Recent Swatch info (Last updated: 19-FEB-2020)

• WANTED! Perfect Timing Swatch (#332/700). I am asking for your help. The following bad incident has happened to a friend of mine without internet access: The Perfect Timing Swatch (#332/700) has been stolen on its way from the USA to Germany. Apparently, the package was opened during transport and the watch (including the plexi glass tube) was taken out of the parcel. The outer white cardboard tube was still in the parcel and can be seen here. If this watch shows up somewhere or is being offered for sale (remember that it will come without the white paper tube), I would be VERY happy if you could inform me about the seller. This watch has been STOLEN!  Back to the regular news service:
• AMAG SISTEM51 Irony special.  The Swiss Volkswagen importer AMAG celebrates its 75th anniversary on 03-JAN-2020.  A special SISTEM51 Irony Amag (YIZ406) has been produced in a limited edition of 7500 pcs.  The watch was given to employees (active and former) of AMAG (never sold).  It has the inscription "1945 - AMAG - 2020" on the back and it is packaged in a nice paper sleeve.  The watch is a completely new model with a custom dial, a little bit inspired by Sistem Fly (YIS404).  According to the documentation, the SISTEM51 Irony Amag is the first Swatch with the new balance spring Nivachron made out of a new non-magnetic compensating alloy.  This is not correct as it was used first in the Flymagic Swatch (available in APR-2019).  Also later in NOV-2019 in the third Hodinkee Swatch special SISTEM51 HODINKEE Generation 1986 (SUTZ406).
• Power Of Love SwatchXYou.  Two special Power Of Love SwatchXYou are now available in the Swatch Online Store:  1. Emoheart (canvas);  2. Dancing Heart (canvas).
• Karneval / Carnival SwatchXYou.  A special Die 5te Jahreszeit SwatchXYou (canvas) is now available in the German Swatch Online Store (until 24-FEB).  "Die 5te Jahreszeit" (= the 5th season) stands for the Karneval (= carnival) period. This is for Germany only as the design shows German only Karneval  exclamations such as "Helau" and "Alaaf".  The watch is also available at selected Swatch stores in and around Cologne and Dusseldorf (very important Karneval areas in Germany). Update: Another special Venice (Carnival Masks, canvas) SwatchXYou is now available in the Swatch Online Store.
• Remembering Nicolas G. Hayek.  On 19-FEB, the co-founder, CEO and Chairman of Swatch Group, Nicolas G. Hayek, would have celebrated his 92th birthday.  For his 70th anniversary in 1998, he received a unique Swatch Gent with three photos of him on the dial:  One aged 70 days, one aged 70 months and one aged 70 years. Thanks to Thomas Chan for the hint.
• James Bond Swatch x 007 specials.  According to several news reports, Swatch will release seven (007!) new James Bond Swatch watches soon.  The first six Swatch watches will be released on 20-FEB as Swatch x 007 capsule collection.  They are related to the posters, title sequences, and iconography of six classic James Bond Films, one for each actor who has played James Bond so far:  1.  Sean Connory: Dr. No (New Gent SUOZ302, features the coloured dots from the iconic title sequence);  2. George Lazenby: On Her Majesty's Secret Service (New Gent SUOZ715, uses elements from the film's poster design);  3. Roger Moore: Moonraker (New Gent SUOZ305, takes the wearer into space with a shuttle);  4. Timothy Dalton: Licence To Kill (Gent GZ328, tropical theme and snakeskin design echoes the film's warmer climates);  5. Pierce Brosnan: The World Is Not Enough (New Gent SUOZ304, iconography from the film's poster and graphics are used on the face);  6. Daniel Craig: Casino Royale (Gent GZ340, card designs are used from the graphical title sequence).  The watches will be sold in a very nice special packaging, imitating a VHS video cassette.  Here is a photo of an actual watch in the packaging.  They cost 85 EURO (Gent) and 90 EURO (New Gent).  The 7th new James Bond watch (a Skin Irony 42, ref. SS07Z100, 200 EURO) will be released in April in limited numbers(!) to coincide with the new James Bond movie No Time To Die:  In the film, Q will be seen wearing a Swatch specially designed in collaboration with Suttirat Anne Larlarb (costume designer on No Time to Die).  These new James Bond Swatch watches were rumoured since quite some time now but they have been delayed as the new movie has been pushed back several times:  The original press photos of the packaging show "The 2019 James Bond Collection" on the side print of the 'VHS cassette'.  On the actual watches being sold, this has been updated to "The 2020 James Bond Collection".   Previously, Swatch has released two James Bond collections:  In 2002 20 Swatch watches, celebrating the 40th anniversary of James Bond in the cinema; and in 2008 the 007 Villains Collection featuring 22 special themed models representing the villains from each film in the official series.  Hodinkee has a very nice report about the third Swatch James Bond collection, Fratello Magazine as well.  Update:  The 007 x Swatch collection will be available on 17-FEB (7am [which time zone?!?]) at the official 007 Online Store, before the global launch on 20-FEB.  On 25-FEB, Swatch will present a James Bond Movie Marathon in Brooklyn, NY, to US club members.  Three movies will be shown:  Dr. No, The World is Not Enough, Casino Royale.  And the Club members will "get a first hand look at the NEW James Bond Tribute Collection".  On 28-FEB, there will be a Bond collection launch event in Switzerland at the Swatch HQ in Biel.  Update 2:  The first three watches from the 007 x Swatch collection are now available online at the official 007 store.  Update 3:  The James Bond Movie Marathon will take place in February in France (Paris), USA (New York), Russia (Moscow), Germany (Frankfurt), Spain (Madrid), Turkey (Istanbul), Switzerland (Biel at the Swatch HQ).  A special webpage 007.swatch.com is now online.  You can already preorder the six Bond watches at the Swatch Online Store in the UK and in the USA.  It is rumoured that the New Gent 007 watches are limited to 5025 each, at the Gent 007 are 3025 each (the watches are not numbered).  The 7th Bond special may be limited to 2020 pcs (also not numbered).  Thanks to R.J.Valdez for the photos and to Brian Pier and Thomas Chan for the information.
  
