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SWATCH IRONY AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH
» BODY & SOUL «
FRONT VIEW & BACK VIEW
No Figures / Marks - The perfect Present for a r e t i r e d Engineer ...
SWATCH - IRONY » BODY & SOUL « SWATCH, Biel / Switzerland (2011)
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MECHANICAL AUTOMATIC S K E L E T O N - WRIST WATCH MODEL YAS100G
21 Jewels; CaseDiam.= 38 mm; Thick.= 12 mm; Tot.Weight(w.Band)= 90 g
The stainless steel Model »IRONY« / » BODY & SOUL « has NO "FACE". It
is TRANSPARENT through FRONT & BACK ( see pictures ) to show it's inner
vivid MECHANICAL BEAUTY - BALANCE-WHEEL & SPRING-TENSION on front, and
WINDING-WEIGHT on back side - Enjoying the owner's engineering spirit.
The AUTOMATIC is SELF-WINDING by the movement of the forearm and needs
no battery. The HOUR, MINUTE & (a dot on) the SECOND HAND are luminous.
Inside is an ETA 2841 MOVEMENT; adjustable ( if neccessary ) by SWATCH.
WARNING: After 1 day usage, the stainless steel band shows wear-marks!
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H I S T O R I C A L R E M A R K S :
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The » BODY & SOUL « came 1997 on the market and was an instant HIT.
Limited as a "Special Edition", THIS WATCH became a COLLECTOR's ITEM !
... and - "Yahoo!" - SWATCH launched this "EYE CATCHER" again ...
Nicolas G. Hayek coined the compound "SWATCH" as a play with words:
"Swiss-Watch" / "Second(=2nd)-Watch" = A piece of fashion accessory ...
A lot of informations about SWATCH & Swatch_Group_SA is to find in ...
http://en.WIKIPEDIA.org/wiki/Swatch