Recent Swatch info (Last updated:  05-SEP-2024)

• WANTED! Mimmo Paladino (#021/100). I am asking for your help:  The Mimmo Paladino Swatch (#021/100) has been stolen on its way from the UK to Germany.  Apparently, the package was opened during transport (with TNT Express) and the watch (incl. the metal box) was taken out of the parcel.  If this watch shows up somewhere or is being offered for sale:  Please inform me so that I can forward the info.....
• 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:
• MoonSwatch finally available online.  After two and a half years, the MoonSwatch is finally available for purchase online since 04-SEP.  But it is still quite restricted as only four MoonSwatch watches are available (Mission On Earth, Mission To The Sun, Mission To The Moon, Mission To Mars) and only in the USA ("Due to very high demand, the shipment of this product may be delayed") and China.  So the rest of the world is still waiting for online availability...
• Paris 2024 Olympics NOC special.  For the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (26-JUL to 11-AUG), the first NOC special has surfaced, it is a Bio-sourced Gent: 1. NOC Paris 2024 Hong Kong (SO28Z124K, loop around the strap).  Here is a close-up of the watch face.  More country watches: 2. NOC Paris 2024 Australia (SO28Z124D);  3. NOC Paris 2024 Germany (SO28Z124J, loop around the strap);  4. NOC Paris 2024 Portugal (SO28Z124O, loop around the strap);  5. NOC Paris 2024 Monaco (SO28Z124W, loop around the strap);  6. NOC Paris 2024 Brazil (SO28Z124?);  7. NOC Paris 2024 Chinese Taipei (SO28Z124X, loop around the strap).   Thanks to Tak Lun Lee, Roberto Geremia, Daniel Licata and Fabrizio for the photos.
• Paris Olympics 2024 IOC special.  A nice Paris Olympics 2024 IOC special (with the Olympic rings on the dial) has surfaced: Irony Sistem 51 Petite Seconde Blue IOC (ref.no. SZ23Z4???).  Here is a close look at the watch face.  The regular version without the Olympic rings was released in 2020:  Irony Sistem 51 Petite Seconde Blue (SY23S403).
• Paris Olympics Hospitality special.  A special Bio-sourced New Gent Paris 2024 Official Hospitality (SO29G109) has been distributed as a special commemorative gift included in the Paris Olympics VIP Hospitality packages.  The Paris 2024 Official Hospitality watch looks very similar to the New Gent Green Backside Wave (SO29G108, packaging).  Except for the different loop around the strap, I cannot spot a difference.  So:  Why does this special have a different ref.code?  It should have been SO29G108C, right?  (because it is "only" a strap variant)
• Swatch Pop-up store @ Paris Olympics.  The Maison Suisse (House of Switzerland) at the Paris Olympics (in the Garden of the Swiss Embassy in Paris) also contains a Swatch Pop-up store.
• "Blue Hour" MoonSwatch.  In a cryptic Instagram teaser, Swatch is hinting at a new "Blue Hour" MoonSwatch special:  "Available from 01 to 19-AUG, but only after 5pm".  Could it be a blue Snoopy Moonphase watch?  19-AUG is "Blue Moon" Full Moon.  04-AUG is New Moon.  On 23-JUL, Swatch has unveiled the newest addition to the MoonSwatch product line and no, it is not a "Snoopy" MoonSwatch. Mission To The Super Blue Moonphase (SO33N700, 315 EURO).  The MoonSwatch has a "Panda dial" and a multi-shade blue moon phase with UV ink (with "SUPER BLUE MOON" inscription), that is set against a dark celestial background and positioned at the 2 o’clock subdial.  For the first time with MoonSwatch, a blue Pulsometer scale ("Gradué Pour 30 Pulsations") is used (instead of a "Tachymètre" scale).  The watch will be available from 01 to 19-AUG after 5pm in a quite limited number of Swatch stores (Germany only 4, Switzerland only 6 etc.).  More details and photos can be found here.  Update:  Mission To The Super Blue Moonphase will also be sold in several Pop-up stores, eg. at the Blue Cargo beach bar in Biarritz (France) from 03 to 10-AUG.  Update 2: At the Blue Hour bar at the Swatch HQ in Biel, circa 14 Mission To The Super Blue Moonphase watches are sold every day.  Thanks to Bernd Eigler for the photos.
• Nico Rosberg MoonSwatch.  During the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix on 21-JUL, former Formula One champion Nico Rosberg was wearing a MoonSwatch Mission To Mercury.
• Swatch store Firenze by Lorenzo Petrantoni.  The Italian Swatch artist Lorenzo Petrantoni has contributed to the design of the new Swatch store Firenze (Italy).  In 2012, Lorenzo Petrantoni has designed five black and white Swatch watches.
• Locarno Film Festival 2024 special.  A special Bio-sourced What If? Swatch Locarno77 (SO34Z100, 120 EURO) for the 77th Locarno Film Festival 2024 (07 to 17-AUG) is now on sale in the Swatch online store, probably worldwide. The special is packaged in a paper box (open box).  This time, the watch was not designed by the artist who designed the official poster for the Film Festival (Annie Leibowitz).  The watch was first "leaked" during the presentation of the Locarno Film Festival at the Biblioteca Cantonale in Bellinzona on 10-JUL.  Thanks to Christine Tanner for the information.
  
