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Have you heard of a 'Swatch Watch'? Who designed the first swatch watch? And what are the different types of swatch watches available? What do you need to know to buy the best swatch watch?

You might not have heard about Jacques Muller but he is the one who designed the swatch watch. Muller was made redundant by a watch making firm. He joined ETA at Grenchen and worked with another engineer Almar Monk. The  CEO of ETA was Dr.Thomke.

Muller was a great admirer of his 2CV Citroen car. He thought. 'If only I could have a watch as simple as my 2CV'. His main principle was to have less pieces to assemble and more durability and less breakdowns.

But his 2CV engine was in use only when he went out for a drive. His watch had to tick day and night for years at 90Km/hour. Both Muller and Monk worked separately and then presented the first ever swatch watch to Dr. Thomke on 27 March, 1980.

What started as a very small project has grown enormously now. Now there are swatch watches of various types:

Have you heard of the  very collectible, very hard to find, standard gents Swatch watch that is highly sought after? Many collectors believe it to be one of the most beautiful Swatch watch ever made.

There are others which are Shock-resistant and water-resistant.

Have you heard of Jelly Fish. Jelly Fish was introduced by Swatch in 1985. This has differently coloured hour, minute and second hands.

There are swatch watches that have been working non-stop for decades.

What are the differences between the swatch and traditional watches?

The traditional watches had 130 parts, the electronic watches had 90 parts but the swatch watches had only 52 parts.

The traditional process of production involved three stages.
1. Manufacturing the case
2. Manufacturing the parts and assembly of the mechanism
3. Putting the mechanism in the case

Swatch has combined these three stages into one.

Buy yourself a cool Swatch Watch or Gift a Swatch watch and add to a dear ones precious collection.