Hands-On with the Swatch Sistem51 Irony – Still Mechanical & Machine-Made But Now Stainless Steel

Introduced three years ago to much fanfare, the Swatch Sistem51 was a landmark in Swiss mechanical watchmaking, a mechanical wristwatch made entirely by machine, allowing it to be priced at just SFr150 (or about US$150). Funky and colourful, the original Sistem51 was mostly plastic and felt that way. The new Sistem51 Irony gives the watch a metal makeover, replacing […]

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