Device (left): Wrist watch

Dial case manufacturer: Swatch

Model: Something New LB153

Year: 1999

Strap manufacturer: Casio

Model: F-91 W

Year: 1991

 

Device (right): Wrist watch

Dial case manufacturer: Casio

Model: F-91 W

Year: 1991

Strap manufacturer: Swatch

Model: Something New LB153

Year: 1999

 

Hard-wired year: 2011

Serial number: HWD-CS-006

Collection: Casio-Swatch

Dimensions: 25x10x1 cm

Power: Battery

 

The name "Swatch" is a contraction of "Second Watch" - coined by Nicolas Hayek because the new watch was introduced with a new concept of watches as casual, fun, and relatively disposable accessories.

 

According to The Guardian, "the Casio F-91W digital watch was declared to be 'the sign of al-Qaida' and a contributing factor to continued detention of prisoners by the analysts stationed at Guantánamo Bay. Briefing documents used to train staff in assessing the threat level of new detainees advise that possession of the F-91W – available online for as little as £4 – suggests the wearer has been trained in bomb making by al-Qaida in Afghanistan.