Free Swatch Automatic Chrono Watch Giveaway

I've never had a Swatch watch but this would be a great watch to start with!

I'd love to win this watch since I am a big collector of Swatch. I have collected any swatches in many years and adding this beautiful piece to my collection would be awesome. Can't wait to find out who the winner is. Hope it's me!!

I don't have and have not had any swatch so far, but I am looking for a suitable piece for my collection. This one looks really good. If I get it, next time I can write a fun story ;-)

nothing like a real SWATCH

Thisa fun story about a past Swatch watch you've had. I had a swatch that was so neon people thing it was the most gay thing a mans man would wear. but I thought it was cool. Why you'd like to win the Swatch watch because I think they are coolest.

terry

i like a swatch's all formal watch its good for a new imression its really good....

I had my first SWATCH in 1998. I was 19 years old. My mom gave it to me as a present. She bought it at the plane while flying back home. It was a Swatch Irony Aluminium "New Reference" (YCS4000AL). It was the best looking watch I ever had. The design is so striking! I wore it everyday for the past 12 years. The strap broke after 8 years of use. Replaced it with a new aluminium strap and replaced the battery several times but it never had any problems. I posted a photo of my Swatch in Facebook and to my surprise, mom bought me a new SWATCH again! A Swatch Irony Stainless Steel "All In Circle" (YCS532G) Fall/Winter 2010. I kept the old one now in my drawer. She appreciates how I've taken care of that watch so she bought me a new one as gift and to remind me that I have a SWATCH...the others just watch. I rest my case.

and so... thanks

I have often been to Switzerland. A trip there is never complete without buying a new Swatch for my growing collection. Typical day in Zürich:

Walk along the Bahnhofstrasse and admire the watches at well-known watch retailers places such as Bucherer and others. Having then been astounded at the prices that they and the others charge for their wares, I walk back down the Bahnhofstrasse and call in at the Swatch official outlet there. I never fail to make a purchase at that point. The first blue-faced Swatch Irony chronograph that I bought there ten years ago is still my big favourite. Every time I look at it, it reminds me of the atmosphere there in Zürich.

I doubt if I would get any more pleasure from a more expensive Swiss-made model than I do from a Swatch. Swatch, although it's inexpensive, still embodies the precision and style that you'd expect from a Swiss watch.

First of all, watches is one of my passion. i get some feeling of satisfaction when i have a good one. "Good Watch = Good man". There's a Swatch watch that was given to me about a year ago (gold and leather type) by my brother in law. This is very nice. i'd like to buy another watch but i don't have money for this. i hope to be lucky and get this amazing masterpiece of Swatch. i love watches so much. dream to have a collection of it someday:)

I bought my first Swatch soon after they first came out in 84, and I loved the way it glowed in the the disco lights but it did´nt take long to find out it ticked loud enough to wake the heaviest of sleepers! First I took it off and threw it to a corner of my room, I could still hear it so I got out of bed and after finding the damm thing put it in a drawer. But now I was tuned into that sound so I dug it out and it ended up inside a rolled-up sock and in the drawer again, that worked! Not easy when you´re drunk as a skunk!

When I was 16 in 1989 I always wore my Swatch with the buckle on the top of my wrist. Lots of teens did that then. I liked when older people asked me for the time and when I turned my wrist they always commented on how I wore my watch, I just explained to them that it was a teen trend. My little cousins did everything to be like me so they wore theirs like that too, some of them still wear their watch that way. My girlfriend wore hers like that too. After about 5 years I went back to wearing it the regular way, I think it feels better the regular way.

In highschool (in the 80's) I wore two Swatch watches on the same wrist, very trendy.

And I am, of course, too late. Go figure.

The time was 6 o'clock on the Swatch watch got a date, can't be late, hey.....

My Swatch watch collections are one of my favorite childhood memories. I had a different color for every outfit I wore back then, even with my pegged pants, hot pink scrunch socks, and my hair in a ponytail on the side of my head. I have been trying to find those old school Swatch watches for a long time now and can't seem to find them! Unfortunately, as bad as I desperately want a Swatch, I can't afford one =( If I win a free Swatch, I will make sure I show it off to everyone and make them buy one for themselves! I seriously hope Swatch watches are the only thing from the 80's that comes back in style!

