Swatch Beat watches were introduced in 1999. It is the first Swatch with a digital display. For theses watches Swatch the Internet Time. A day is cut in 1,000 Beats. In Practice it means the same time all over the world at the same moment. This watch has a lot of extra features: two different time zones (or Internet time), a timer, a stop function, an alarm function, a small animation (just for fun), and a countdown function.