Tag: Sistem 51

  • Owner review: Swatch Sistem 51

    Owner review: Swatch Sistem 51

    When I first read about the Swatch Sistem 51 I found the challenge given by Nicolas Hayek to his engineers intriguing. What he basically asked them to do was to reinvent the Swatch that had successfully challenged the cheap quartz watches from Asia, but this time with a mechanical watch that could be produced at…

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  • Owner Review: Swatch Sistem 51 Blue

    Owner Review: Swatch Sistem 51 Blue

    Every watch enthusiast should have a swatch in their collection, so why not a Swatch Sistem 51 Blue? Swatch (second watch) refers to the counter of the quartz crisis. The Swatch Group aimed to keep mechanical watches alive by creating an affordable automatic timepiece that could compete with quartz watches. In terms of “modern horological…

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