Follow the entire hodinkee team right here for exclusive, behindthescenes, uptotheminute updates from sihh 2016. At the end of the trip, when we were at the geneva airport, i saw another swatch shop. While there was one sistem51 prominently displayed in a glass case at the center of swatchs basel exhibition, here we have an exclusive handson look at this revolutionary watch. Swatch sistem51 vintage 84 sutz402 hodinkee limited. Swatch hodinkee x 40 mm sistem 51 black white vintage 84. Swatch sistem51 hodinkee vintage 84 watch ape to gentleman. New swatch hodinkeesistem 51edition vintage 84 youtube.
After a few weeks with the sistem51 i am ready to write my final opinion on the piece. Very minor signs of wear on the strap but otherwise in perfect working condition. Swatch and hodinkee present swatch sistem51 blue edition for hodinkee. Introducing the swatch sistem51 for hodinkee generation. Introducing the swatch sistem51 irony swaps plastic for stainless steel. Representing the first expression of the sistem51 platform with a small seconds display, the sistem51 petite seconde marks a progressive evolution of the revolutionary movement design launched by swatch at baselworld in 20. Introducing the swatch sistem51 for hodinkee generation 1986. Unboxing and quick look at the swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986.
While adding a small seconds display doesnt exactly foreshadow something like a chronograph or a gmt function nor a sistem51 minute. I was not ready to splash out for a stowa or similar real flieger type b and thought that the swatch sistem 51 slate yib400 could be a more budget friendly alternative that. The official video feed of hodinkee, the worlds leading online wristwatch magazine. This second collaboration celebrates swatchs fun and watchmaking skill and plays both up to the dna of the swiss brand as well as hodinkee s enthusiastic audience. The first year was the 1984, last year was the blue edition, and this year we launched the generation 1986. Buy and sell luxury watches on stockx including the 42mm swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986 sutz406 in plastic and thousands of other luxury watches from top brands.
For sale is my swatch sistem 51 that i just purchased from hodinkee. The new sistem 51 irony is fit with the same reliable mechanical calibre featuring one single central screw, a 90hour power reserve, being protected by 17 pending patents and consisting of impressively low 51 total components as all other sistem51 models. Jul 31, 2015 ben clymer is the founder and brains behind hodinkee, which is without a doubt the best wristwatch recourse on the internet. As a fan of innovative mechanics, i was incredibly anxious to get this watch on my wrist. Swatch sistem51 blue edition for hodinkee hodinkee shop. Happenings come celebrate the swatch sistem51 hodinkee vintage 84 tonight in new york city. Shipping to continental us is included in the price. Based on the original emerald diver from the same year, this black, red, and yellow was a big hit with swatch and vintage collectors alike.
I know that the hodinkee team is true fan of swatch watches. The swatch sistem51 blue edition for hodinkee is the. In the course of 11 years, hodinkee has established itself as the preeminent resource for modern and vintage wristwatch enthusiasts. One year ago today, we published one of our most ambitious research projects to date. One of the biggest announcements of baselworld 20 came from an unlikely entity. Translate texts with the worlds best machine translation technology, developed by the creators of linguee. Swatch has announced its sistem51 hodinkee vintage 84 watch, the brands first collaboration with watch store and news site hodinkee. The vintage 84 will be based on a design from swatchs second collection from spring 1984, a design that is said to be their first true sports watch. As i stated before the six red dots are there to represent key parts of the movement but the white dots and lines on the ones that have lines are simply pure design, placed there as a star chart since the red dots seemingly random placement can look like stars on a chart.
The watch is fantastic especially considering the price. Swatch malaysia sistem51 o 42 mm sistem red sutr400. Hodinkee x swatch sistem51 blue collaboration hypebeast. They just joined forces with the kevin rose led watchville and are poised to grow into something even more impressive as the publication and small web shop take things up a few notches. Today, swatchs sistem51 irony collection goes on sale in the u. To mark its 30th birthday, swatch has produced an automatic mechanical watch movement with exactly 51 parts, the same number of components used in the companys first quartz timepiece. The 51 parts in swatchs new watch are secured by a single screw. Swatch sistem 51 hodinkee vintage 84 same car different.
The facebook home of hodinkee, the worlds leading online wristwatch magazine. Hodinkee is the foremost destination for all things horology, making watches and information about them accessible to all. Urban dictionary and our advertising partners set cookies on your computer to improve our site and the advertisements you see. There will always be some people who try to cashin on limited editions or on historical models that for one reason or another have seen a sudden explosion of popular interest, but the rule for swatches is the same as the rule for almost every other type of watch out there. Swatch sistem 51 hodinkee watch strap swt20111 the. Over 200 guests joined us to see the watch in person, enjoy food and drinks, and dance to a live dj.