• Swatchy the Penguin.  Follow the adventures of an epic penguin with attitude on Instagram:  Swatchy the Penguin!
• SwatchXYou improved.  Finally, two long overdue improvements for the creation of your customized SwatchXYou have been activated:  You can now rotate the canvas (360°!) and you can zoom into the canvas.  Hence you can now create a SwatchXYou such as this one :-) Thanks to Joachim Meyer for the hint.
• Club Swatch 2020.  The Club Swatch 2020 has been released on 06-FEB.  It is a New Gent celebrating 30 years of Swatch Club:  30 And Ticking (SUOZ322, 75 EURO).  The watch is packaged in a nice special packaging.  The inside of the packaging shows the names of former club watches.  You can buy the watch in the Swatch Online Store.  In 1-2 months, a special limited version of the watch will be available at local club events.  The black and red Grafitti design can also be seen at the Planet Swatch Museum in Biel.  Update:  club.swatch.com has also been redesigned and it now shows the 30th anniversary design.
• Tokyo 2020 Olympic specials.  Three new Tokyo 2020 Olympic specials are now available in Japan:  1. Gent Tokyo 2020 Blue (GZ708);  2. Big Bold BB AI Blue (SO27Z100);  3. Big Bold Kurenai Red (SO27Z101).  These three watches will be available worldwide in March.  Here is a press release about the watches.  Thanks to Mano Akihito for the photo.
• Vintage SwatchXYou.  A new special Vintage SwatchXYou (canvas) is now available.  The design is inspired by seven famous Swatch watches from the late 80s (from left to right): 1. Harajuku Gent (GB124, 1989); 2. Fox-Trot POP (PWBR102, 1989); 3. Mackintosh Gent (GB116, 1987);  4. Tonga Gent (GL100, 1986);  5. Osiris Gent (GM102, 1986);  6. Sandy Mountains Gent (GG105, 1990);  7. Shibuya Gent (GG104, 1989).
• Art Week Olaf Hajek SwatchXYou.  During the first week of each month, Swatch will collaborate with different artists and present unique SwatchXYou canvases which will be available for one week only.  For February, Swatch presents one canvas by German artist Olaf Hajek:  1. Flowerhead.  Previously in 2014, Olaf Hajek has designed two very successful Swatch watches.  The special SwatchXYou is available until 10-FEB.
• Swatch Xmas Market.  The first Swatch Xmas market was held on 14-DEC at the Swatch Drive Thru Store in Biel, Switzerland.  Christine Tanner has sent me a few photos from the Xmas market. Several rare Swatch Season models no longer available in the shops were available, including Hollywood Dream (GZ116, 1990, 10 pcs were available at 105 CHF only!), Jingle Jangle (2003, GZ408), Star Edition (GZ199, 2009), Hocus Pocus (GZ122, 1991), Magic Spell (GZ148, 1995), ...  It was also possible to create a special SwatchXYou Drive Thru Xmas market.  Update:  The number 00,001/10000 of Star Edition was available for sale at the Xmas market.  This is very very unusual, as the number 1 of each special edition is usually reserved for Nick Hayek's personal collection, the Planet Swatch museum etc.  Does anyone else own a #1 of any official Swatch special?  If yes, please send photos.  Update 2: Rainer Haas owns the Mimmo Paladino artist special Oigol Oro #001/100 (GZ113, 1988), presented to the Dalai Lama (together with the original correspondence / envelope).   Update 3: Here is the Xmas special Red Knit 00001/14999 (back of the watch). Update 4:   820. Hafengeburtstag Hamburg Club Event Special 01/100 (from 2009) and FIVB Berlin Skyball 2003 001/111.  Thanks to Rainer Haas for the information and photos and to Alexandre Brunner and Wolfgang Seiler for the photos.
• Laax Open 2020 special.  The Laax Open snowboarding event takes place from 13 to 18-JAN in Laax, Switzerland.   A special New Gent Laax Open 2020 (SUOB714C, 90 CHF) has been issued, it is packaged in a nice paper sleeve.  It is New Gent Gaet (SUOB714) from 2014 with a special strap.  The winners of the Laax Open received a nicely packaged Big Bold Swatch.
