1992 Signed Sam Francis $545 Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch Watches Today, this example, without a box and with three scratches on the dial, is on sale for $525.ħ. When first released, it sold for between $800 and $960. It was another limited edition, with a high price tag. The unusual design by the Belgian artist Pol Bury featured a dial with only one hand. ( La Temps Perdu means “Lost Time” – not so good for a watch!) It may have been a play on words referencing “A La Recherche de la Temps Perdu”, the seven-volume novel by Marcel Proust. The 1988 model GZ110 was known as “Le Temps Punctue”, French for “punctual time”. 1988 Le Temps Punctue by Pol Bury GZ110 $525 Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch Watches
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Depending on the condition of the watches, they’ll set you back at least $500.Īlso Read 16 Rarest Cabbage Patch Dolls Worth MoneyĦ. They were made available at vegetable and fruit markets, underlining their low cost appeal.īut if you want to get your hands on the collection today, you’ll have to spend considerably more. They were a great example of Swatch’s innovative approach to marketing. They mimicked a lemon, chili pepper and cucumber. Swatch’s “Veggie Line” comprised three different watches designed by Alfred Hofkunst, an Austrian artist. The Veggie Line $500+ Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch Watches If you want to get your hands on it, it will cost you $500.ĥ. This example is in mint condition, complete with the original box, box sleeve and paperwork. And it was presented in a box with 007-themed artwork. It had a chronograph dial with rose gold accents and a smart leather strap. This watch commemorated the film Goldfinger. That year saw the 40 th anniversary of the Bond franchise, as well as the release of its twentieth film, Die Another Day.
Swatch model YCG401 was produced in 2002 as part of a collection honoring the Ian Fleming character James Bond.
2002 James Bond “Goldfinger” YCG401 $500 Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch Watches Today, one of these will set you back $495.Ĥ. It was another limited-edition design – and in this case, the limit was considerably stricter than other models. And it had a suitably high-end look, with a crocodile look leather strap and friezes in 750 purity gold. It celebrated the centenary year of Italian jewelry firm Gioiellerie Azzali, based in Mantua. 1991 Raro $495 Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch Watches It was in good working order, and was offered for sale in 2022 at $495.ģ. The example pictured here came in its original box, complete with protective cardboard sleeve and individual edition number – 5,905. It appealed to collectors of both Swatch watches and Disney memorabilia. It was produced to mark the 90th birthday of the Disney character Mickey Mouse. In 2018, the artist Damien Hirst collaborated with Swatch on a gentleman’s watch. Damien Hirst 90 Years of Mickey Mouse $495 Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch Watches Other dealers were asking as much as $880 – and that was for a watch without the original strap.Ģ. It had some condition issues and was sold without its box. The value of this design is increasing quickly. (Swatch later produced a watch in collaboration with the Pompidou Museum called “Red, Blue and White”, directly based on Mondrian’s work.) It had a green strap and a blue face with an abstract design reminiscent of the work of the artist Mondrian. Pago Pago is model GL400, and it was first produced as a limited-edition watch in 1986. 1986 Pago Pago GL400 $165 Image Credit: Valuable Vintage Swatch WatchesĪll Swatch watches have a model number as well as a name. Most Valuable Swatch Watches from 80’s – 90’s Worth Money 1. That’s what we’re going to find out! Read on for our list of the 17 most valuable Swatch watches from 80’s to 90’s on the market. But which are valuable? And how much might they be worth? These days, though, Swatch watches are very collectable. The name itself is an amalgamation of “second watch”. They were originally intended to be affordable, even disposable. Swatch watches were first produced in the 1980s, with hundreds of different designs.
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