, these historically-significant self-winding wristwatches feature 90 hours of power reserve and a date display. Note the six red dots on each dial – these are directly above the six jewels (out of a total of 19) in the ARCAP movement. Click on the image for a better view. Photo: © Swatch

Is the complete assembly of a mechanical watch on a fully-automated production line an abstraction? At this juncture, it is good to recall that just over 30 years ago, Swatch produced a simplified quartz wristwatch comprising 51 component parts on a fully-automated assembly line. The result was affordable Swiss-made watches. After 30 years, progress would have been made in watchmaking … More →

SWATCH Sistem: Simplified and innovative

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The Swatch Sistem51, launched in 2013, is the world’s first mechanical movement fully assembled automatically. It features an automatic movement with 90 hours of power reserve and is Swiss-made. Photo: © TANG Portfolio, taken in BaselWorld 2013

When is a Picasso not truly a Picasso? When it is an art piece drawn by French artist Christian Chapiron. Well, sort of. Chapiron, alias Kiki Picasso, goes down in Swatch watch history as the gentleman who helped launch “the love story of Swatch and art” in 1985 when the “Kiki” was launched. That is because the “Kiki” watch is … More →