• Dry January SwatchXYou.  A special Dry January SwatchXYou (canvas) is now available in the Swatch Online Store.
• Fake Big Bold.  Swatch Big Bold is still a very young product line but you can already find fake Big Bold watches on Instagram.
• Don't Be Too Late reissued / new Gent product line.  Another famous Swatch from the 80s has been reissued:  DB2L (SO28B102) is a Gent(!) Swatch (34 mm), with a GREEN Swatch logo on the watch face, packaged in an eco-friendly red pasteboard packaging.  Note the lower green part on the seconds hand and the different hour and minute hands compared to the original Don't Be Too Late (GA100) from 1984.  From the production code SO28B102, we can deduce that there is a technical difference to the Gent Swatch watches we all know and love (a new product line!), otherwise, the ref. code would be GBxxx.  Hopefully that technical difference will be unveiled soon.  Here is a picture of the actual watch in the packaging.  Update:  According to information from a Swatch Store:  The new Gent product line is manufactured (partially?) from recycled plastic, the plastic for the glass is also different, so the usual Polywatch should not be used to polish your DB2L!  Update 2: Here is a photo that illustrates the differences between the original Don't Be Too Late (GA100) from 1984 and the DB2L (SO28B102) from 2020. DB2L has a production code "IX46b", I assume that the added "b" behind the regular production code indicates the new Gent 2 product line with recycled plastic.
• SwatchXYou Pop-up store Japan.  The first SwatchXYou pop-up store will open for one week starting 25-DEC at the Isetan Shinjuku Store, Tokyo, Japan.  Six Japanese artists have been invited to create a special SwatchXYou design.  Some of the artists will also sign their watches on 25-DEC.  The designs and the artists are:  1. Chocomoo (canvas);  2. Jun Inoue (canvas);  3. Kosuke Kawamura (canvas);  4. Ouma (canvas);  5. Yoshi47 (canvas);  6. Towmei-Line (canvas).  Here is a "on the spot" paining by Yuka Chocomoo. Update:  The six special SwatchXYou designs are now available in the Japanese Swatch Online Store.  Update 2:  Since 13-JAN, the six special SwatchXYou designs are now available worldwide for a limited time, eg. US Swatch Online Store.
• Zappos special.  For the 20th anniversary of the company, a New Gent special Zappos (SUOW107I) has been issued by Zappos (online shoe and clothing retailer) in MAR-2019.
• Valentine 2020 special.  According to this report, the Swatch Valentine special for 2020 is a Gent Swatch You've Got Love (GZ707S).  It comes in a red packaging in the style of an envelope.  The watch is limited and numbered to 5020 pcs.
• Argentinia only Glitter collection.  A special limited Glitter collection is available exclusively in Argentinia.  The Glitter collection consists of five Swatch watches:  Three New Gent, one Gent, and one Lady Swatch:  1. New Gent Glittersky (SUOS400);  2. New Gent Glitterpassion (SUOR401);  3. New Gent Glitternight (SUOB403);  4. Gent Glitterespoir (GE269);  5. Gent Glitterceleste (LK392).  The Glitter collection is available since at least MAR-2019, issued probably for the opening of the Swatch Argentinia Online Store.  Other markets have different Glitter Swatch watches available (also exclusively online), eg. Germany.
• Big Bold Pay! watches.  Three different Big Bold Pay! watches are now available in those markets where Swatch Pay! is available, eg. Switzerland, Austria, Germany:  1. BBMist Pay! (SO27W101-5300);  2. BBSky Pay! (SO27N106-5300);  3. BBNyte Pay! (SO27B106-5300).  Each watch costs 100 EURO (compared to 90 EURO for the regular Big Bold watches [or 95 EURO for the fantastic Big Bold Jellyfish]).
• Swatch Essentials.  Every month, Swatch will now unveil new essential styles and the people that make it all happen every month:  Swatch Essentials.  #TeamSwatch  For January 2020, 16 different Swatch watches have been released.
  
