Though the Swiss are known to take their timekeeping pretty seriously, it hasn't stopped the Alpine nation from injecting a sense of play into its timepieces once in a while. Enter:
Swatch, the watchmaker which excels in fun, comfortable wristwear. The Red Rivers and Mountains piece is part of the Beijing Winter Olympics collection, with a joyously colourful design on its quartz dial, continued onto the plastic and silicone strap. You'll be sure not to miss your langlauf ski lesson.
- Swatch plastic and silicone quartz watch
- 50% biosourced plastic, 50% biosourced silicone
- Style number: SO29Z105
- Buckle fastening
- Round dial, abstract designon dial, contrast hands on dial, abstract design, crown at side of case, abstract patterned strap
- Case diameter: 34mm
- Wipe with a clean, dry cloth
- Water resistance: 3 bar / 3 atm / 30m / 100ft
- Made in Switzerland
- Two-year manufacturer's warranty