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Swatch AquaChrono Watch List (History, ETA Movements, Model Numbers)

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I've been a fan of these watches since I got my first in 1995 and I later bought four more as NOS (New Old Stock) around 2004/5. In fact I've worn these almost exclusively since as the stretchy bracelets are very comfortable and they're a very tough and reliable watch. Faults are relatively minor: They're very thick and the face can scuff up over time (but polishes up easily with T-Cut) Bezel rings can snap when removing to clean, as I found to my cost the other week! At least half of the designs are garish/ugly and even the more masculine ones still look a bit childish in formal situations The chrono hands can get stuck through lack of use but agitation with the buttons in counter reset mode eventually unsticks them A brief history is as follows. Swatch diversified hugely during the 90s and brought out many new classes of watch beyond their basic 80s models. Around 1990 they introduced both chronographs and the Scuba line (a chunky divers style watch).  F