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Swatch Irony Retrograde Serious Affair Unisex Watch YRG400 | 
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| Brand: Swatch
Category: Watch
List Price: $255.00
Buy New: $172.00
You Save: $83.00 (33%)
New (6) from $172.00
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 6778
Band Material: Leather
Bezel Material: Pink Gold Plated Dial
Case Diameter: 41
Case Material: Rose Gold PVD
Clasp: Buckle
Dial Color: Brushed pink-gold tone stainless steel round case
Dial Window Material Type: Mineral
Watch Movement Type: Quartz Movement
Water Resistance Depth: 30
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 3.3 x 2.4
MPN: YRG400
Model: YRG400
UPC: 054362457101
EAN: 0054362457101
ASIN: B0019M7X5S
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Swatch Irony Retrograde Serious Affair Collection | | • | Case Diameter - 41 MM |
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Product Description
Men's Irony Retrograde Serious Affair YRG400, Pink Gold Plated Case, Black Leather Strap, Black dial, Chronograph Date Display, Buckle Clasp, Water Resistant at 30 meters, Pink Gold Plated Hands and pink, 41mm case Diameter
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| Customer Reviews:
 swatch watch April 16, 2010
Sharon Schwartz (Moorestown, NJ United States)
I bought this watch for my husband for his birthday. He is a watch fanatic (has many) and LOVES it!
The quality of Swatch in a luxurious stunning design April 13, 2010
Radu Grozavu (chicago, il)
I`ll be honest... i saw and tried the watch @ a Swatch Store first. It was just love at first sight. The price/design/quality ratio is just amazing. I would dare anybody out there to try find a Brushed pink-gold case watch... from an above average manufacturer and IF u find any... compare the prices. It is a big dress retro watch, so don`t assume it gonna be anything else but that.
 Monstrous, gorgeous, and bizarre February 11, 2010
Delamaine (Seattle Eastside)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well, I wanted to order from an authorized Swatch dealer. Amazon wouldn't give me a straight answer about whether or not their third-party-seller watches are authentic (after four talks to customer service trying to get the answer), so I ordered from Squiggly. It got here in the expected time frame.
This watch is BIG and HEAVY. I am a big girl, and I wanted to wear it with my everyday steampunk outfits, and it is quite appropriate for steampunk - but not appropriate for a woman, for every day. I will have to find a less expensive one for that (and daintier). I didn't really expect this to be "dainty" per se - I DID look at the case diameter before ordering - but the reality is much more substantial than I had imagined. It's quite a bit thicker than any Swatch I've owned, for one thing. It is a gorgeous watch, though. The number fonts are appropriate for a retro look, not too modern looking, and even the gold bits on the face look vaguely steampunk. Overall it really does have the perfect look for that.
But I did not know what "Irony Retrograde" was before I ordered. I thought it just referred to a line of Irony watches that were more retro or old-fashioned in appearance. Unfortunately that is not what it means - it's much more specific. The hand that we normally think of as a "second hand" - the long thin one - is actually used for chrono purposes only. It doesn't move during the regular timekeeping, which irritates me no end, because it appears as if the watch is dysfunctional. There are other strange features of the chrono parts of the Retrograde watches - instead of full-circle dials they are smaller wedges, so the hands on the chrono dials have to quickly go back to the 0 mark to continue timing, instead of continuing around in a smooth circle - but I don't use the chrono features much so this doesn't bother me a lot. The real "second hand" is in the small chrono dial at 6:00.
The fact of the long thin "second hand" not doing what I had expected is almost - ALMOST - enough to make me send it back to Squiggly. Of course, that means international shipping and a 20% restocking fee...so I won't. I'm going to wear it for a few days and see if I can deal with that annoying hand not moving, and if I can, well, that's fine. If not, I might try selling it on Amazon or elsewhere.
A Stunning "Retro" Swatch June 26, 2009
Ray
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This superlative Swatch, part of the new "Retrograde" series, is a watch that easily compares with others many times its price. (Although the retail price of this watch is $250, note that there are many Amazon resellers that will offer extremely deep discounts on this price.) Being a part of the "Retrograde" line, a style occupying a place in the Swatch universe that breaks from the often playful, fun and sometimes radical designs Swatch has come to master, the "Serious Affair" watch looks, feels, and operates like a high-end luxury watch. And although you can find some high quality and high resolution images of this watch online, one must really see this watch in person to truly appreciate it. It's a watch that appears, even under close inspection, to be much more expensive than it is.
The watch presents a muted rose gold color, with a highly supple and fine grain black leather band, and is completed with the standard Swatch style chronograph functions. As with all the Swatch Retrograde models, the watch has a thick and somewhat heavy case with a flat glass crystal, mimicking the style of older watch designs. The watch face is expertly cut with rose gold highlights, highly precision cut hands, and a glossy embossed black background to complete the design. It's a visual stunner by any measure.
If you are looking for a high end watch at a good price relative to other brands, the Serious Affair Retrograde (YRG400) is a great choice.
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