Probably too late to enter, but I have always considered Swatches to be such fun and have given them as gifts. This is such a serious watch, more to my personal style!

Lived through Swatch mania, growing up. Upgraded to an Omega automatic as a young professional. I am now ready to go back to the Swatch niche market of excellence in watch making and customer service.

I was born wearing a SWATCH. It recently gave out and I need a new one!

Swatch has come a long way since silver spoons

Hello,

I'm wondering about this watch from it's start. To win it would be great. That is one of my dreams watch.

Happy new year!

I would love to win this watch because I have wanted to add both a swatch and a swiss auto chrono to my collection and this would kill 2 with 1. Thanks for considering me and happy new year!

SWATCH has always held a juggernaut position in the watch world. From so many innovation such as injected plastics processes to integrated manufacturing practices, SWATCH will always be linked with quality, dependability and stylish design. Even those who don't know one iota about watches know what a SWATCH is.
I myself do not have very many watches but this watch would be a great addition to my small collection. Thank you for the opportunity.

I was a good boy all year. When it came time for Christmas, I sent Santa Clause a letter asking him for a Swatch.

On Christmas morning, I woke up to a new bike roller for my road bike. It was my number two gift, but I feel like Santa really dropped the ball this year. This Swatch would make my Christmas complete! :)

I promise that I won't ask about the battery not working if I win it!

Hi, I've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of an automatic chronograph by Swatch. I was one of the very first Swatch owners in Belgium back in the very beginning, 1983 if I'm not mistaking. My parents baught me a full black version with a gold tone logo and hands, no hour indication on the black dial. At first I wasn't really happy because it had very simple and basic looks. But then it seemed that Swatch was becoming the next hot thing so I grew very fond of it. I've had several other models since then and I'm really excited about this new masterpiece (let's not forget that this is a Swatch). As it has an ETA-based mechanical movement, it should prove to be extremely precise and a joy to have. Sure, there are other brands, but let's face it, none have the specific appeal of a Swatch.

The strange thing, or maybe not, is that Swatch was the first fashionable wristwatch i learned about. Later when i became interested in high-end mechanical watches, i never gave them a look... there was a battery inside. It wasn't until i read how Nicolas Hayek saved the Swiss watch industry in the eighties, by creating this brand, before i could really see it in perspective... and started to appreciate what this funky designed, highly popular wristwatch meant for the industry i loved so much.
That's when i incidentally stumbled across a Swatch with an automatic movement, that i really liked. I just had to have it and it's still in my collection. I was totally amazed how much value you could get for your money.

When the automatic chronograph was released i was totally amazed when i heard the price.... and i thought, they do it again! Very, very impressive!
This brand could well be the most significant brand of the entire Swiss watch industry. Maybe not because of mighty complications... but because they managed to make watches into a fashion item... and this makes people *think* about a watch instead of take it for granted.

as for the past years I've seen the latest and new models of Swatch, I've had my eye on them for quite a long time but never had experienced having one. I wish to have one to be respected to those who think lowly of me and those who have negativity on me. I'd like to award myself with pride by wining the Swatch, for atleast a short time to enjoy it because this model is like a compilation of some of the classic models that Swatch has and if i am rewarded of it, then i may be able to write some fun moments that it will give me.

I used to get a new Swatch every summer in the mid 1980's when I was in jr/sr. high school. My parents would buy one in the summer resort town on the NJ Shore/Beaches. They were great watches and I still have all of them.

why? because it is IT.

I keep learning more and more about Swatch, but never owned one. This one has the great combo of classic looks, a good movement and an affordable price. It keeps me looking at them.

I´ve had lots of Swatches over the years, probably my best story is about my Crazy 8(GN 125)
which I never got to wear the watch. Because my wife put it on and kept it on! She´s normally not very watch interested so I was delighted!

I'd like to win a Swatch, as I don't own one, and this one looks quite cool!

Swatch watches were big for me in the 80's I had a paper route, My father recomended I get a watch to deliver my papers on time to my customers, So he took me on one of my first bus rides to the Mall, a store here in Mich called J.L. Hudson's to purchase my first watch, Because of the colorful display case,I was attracted to the swatches. I choose a dark blue, with black and white stripes on it as my first watch.