Hodinkee swatch sistem 51, an investment piece short answer. Photo report the swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986 launch party in times square. The most important feature of the new sistem51, however, is the price. Album took a trip to vegas this week and picked up the swatch sistem51. The first time that i was introduced to a swatch sistem51 was in a marketing email from hodinkee announcing their collaboration with swatch. It was only a fraction of the cost of anything else that hodinkee offered besides a. Hodinkee swatch sistem51 blue edition for hodinkee. It has only 51 components, all of which are anchored to a central screw, a 90 hour power reserve, and, oh yeah, its 100% swiss made. Announcements autodromo is now available in the hodinkee shop bring a loupe an art deco patek philippe pocket watch, a gmtmaster ii with a military twist, and a wristmounted camera.
Swatch sistem 51 hodinkee vintage 84 same car different wheels. Launching in black or blue and with a special dial layout, this is the swatch sistem51 petite seconde. We even offer free shipping and returns, and a complimentary extended year warranty on all watches, so you can be confident youll be happy with your purchase. The watch features the sistem51 movement, and is inspired by one of the first watches that sparked swatchs transformation of the traditional swiss watchmaking industry. Swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986 sutz406 42mm. Swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986 the truth about. Anyway, passion took over and i bought 4 sistem 51. I did purchase the hodinkee sis51 blue edition and like to share with you the why and my over all impressions of that watch. The box was opened, the watch worn for about 10 minutes, and then put back in box. Look up words and phrases in comprehensive, reliable bilingual dictionaries and search through billions of online translations. Author zach kazan zach is a native of new hampshire, and he has been interested in watches since the age of, when he walked into macys and bought a gaudy, quartz, twotone citizen chronograph. On tuesday night, we celebrated the launch of the swatch sistem51 hodinkee vintage 84 with a blowout party at swatchs new york city flagship boutique in times square.
Swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986 is inspired by. While a final msrp hasnt been set yet, swatch is optimistic that when the watch is finally available sometime later this. Like its older centralseconds siblings, the sistem51 petite seconde. For the past two years, we have collaborated with swatch in creating a limited edition sistem51. The hodinkee swatch sistem51 generation 1986 is one of cams personal watches. We first showed you the new stainless steel automatic swatches just a few weeks ago and immediately knew that wed have to reserve judgement until we got them in the metal it does still feel weird to say that about a sistem51. Black acrylic 42mm swatch sistem 51 hodinkee watch featuring an automatic movement with a date complication, smooth bezel, silver silvered dial, exhibition caseback and black silicone strap with tang buckle. Nov 27, 2017 hodinkee s latest collaboration will be a bit more accessible than previous collaborations. You can focus on the actual merits and faults of the thing, or look at it in the greater context of social messaging, group identity, resale value and longterm desirability. I am selling lnib swatch sistem 51 blue limited edition for hodinkee. The added bonus is an affordable collaboration between two amazing companies and already collectors have seen a slight added premium to such a cool piece. Clymer helps those outlets select watches to sell on their sites. Save swatch sistem 51 hodinkee to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Sometimes it has a rich purple tone, other times it appears more midnight blue.
Handson the sistem51 irony, a steel watch with an entirely machinemade movement. For what its worth, when i bought my sistem 51 the salesperson took the liberty of exposing that it takes 88 winds of the crown counterclockwise to fully wind the watch from a stopped state as he wound it up and set it to the correct time and date before handing it over to me. Aug 03, 2016 what remains unchanged is the swiss made mechanical movement of the swatch by eta. The publication is teaming up with swatch for a limited edition version of their sistem51. The transparent window underneath displays the distinctive sistem51 automatic movement with balance spring made out of a new nonmagnetic compensating. Youll find the concept of a plastic watch, swissmade, developed inhouse, with a 51part movement fully industrialized and for a very low price. Hodinkee releases a swatch sistem51 for their latest. Swatch sistem51 hodinkee vintage 84 only worn a handful of times and then tucked away in my watch box for the last almost 2 years since it was released.
The swatch sistem51 brings back the idea of the 1983 swatch with one single difference, its movement. Hodinkee founder ben clymer shows off his watches and car in. Swatch teams up with hodinkee for sistem51 blue edition watch. The watch has a pretty sweet design and a love it or hate it rotor pattern, but i think sizing it in 42mm is a miss 40 would have been perfect imo. I own another and recognize the fun to be had wearing such a playful watch. Mar 27, 2014 benjamin clymer launched the watch website hodinkee in 2008, at age 25, and it has become a hub for fans and advertisers. The hodinkee shop is an authorized retailer of new watches from a growing but carefully curated set of brands. Nov 27, 2017 fantastic surprise from swatch and hodinkee, a new system 51 for the holidays season, very inspired from a spring 1984 model. By partnering directly with the brands we carry, we guarantee 100% authenticity of everything we sell. Also, make sure to check out casios new gsteel layered carbon bezel watch. The swatch sistem51 hodinkee generation 1986 is available today at 10est from the hodinkee shop, and the swatch flagship store in nyc.
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