What is Sistem 51?

What is Sistem 51?

The Sistem51 is the world’s first mechanical movement with entirely automated assembly. It has only 51 components, all of which are anchored to a central screw, a 90 hour power reserve, and, oh yeah, it’s 100% Swiss made.

What does the S in Swatch stand for?

The name Swatch is a contraction of “second watch”, as the watches were intended as casual, disposable accessories.

Is Swatch a good brand?

Swatch has an excellent reputation for producing high-quality and long-lasting watches that are as comfortable as they are stylish. The brand is also committed to analogue timekeeping, giving their funky designs an even more retro feel.

Do you have to wind a swatch?

The Swatch Automatic is a self winding mechanical watch. The power it needs to keep running is not provided by a battery but by natural kinetic energy created by motions of the wearer’s arm.

Is SISTEM51 good?

If you are used to a steel mechanical watch, the Sistem51 is so light that you’ll to forget that it is there. The case finishing is about as good as one could expect for a $150 plastic watch.

How long will SISTEM51 last?

90 hours
The watch displays time, date, and delivers an impressive 90 hours of power reserve. It comes on a black leather strap with a plastic buckle. Wearing this watch is fun. It’s very different to most of the watches that you will come across on the market.

Is Swatch really Swiss Made?

Swatch, based in Biel, is the world’s biggest watch maker, with revenue last year of $7.8 billion. Its products include its ubiquitous Swatch watches and luxury brands like Breguet, Blancpain, Omega and Longines. Almost all of the company’s production is in Switzerland.

What are Colour swatches?

As mentioned before, a color swatch is simply a palette showing a variety of shades of the same color. In the physical world, they would be presented as small pieces of fabric with the name and identification number for a specific color on it.

Is Swatch a luxury watch brands?

The Swatch Group is the world’s largest watch company and employs about 36,000 people in 50 countries. In 2016, net sales were 7.533 billion Swiss francs (CHF), a decrease of 11% from 2015 results….The Swatch Group.

Can I wear my Swatch in the shower?

They are not designed to withstand warm water. When your watches cools down after the shower, moist air gets sucked into the case. Doing this repeatedly will deteriorate the movement, even if your watch is water resistant or if it’s a dive watch with a depth rating of 100 m or more.

Can I shower with my Swatch?

Swatch watches are not waterproof, but they are water resistant at various depths depending on model. Swatch measures water resistance a bit differently. Water resistance is designated as 3 bar, 10 bar, or 20 bar – a designation that accounts for water pressure in the testing environment.