{"product_id":"case-783-swatch-swatch-irony-filamento-multicolore-ref-yss1006","title":"Case #783 — Swatch Swatch Irony Filamento Multicolore Ref. YSS1006","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCase #783 — Swatch Irony Lady \"Filamento Multicolore\"\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRef.\u003c\/strong\u003e YSS1006\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStatus:\u003c\/strong\u003e Available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good Pre-Owned\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScope:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watch Only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔎 Case Notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe interesting part of this watch is not the case — it is everything attached to it. The Filamento Multicolore takes a small, plain-spoken brushed aluminium Swatch Irony case and hangs it between a cascade of fine multicoloured cords, so the watch reads less like a conventional timepiece and more like a piece of wrist jewellery that happens to tell the time. Contemporary retail descriptions make the same point: the colourful strap is the centrepiece, with the cords fanning out from the lug attachment. \"Filamento\" — filament, thread — is a literal description of the design brief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath the colour, the mechanical facts are modest and honest. Swatch lists the reference with a 25 mm case, 8 mm thickness and 28.70 mm overall height, running on a quartz movement with 3 bar water resistance. The case is aluminium, the crystal acrylic (hesalite), and the movement Swiss-made quartz. Please note that although this example was logged internally as automatic, the YSS1006 is a quartz reference and is described here as Swatch specifies it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular watch dates to 2003 and is graded Good Pre-Owned. BST's inspection notes record it as presenting very well for a watch of this age and running at the time of inspection; no timing measurements were taken, and a quartz watch of this vintage should be considered a candidate for a routine battery service at the buyer's convenience. The strap on this example is a multicolour rubber cord strap fastened by a tang (pin) buckle, and it is supplied as a watch only — no box, papers or outer packaging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFit is genuinely small. The 25 mm aluminium case and cord strap will accommodate up to an approximately 7-inch wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🕰️ The Evidence\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e YSS1006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModel \/ Collection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Swatch Irony Lady — Filamento Multicolore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase:\u003c\/strong\u003e Aluminium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCase Diameter:\u003c\/strong\u003e 25 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLug-to-Lug \/ Overall Height:\u003c\/strong\u003e 28.70 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multicolour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrystal:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acrylic (hesalite)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBezel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fixed aluminium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaseback:\u003c\/strong\u003e Solid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quartz, Swiss made\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFunctions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hours, minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater Resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 bar (30 m \/ 100 ft)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrap:\u003c\/strong\u003e Multicolour rubber cord strap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClasp:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tang \/ pin buckle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 7-inch wrist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good Pre-Owned — presents very well for its age; running at time of inspection, untimed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/strong\u003e Watch only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌟 Collector Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSwatch Irony matters in the brand's story because it was the moment Swatch stopped being exclusively plastic. The Irony line introduced metal-cased Swatches to a catalogue that had made its name on injection-moulded resin, and it broadened the brand from pure pop object into something that could sit on a wrist alongside more conventional watches without apology. The aluminium construction used here keeps the weight down — this is a watch you feel as colour rather than as mass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin Irony, the small ladies' references like the YSS1006 occupy a quietly collectible corner. They were seasonal catalogue pieces rather than limited editions — period retail listings explicitly record the model as not a limited edition — and they were bought to be worn, which is precisely why clean, complete, functioning survivors have thinned out over two decades. The reference enjoyed a notably long catalogue life for a Swatch design; sellers and retailers variously record examples carrying dates across the 2000s, which suggests repeated production runs rather than a single short series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollecting Swatch is its own discipline: condition, strap survival and design identity do most of the work, since the movements are standardised and the cases are rarely precious. On that scale, the Filamento Multicolore scores on design identity — it is instantly recognisable, and the cord strap is the reason anyone remembers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🌟 Design Provenance\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Filamento concept inverts the usual hierarchy of watch design. Normally the case is the statement and the strap the support; here the brushed aluminium case is deliberately neutral — a pale dial with silver-toned hands and index markers — so that the multicoloured filaments can carry the whole visual argument. The result is closer to a bracelet with a dial set into it than to a watch with a strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat approach is very much of its moment. The early 2000s were a high point for Swatch's jewellery-adjacent ladies' designs, where texture, colour and the way a watch drapes mattered more than specification. The cords move independently on the wrist, catch light from different angles and shift in appearance as the watch turns — behaviour no solid bracelet can imitate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is also why strap condition is the single most important variable on this reference. Multi-strand cord straps are the first component to fail on surviving examples, and the proportion of YSS1006s offered today with tired or replaced straps is noticeable. An intact, presentable strap is what makes an example worth examining at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧾 From the Case File\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractically, this is a small watch for a small wrist, and it should be bought as such. At 25 mm across and 8 mm thick, it disappears under a cuff and adds essentially nothing to the wrist; BST's measurement puts the comfortable ceiling at approximately a 7-inch wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ownership case is simple. Quartz means grab-and-go accuracy with no winding, no setting ritual and no service schedule beyond a battery. Water resistance of 3 bar covers handwashing and rain, not swimming. The acrylic crystal is a genuine practical asset on a watch of this type: it absorbs knocks that would chip sapphire, and light surface marks can usually be polished out by a competent watchmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e is stated plainly — Good Pre-Owned, with wear consistent with a watch worn across two decades, offered as a watch only. What it has going for it is the thing that is hardest to find on this reference: an intact, wearable cord strap and a case that still presents well. Buyers wanting a boxed, as-new example should wait for one; buyers who want to wear a distinctive early-2000s Swatch design without worrying about it will find this straightforward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🗝️ BST Verdict\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA design-led Swatch Irony Lady where the strap, not the case, is the whole point — small, light, aluminium-cased and genuinely recognisable on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHonestly graded, functioning at inspection, sized for an approximately 7-inch wrist, and offered as a watch only. Bought for what it is rather than what it might become, it is a cheerful and uncomplicated piece of early-2000s Swiss design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e👉 Every case deserves a closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Baker Street Timepieces","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58848809845039,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/5359\/5439\/files\/BST_7659.jpg?v=1794526963","url":"https:\/\/bakerstreettimepieces.com\/products\/case-783-swatch-swatch-irony-filamento-multicolore-ref-yss1006","provider":"Baker Street Timepieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}