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Swatch Watch Mania!

April 25, 2012 by Kate 8 Comments

80s Swatch Watches

An assortments of 80s Swatch Watches from SwatchandBeyond.com

They are works of art with a wristband. They are slices of ’80s graphic design heaven. They are Swatch Watches, and they’re back! Did you wear two Swatches at once? Did you own a Swatch guard? After all, who needs to see the face of your watch if you can protect it with a neon statement in rubber. The good news: thanks to eBay, Etsy and vendors like SwatchandBeyond.com, you can hunt down the Swatch that got away.

Be prepared to pay for these vibrant collectibles, probably more than you paid the first time around. While many can be found in the $30-$80 range, rare Swatches in excellent condition can run in the territory of $100 and beyond. Today we spotlight the extensive selection of Swatch Watches for sale at SwatchandBeyond.com, an online store that helpfully organizes their Swiss timepieces by style and year.

Above we see the Coral Gables Swatch from 1988 (top, left), the Coconut Grove Swatch from 1988 (top, right), the Grey Memphis Swatch from 1984 (bottom, left), and the St. Catherine Point Swatch from 1988 (bottom, right). I don’t know about you, but I’m loving the mini-blind effect on the top two Swatches. There’s one for Crockett and one for Tubbs!

And now a little something candy-colored for the ladies…

80s Ladies Swatch Watches

A selection of 80s Ladies Swatch Watches from SwatchandBeyond.com

There’s nothing like the pastel wonder of a petite Swatch. Above we see the Pinkdrip Swatch from 1989 (top, left), the Blue Lolly Swatch from 1988 (top, right), the Blue Cassata Swatch from 1987 (bottom, left), and the Pink Flamingo Swatch from 1986 (bottom, right). These look good enough to eat!

I’m ready to rediscover the magic of Swatch. I’m hunting for a small piece that showcases some awesome ’80s geometry. Now tell us about your Swatch…

 

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  1. Lil Miss Red T-Shirt says

    May 6, 2012 at 4:46 am

    Oh, I want all of those watches.

    I had a colorful paint splatter-like watch as a kid. I no longer have it (or, can't find it anyway), and can't figure out what style it was. I sure want to figure it out and buy a new one. It had paint splatters on each number, then a blue band with red and yellow band adjustment things.

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  2. Jan Griffiths says

    July 16, 2013 at 12:25 am

    I have 4 Swatches from the 80s that still run perfectly. I always wear them, and get a lot of comments about them. I love my Swatches!!! They all have black bands on them now, because I want to keep the original bands in mint condition. They also have guards on them. The ones I have are Technosphere, Flumotions, Blue Bay, and Turquoise Bay.

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  3. Jon Markley says

    April 24, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    http://www.may28th.me/ I’ve bought a couple of these through fab.com They realize people want that 80’s Swatch look…..

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  4. Kate says

    April 27, 2014 at 3:57 pm

    Nice! I enjoyed looking through the designs. Thanks for sharing the link, Jon.

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  5. Jan Griffiths says

    October 31, 2014 at 1:32 pm

    My Flumotions Swatch just had a makeover. I was changing the band one day, and the plastic case cracked completely apart. I sent the watch to a man in PA who converted the watch to a Swatch Irony automatic. No more battery; but it is no longer water resistant. It has a lightning bolt minute hand now as well. The watch is still all Swatch components. It’s really a one of a kind now. The back of the watch is a clear crystal, and you can see the workings of it. It’s like 80s meeting 90s.

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    • Kate says

      November 2, 2014 at 4:10 pm

      I love a good Swatch story! Sounds like this one got a pretty amazing makeover!

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      • Paul Britton says

        April 12, 2025 at 3:19 am

        Well here’s a cool story about my swatch..
        It’s 1987 and I’m in 7th grade. I begged my parents for a cool swatch to match my Coca Cola sweat shirt and stoned washed jeans with the high top Rebox to match!!😁All because of the bottomless crush I had on Amy the girl who made my stomach roll and my spiked hair fall down.. So the first day of school came and I slide in class ten minutes late because I was raised right. I see her and she loves the Coca Cola swatch and loves it!! I’m guessing it was a bit too much work to take my time and show her how I felt so I offer her to wear it for the. Day,But as luck would have it she was already Dating Truck!! The neighborhood bully! I asked for my watch back and she let him wear it. After 3 embarrassing attempts to get it back and a black eye I said forget it!!
        But!!!!!!!
        Fast forward to 2024 and I’m driving by her moms house and guess who’s having a yard sale at her moms house??
        The Dumb Truck and the ugly Amy chick !! Now as the town sheriff,I confess that when I seen it on the junk table I quickly grabbed it and threw $2 on the table they both started to get Jazzy but now I’m 2something and ready to move something and we’ll, he pretty much has a potbelly and doesn’t even want the smoke!! I tell them there’s a dollar for each of them and to have a coke and a smile and stfu!! I wear it all the time now and thank God for unanswered prayers

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  6. Jan Griffiths says

    November 5, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    ^^Yep, and it’s a one of a kind. Still looks great under blacklight too.

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