Its mechanism is particularly unusual in design.
The records are fixed in a semicircular arrangement, while the turntable together with the gripper arm moves toward the selected record, picks it up, and places it on the turntable for playback.
This system differs significantly from the magazine mechanisms used in many American jukeboxes of the time.
The company Wiegandt is considered the first German manufacturer to independently produce a jukebox, beginning in 1952.
For the sound system, Wiegandt used audio technology supplied by Philips, resulting in a very smooth and pleasant sound quality.
With 120 selectable titles on 45-rpm records, the Diplomat A offered an impressive music selection and reflects the rapid technological progress of European jukebox design in the 1950s.