Looking for a Playful Moving-Dial Watch? Meet Pool Party.
A playful new way to tell time, with two tiny swimmers moving across a blue pool dial and four strap personalities to choose from.
“Picnic in the Park” and “Pick-Nick” point to the same vintage search trail.
If you arrived here looking for the 2001 Swatch Picnic in the Park watch, you may also see collector listings use the name Pick-Nick and reference GN197. Understanding that naming difference makes the old design easier to find—and makes the difference between it and Pool Party clear.
What the vintage design is known for
Collector and auction descriptions of the 2001 Pick-Nick GN197 describe a plastic quartz watch with a green, picnic-like visual world, a small car detail and swimmers used as part of the time display. Some marketplace pages use “Picnic in the Park” in the title, which is why both phrases appear in searches.
That watch is a vintage collectible. Its appeal is the original release, packaging and condition. Pool Party takes the broader visual idea—a tiny holiday scene that tells time—and develops it as a separate CHOOSZ design with a translucent resin case, a printed TPU strap and current color choices.
What changes when a picnic scene becomes a pool party?
The concept stays intentionally simple: the dial should feel like a little place you can revisit, while the moving figures do the practical work of telling time.
The scene stays open
A translucent aqua case and rippled blue dial leave room for the swimmers to move without a crowded set of printed markers.
The swimmers carry the time
Instead of traditional hands, two tiny swimmers travel across the dial to mark the hour and minute. Learning the display is part of the pleasure.
The strap changes the mood
The same pool story can feel sunny, nocturnal, woven or vintage depending on the strap you select.
How to read Pool Party
Find the two swimmers
They are the moving elements on the water-like dial, not decorative stickers.
Read the hour and minute
Use the swimmers’ positions as the hour and minute indication. The display is visual first, so allow a moment for the scene to settle into a time.
Choose the version you will wear
All four options keep the same Pool Party dial and case; the strap changes the character.
Pick a strap for the version of summer you actually wear.
Pool Party is offered in four current band-color variants. The case and swimmer dial stay consistent; the strap lets the watch move from high-color holiday styling to a calmer everyday look.
Summer Party
Bright, fruit-and-sport energy for the loudest version of the pool story.
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Starry Sky
A deeper blue graphic option when you want the same idea after sunset.
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Woven Yellow
A warm yellow woven pattern that keeps the dial playful but easy to style.
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Vintage Denim
A denim-blue choice for a more familiar, everyday outfit.
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The practical details behind the playful dial.
If you are comparing a vintage Swatch collectible with a new summer watch, check the dimensions and materials before you fall for the story.
- Case size
- 36 mm
- Case thickness
- 8 mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Case material
- Resin
- Glass
- Mineral glass
- Strap
- Printed TPU
- Water resistance
- 3 ATM / 30 m daily
- Wear profile
- Adults · unisex styling
- Band choice
- Four current options
Water-resistance note: “3 ATM / 30 m daily waterproof” is for everyday splashes and light exposure, not a promise that Pool Party is a swimming or diving watch. The pool is the design language; follow the product-care guidance for real-world use.
Vintage collectible or new moving-dial watch?
The right choice depends on whether you are hunting the original release or looking for a wearable design with today’s fit, materials and strap selection.
Swatch Pick-Nick GN197
- Spring/Summer 2001 vintage release, often surfaced in searches as “Picnic in the Park.”
- Collector descriptions commonly mention a plastic quartz case, green picnic-like strap details and swimmers within the visual story.
- Buy for authenticity, condition, original packaging and the pleasure of finding a discontinued piece.
For research only: this is the vintage search reference, not a CHOOSZ product.
CHOOSZ Pool Party
- Independent CHOOSZ design with the same broad love of playful scene-based timekeeping, not a Swatch reissue.
- 36 mm resin case, quartz movement, printed TPU strap and 3 ATM / 30 m daily water resistance.
- Buy for a new watch, four strap options and a colorful summer object you can put into rotation now.
Questions shoppers ask before choosing.
Is Pool Party the same watch as the Swatch Picnic in the Park?
No. Pool Party is a separate CHOOSZ design. It responds to the same kind of playful holiday-watch idea, but it is not made by, licensed by or affiliated with Swatch.
What is the exact vintage model name?
Search results may use “Picnic in the Park,” while collector references commonly identify the 2001 watch as Pick-Nick, reference GN197 or GN197PACK. Check the reference, condition and seller documentation when buying vintage.
Does Pool Party have moving hands?
Yes. Two small swimmer figures move across the blue dial to carry the hour and minute indication.
Can I wear Pool Party in a swimming pool?
It is rated 3 ATM / 30 m for daily water exposure. Treat that as splash resistance for ordinary use, not as a recommendation for swimming, diving or prolonged submersion.
Want the picnic feeling without waiting for a vintage find?
Pool Party keeps the visual mischief, adds four strap personalities and arrives as a current CHOOSZ watch made for everyday rotation.
- 36 mm resin case and quartz movement
- Four selectable strap colors
- 3 ATM / 30 m daily water resistance