I have always wanted a mechanical chronograph, but they are generally out of my price range. The Swatch is pretty intriguing, Swiss, Mechanical, and less than $400!

I have never owned a swatch watch. So I don't have any funny stories to relay regarding a swatch. However, winning this watch would be a blast.

Thanks for the chance to win.

Shaun

I know you have an aversion for watches in the gym, but I might be able to convince you about a couple of situations where wearing one would be necessary. I use a Timex $19.99 special to time rest intervals between either sets, sprints, or circuits. The gym clocks are either too small to read the seconds hand or non-existent. If I win the Swatch, don't worry. I won't be using it there!

Hey what's wrong with this free Swatch that I just won? Did you guys send me one with a dead battery? Come on!

My very first watch at the age of 8 was a Swatch my sister bought for me while I lived on the island of Saipan as a kid. I didn't appreciate watches but I did like how glittery and big it was. I lost it. I then purchased a Casio something which shocked my arm and died while I was swimming.

I wear mostly IWCs now and I don't think I'd say I'd trade one for that first Swatch but I sure wish I still had that first glittery watch that started it all.

I'd like to win the watch because I am about to buy a Swatch for my wife; so it would be cool to get one for me to match. Thanks.

Nice watch. I have never owned a Swatch watch, so this would be a nice first :-). Thx, -T-

My first watch was the " jelly fish" see thru/clear ones, it lasted for years, still keep the watch in my drawer for keepsake. I've had several of them from thereon, I had an Uncle who travelled to Switzerland a lot for a couple of years and I would always ask him to buy me the latest, limited edition ones....it was pretty cool back then to have the different ones, so I was the "swatch kid". I remember the kids liking my swatches so much that they ordered some from me thru my uncle at a premium (because they were the latest ones, unavailable at the local stores or so I remember). Made quite a bundle....started my enterpreneurial spirit...still have some old chronograph swatches working....this new ones will take me back to the good old days. :)

Swatch watch is unique.
They don't say it is limited edition but it is almost like limited edition to the season's collection. Because next year, you won't see most of them.

I would love to win this fantastic Swatch's first automatic chrono. Plastic case is so cool and in fact very rare on automatic watch. And it is brand neeeeeew~~!

I am just getting into watch collecting and learning about high end watches. This blog has definitely helped my education into this hobby that I am just getting into. I do not have a swatch yet, but this is one watch that I would like to add to my collection soon. Great blog - thanks!

My first watch as a kid was a swatch watch - I loved that jelly-plastic clean designed watch. Sadly, being the rambunctious over-sized kid I was, 5'10" in eigth grade, the watch lasted less than a week before being crushed in a vicious game of kick ball. I've been soured on the game of kick ball ever since.

My Swatch story. Back in 1993 I was on the set shooting a TV commercial for Burdines dept.store in Dadeland Mall located in Miami, FL at lunch I walked around the mall and stopped at a booth that was selling Swatch watches and found a very nice black on black chrono, so I purchased it and when we started to shoot again a few crew people noticed this new watch and asked me about it. I still own this watch but have not worn it in a few years. That's my story and by winning this watch you will give me a chance to tell another over time. Thanks

Dawson

I would love to be the winner of this watch. Nice look and size and no way that I could afford it otherwise. Liked the review of the similar model so it'd be nice to get this one.

We are a Swatch family. I felt a little silly when I bought another for my wife this holiday and found out afterward that the reason I liked it so much in the store was because I'd already bought it for her a few years before.

-DrC

I'm relatively new to the world of watches. My first exposure came in 2004 when a close friend told me about his new purchase of an IWC Portugese. Another friend turned me on to ablogtoread.com, which I have been visiting with increasing frequency over the last 6mos. After having two friends highly recommend Swatch, I read last week's review of the Swatch Automatic Chrono Silver Class with great interest and am seriously considering it as my next purchase!

I've never owned or looked at getting a swatch before, but i'll sure as hell start now if i win this timepiece! It's unlike any other swatch watches you can come across in Australia so it would be ace to rock one that no one in the country would normally see!

Funny, I still use an old Swatch quartz as a benchmark to time my expensive automatics!
I love chronos, and I'm very excited about this entry level mechanical chrono. It will lure a lot of quartzie followers across the Rubicon to the other side!

I love that nobody comments on anything unless there is something free to be received. Terrible.