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<\/a><\/p>\nLook at what I picked up at my favorite antique store.\u00a0 I usually don\u2019t go for quartz watches, but this one just spoke to me.\u00a0 It is a Swatch YGS4000 PROMENADE, originally released for the Fall\/Winter collection in 1995<\/a>.<\/p>\n As you can see, it is a very unique looking watch.\u00a0 The hour markers are all different fonts, colors, and randomly alternate between Arabic and Roman numerals.\u00a0 The dial is a brushed silver motif, and I am sucker for silver dialed watches.\u00a0 The hour and and minute hands are simple, black, sticks.\u00a0 The second hand is a bold red. The bezel is a polished with Swatch repeating 4 times, with dots at 12, 3, 6, and 9 o\u2019clock.\u00a0 The crown is tipped with a red, plastic cap, which matches the second hand and markers on the dial. The only complication is the date function.\u00a0 I like the humorous day of the week indicator, Today. The case is aluminum and very light weight.\u00a0 I really like how easy it is to change the battery.\u00a0 All you need is a coin to pop open the battery hatch.\u00a0 The case is also a single piece construction, with the movement loading from the front of the dial.\u00a0 A lot less leak paths and gaskets.\u00a0 I believe all Swatch watches are 50m or better water resistance.\u00a0 The case is bead blasted, except for the bezel, which is polished. The band is a genuine Swatch leather, original, with lizard grain.\u00a0 The buckle is also aluminum and signed with Swatch.\u00a0 It is very pliable and comfortable to wear.<\/p>\n Overall, it is a very practical, stylish, and comfortable watch.\u00a0 You barely notice it on your wrist, especially after some of the heavy automatics that I usually wear.\u00a0 It is my first and only Swatch, but now I understand why they were and still are fairly popular.\u00a0 The design is very unique and the build quality is very good, with an ETA quartz movement inside.\u00a0 My only complaint is that the second hand is pretty far off the second markers.\u00a0 It is a minor quibble, but I would of expected better.\u00a0 My Seiko from 1990 hits the marks every time, but not this Swiss made quartz from 1995.\u00a0 I am very happy with my purchase, and I am sure it will be worn just about every time I exercise, due to the super light weight.<\/p>\n Features: Watch Review, Swatch YGS4000 PROMENADE Look at what I picked up at my favorite antique store.\u00a0 I usually don\u2019t go for quartz watches, but this one just spoke to me.\u00a0 It is a Swatch YGS4000 PROMENADE, originally released for the Fall\/Winter collection in 1995. As you can see, it is \u2026 Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n
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\nCase: 36mm diameter, 10mm thick(with crystal), aluminum, 50m water resistance.
\nBack: monocoque case, solid, with quick battery change.
\nCrystal: Acrylic, lightly domed.
\nMovement: Quartz, ETA
\nComplications: Date
\nOther:\u00a0 None.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"