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Hans found information about a Swatch that can be used to travel with the Dutch Public Transportation.
In the Netherlands the government is introducing a chip card which will be used for all public transport within our country. It is called the OV-Chipcard. OV is an abbreviation for Openbaar Vervoer which means Public Transport. A Swatch Access with OV-Chipkaart logo been made that has the same function. On the back of its box there is an information tag that shows how long the loaded money can be used. The straps have been made in Austria. It also exists with pink straps, maybe to be used as gents and ladies? The pinks straps do not have an Access loop, just the standard pink loop. Some of these Swatches come preloaded with 10 Euro, others do not. At this moment there is a maximum of a few hundred in roulation. These were given to employees of Trans Link Systems in Amersfoort, who are responsible for the technology concerned with the access system. Around 120 employees received it as a Christmas gift. The Gemeentelijk Vervoers Bedrijf Amsterdam (Municipal Transport Company) gave some as a present to employees. Trans Link Systems, a not so communicative company, tell me the watch was used as a test in a small issue. They have no plans to sell it in the future.
 
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