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Technosphere GK101

Watch
1985-1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Swatch (designer and maker)
Place of origin
Switzerland (made)

Swatch dummy watch: Technosphere GK101 design

Object details

Category
Clocks & Watches
Object type
Watch
TitleTechnosphere GK101
Materials and techniques
Plastic
Plastic
Brief description
Swatch dummy watch: Technosphere GK101 design
Gallery label
(1992)
3. WATCHES: TECHNOSPHERE GK101, LITTLE JELLY LK103, HEARTBREAK GX101, BLUE LEAVES GN104, BERMUDAS GK133
Designed and made by Swatch, Switzerland, 1985,6,8,9,91
Plastic
Dummies lent by the maker

Swatch is part of the same company as Omega and Longines. Swatch watches were developed to compete with cheap Japanese watches. The transparent case, made to show how the watch worked, quickly entered the Swatch repertoire of styles. This group shows a selection of successors to the original, see-through 'Jelly Fish' watch.
Credit line
Given by Swatch Ltd
Collection
Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number
CD.34-2018

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Record createdJuly 9, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O158688/technosphere-gk101-watch-swatch/
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