• SwatchXYou Taiwan Pop-up store.  Until 16-FEB, a SwatchXYou Pop-up store is open at the Taipei 101 Shopping Mall in Taiwan.  Two special Swatch SwatchXYou designs are available (also in the Swatch Taiwan Online Store):  1. Taiwan Animals A (canvas);  2. Taiwan Animals B (canvas).
  
• Virgin MiamiCentral Pop-up store.  A new Swatch Pop-up store is now open at Virgin MiamiCentral.  Until 02-FEB, you can buy Swatch watches, including the Miami Vibes Destination special.
  
• Bürgenstock Resort Destination special.  A new Destination New Gent special B-Viewtiful (SUOZ320, 90 CHF, Destination Special #66) has been released on 04-DEC at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland.  The watch is also available at the Zurich airport.  Update:  Here is some more information about the Bürgenstock Resort Destination special and the Bürgenstock Resort.  Thanks to Fabien Perissinotto for the photo.
• Zodiac / Chinese Horoscope SwatchXYou.  A special Zodiac SwatchXYou is now available in the Swatch Online Store.  So you can now check your horoscope on your wrist!  Additionally, a Chinese Horoscope SwatchXYou is available in the Swatch Online Store. 
• 2020 Emojis SwatchXYou.  A special Emojis SwatchXYou is now available in the Swatch Online Store.  It also features a "2020" on the canvas, so it has also a "Happy New Year 2020" theme :-)

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• I am currently looking for:

• PunkXJob MAXI (MSUOZ280S) by Studio Job
• 1983 swatches mint only:  GG400, GT402, GB100 FHL, GG400 FHL, GN100 FHL, GN400 FHL
• "blister" plastic boxes for 1982/1983 swatches.
• original plastic boxes for Keith Haring (with correct price sticker) for:   Modele Avec Personnages (GZ100)
• all Fachhandellogo Swatches (on the face, not on the strap), mint or even worn out.
• Folders, brochures, documentation, advertisement material up to 1986.
• Prototypes, variants, hybrids, test models.
• and:  Kiki Picasso (poster piece) and Mimmo Paladino, ...

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