Swatch, the Swiss fashion watchmaker famous for its colourful and affordable plastic watches, caught the industry by surprise today with the announcement of two new luxury-class mechanical watches, one for women and one for men. Diaphane One Turn 2 Her, for women, will be made available in selected markets in a strictly limited, numbered edition of 50 pieces; Diaphane One Turn 2 Him, for men, will be available in a limited and numbered edition of 130 pieces. Both models feature an innovative revolving movement decorated with exquisite finishings. The unique appeal of this exclusive mechanical timepiece lies in its extraordinary combination of superb traditional craftsmanship, aesthetic refinement and ironic maintenance of the signature Swatch look and feel.

Diaphane One Turn 2 Him ?Diaphane One Turn 2 Her.

The art of mechanical watchmaking unveiled
An astonishing display of the art of Swiss watchmaking, the new Diaphane One models are «skeleton?watches. Visible from both front and back, the revolving 25-ruby movement draws the connoisseur’s appreciative eye to its display of exquisitely crafted finishings and artfully intricate design. Neither a tourbillon nor a karussel, the mechanism assures the movement of all the elements on the watch face. The platform that serves as the base of the cage holds all the wheels of a traditional timekeeping movement, along with the escapement and the balance wheel. The revolving cage, which houses the wheel train and regulating organ of the watch, completes two full revolutions every hour, causing the balance wheel and the escapement to revolve like satellites around the centre of the watch. Like a comet that travels through space and time, the watch is in the process of perpetual change.

Aesthetic refinement in a signature Swatch
Both Diaphane One Turn 2 Her and Diaphane One Turn 2 Him pay homage to the history and signature attributes that made Swatch famous around the world; Turn 2 Her features a clear transparent plastic case; Turn 2 Him has a case in transparent black plastic. At the same time, the striking elegance of both models places them clearly in the class of prestigious luxury watches.

Turn 2 Her, SVAZ101S
Turn 2 Her features a pink gold bezel set with forty-three diamonds weighing approximately 1.5 carats in all. Engraved on the bezel at 12 o’clock is the limited edition number (No 01), and the crown, too, is fashioned of lustrous pink gold. A brushed pink gold flange features engraved hour indices, and a ring of swatch logos is engraved on the movement. Exquisite blued steel squelette hour and minute hands and the blued steel small seconds hand indicate the time. A white genuine alligator leather strap enhances and completes this exceptional luxury watch.

Turn 2 Him, SVAZ102S
Turn 2 Him features a nobly worked bezel in matt and polished white gold; the limited edition number (No 001) is engraved on a white gold plate positioned on the bezel at 6 o’clock with a pair of black screws. Black screws mark the hours on the brushed white gold flange surrounding the movement, and black squelette hour and minute hands and a black small seconds hand mark the time. A black genuine alligator leather strap enhances the elegance of this exclusive luxury timepiece.

Strictly limited luxury
Diaphane One Turn 2 Her and Diaphane One Turn 2 Him are exclusive expressions of the art of luxury watchmaking. Both models are available in selected locations in strictly limited and numbered editions: Turn 2 Her is limited to 50, Turn 2 Him to 130 pieces. The engraved edition numbers (No 01; No 001) appear on the respective pink and white gold bezels.