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The Value Proposition: The Swatch Skin Classic
Slim, plastic, and tons of fun.
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How Nicolas Hayek\'s ASUAG/SSIH merger (1983) and Swatch brand launch (March 1983) rescued Swiss watchmaking from the quartz crisis.
Largest Swiss watch employer (~17,000 staff). 18 brands from Breguet/Blancpain at the top to Swatch at entry. ETA SA + Nivarox-FAR. Hayek family controls.
Ref. SSX01B700: solid 18K Moonshine gold dial, gold crown and pushers, 11 grams of the good stuff, and CHF 500 because Swatch decided to charge 1969 gold prices. Only 1969 pieces. ESTA lottery is live.
Swatch's plastic Royal Oak needs an actual strap the moment you get it home. Here are the four makers doing colour-matched integrated-lug Royal Pop straps in leather, rubber, canvas and everything else. Prices, colour ranges, quality, and which to buy per watch reference.
Hodinkee
Slim, plastic, and tons of fun.
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Next week is Swatch Week. We will be focussing on the top 6 Swatch brands as we go live from Switzerland with "Time to Move"
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The Swatch Group's Nick Hayek announces increased turnover and profits for 2018, and that it will never return to Baselworld or any other mega exhibitions.
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A sampling of financial information from the financial reports/releases of Swatch, LVMH, Richemont helps us take stock of 2018, and peek into 2019.
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Swatch Watches unveils the Swatch Flymagic featuring the Swatch Group’s latest innovation in watchmaking: the titanium-based Nivachron hairspring.
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Swiss watch sales keep going down down down, but there is one segment of the watch industry that is booming! I went to find out why.
Revolution
When the Swiss watchmaking industry found itself in the pits, it took a visionary man and a most improbable Swatch to lift it to new heights.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
The Swatch Swatch Piú Nero ref. SUOB157 with pricing, images, and quick look at this very affordable Ressence alternative.
Revolution
The Swatch Group announced on 29 August the creation of a revolutionary balance spring with exceptional paramagnetic characteristics. This balance spring is made from a new non-magnetic compensating alloy called Nivachron™ which the Swatch Group developed in collaboration with Audemars Piguet.
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Swatch Group watch brand Certina hosted a celebratory dinner at the London Aquarium in June, to showcase its partnership with the Florida-based Sea Turtle Conservancy.
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With the staggering difference in stock price performance between Swatch Group and Richemont, we decided to dig deeper with an analysis on what had contributed to the disparity.
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Creating a #FutureClassic - Swatch launches the SKIN Irony collection where signature classic lines sway graceful contemporary contrasts and everlasting materials merge with elegant profiles and lustrous reflections.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
The first time that I was introduced to a Swatch Sistem51 was in a marketing email from Hodinkee announcing their collaboration with Swatch. The Swatch Sistem51 cost $150, which piqued my interest immediately. It was only a fraction of the cost of anything else that Hodinkee offered (besides a magazine).
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We take a quick glance at the recent Swatch Group 2017 financial result, and provide a short analysis on the both the current and future outlook of the conglomerate.
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While it definitely has that mid-century pilot DNA, this $79 Addiesdive watch is scratching that vintage Speedy itch for a fraction of the cost! 37mm case, bubble glass, and a solid workhorse movement.
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Swatch introduces its Spring-Summer 2018 collection, which dives into the Swiss watchmaker’s DNA. Spring and summer are all about the great outdoors, and Swatch takes the party from the garden to the street before heading to the beach.
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Swatch Group's first half showed positive results ins ales and an increase in operating margin. It managed to pursue macro strategies of sustained investmen
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Our thoughts on the new Swatch X customizable watch platform and how much fun it can be for collectors old and new.
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Need the perfect last-minute Christmas gift for the watch lover in your life? We recommend the fun and fantastic Swatch Sistem51 Irony.The post HANDS-ON: The Swatch Sistem51 Irony – perfect for the Christmas stocking appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
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Review of Swatch Sistem51 Irony with price, hands-on analysis and live high resolution photographs.
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The Artisans de Genève are a group of dedicated and talented specialists in their field, who create one-of-a-kind timepieces that bring watch dreams to life. It all starts with a client’s idea; it continues with a...
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Press release and analysis on the Swatch Group results for the first half 2016
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Fun watches from Swatch: the new Es War Einmal (Once Upon a Time) line with a quirky look at the characters from Fairy Tales.
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A short guide for a Father and Son watch, with pieces from Seiko, Panerai, JLC, Patek Philippe, Swatch, and Urwerk.
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Swatch Sistem 51
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Swatch Sistem 51 review of watch
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Two years ago, I bought what I believed was my grail watch: the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M No Time To Die, reference 210.90.42.20.01.001.This is the titanium Omega 007 watch worn by James Bond in No Time To Die, featu...
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