• Swatch Proteam collection.  Swatch has launched a new Swatch Proteam collection consisting of four watches created by four Swatch Proteam icons:  1. Skin Irony Coco Ho Blu (SYXG127, 182 GBP, packaging) by surfing sensation Coco Ho;  2. Big Bold Bio-sourced G-Turn (SB05K105, 135 GBP, packaging) by BMX flatland star Matthias Dandois;  3. Big Bold Bio-sourced The Pilgrim - Tread On It (SB05K103, 125 GBP, packaging) by British freeride MTB sensation Sam Pilgrim;  4. Bio-sourced New Gent Time With Andy Anderson (SO29J101, 106 GBP, packaging) by skateboarding virtuoso Andy Anderson.
• ETA Apprenticeship 2024 special.  Swiss movement manufacturer ETA develops and produces calibres for the watch industry (ETA is part of Swatch Group).  A new special ETA Apprenticeship 2024 special has surfaced, it was handed out to the 160 ETA apprenticeship graduates of 2024.
• SwatchXYou Summer In Space Collection.  Swatch has partnered with British artist Edward Carvalho-Monaghan, known for his detailed and dreamlike aesthetic.  Two SwatchXYou imagining Summer in Space have been released: 1. Astral Airport (canvas);  2. Holiday Vortex (canvas).
• Colors Of Joy collection.  On 11-JUL, Swatch will release a new Big Bold collection called Colors Of Joy:  It consists of six colorful biosourced Big Bold watches in bright neon colors:  1. Pink Joy (SB05P102, 115 GBP);  2. Orange Joy (SB05O103, 115 GBP);  3. Navy Joy (SB05N116, 115 GBP);  4. Yellow Joy (SB05J103, 115 GBP);  5. Turquoise Joy (SB05L101, 115 GBP);  6. Purple Joy (SB05V103, 115 GBP).
• Maxi Swatch in German TV show.  A well used and yellowed Maxi Swatch Vasily (MLW111, 1987) was recently sold for 200 Euro in the German TV show Bares für Rares (a bit similar to Antiques Roadshow).  The TV show expert had estimated a value of 120-150 EURO.  You can watch the ZDF TV show (from 01-JUL) online here, the segment with the Swatch Maxi starts at 22:53 and later at 31:50.  Hopefully, it is not geoblocked.  Some German websites also had a news snippet about the Maxi Swatch.
• Beach Pro Gstaad 2024 special.  The Swatch Beach Pro Gstaad will take place from 3 to 7-JUL-2024 as a tournament in the highest category of the Beach Volleyball Pro Tour.  The Swatch website has a special section about the Beach Volleyball tournament in Gstaad.  A special Swatch Beach Pro Gstaad 2024 has been released for this event.
• New Stuttgart Swatch store.  A new Swatch store will open its doors in Stuttgart, Germany, Stiftstraße, probably mid July.  Thanks to Franz Stegner for the photo.
  
• New Mission On Earth MoonSwatch release!  On 07-JUN, Swatch has release a "teaser" Instagram reel hinting at some new (Moon)Swatch watches later in June, maybe as early as next week.  The Instagram reel shows some "fire, water, earth and air" (my guess), so it may be 3 or 4 new watches (we already have Mission On Earth)....  Let's get the speculation started [and check out the Swatch stores for some new suitcases(?)]!  Update:  A second Instagram reel on 09-JUN shows a new, smaller MoonSwatch suitcase, so 3 or 4 new MoonSwatch watches seems to be right.  Update 2: On 12-JUN, Swatch has unveiled three new Mission On Earth MoonSwatch watches, showcasing earth from space:  1. Mission On Earth - Lava (SO33O100);  2. Mission On Earth - Polar Lights (SO33L103);  3. Mission On Earth - Desert (SO33T103).  These three watches are not limited and they will be available for sale starting 15-JUN for 275 EURO each.  In the Swatch stores, the watches are displayed in a nice new suitcase.  Here is a photo of the suitcase in Cologne (Germany) and here is a closeup of the watches. Thanks to Klaus-Dieter Klein for the photos.
• New Blancpain X Swatch straps.  Two Blancpain X Swatch Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathom swatches are now available with vibrant color straps:  1. Pacific Ocean (SO35P100, old strap was more black);  2.  Indian Ocean (SO35I100, old strap was more black); 
• Paris 2024 Olympics specials.  For the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (26-JUL to 11-AUG), three new Olympic specials are now available in the Swatch stores in France and also online worldwide (since 30-MAY):  1. Bio-sourced New Gent Green Backside Wave (SO29G108, 90 EURO, packaging, Surfing); 2. Plastic Chrono Blue Heelflip (SUSN420, 130 EURO, Skateboard); 3. Bio-sourced Gent Purple Rollshot (SO28V700, 75 EURO, packaging, Volleyball).  Thanks to David Catel for the photos.
• Swatch Finder is back!  After many years of unavailability, it seems that the Swatch Finder is (currently?  permanently?) back on the International Swatch website!   It now has a database of more than 8000 watches.  If you search for an older specific watch which is out of stock at Swatch, be sure to click "All watches" instead of the default "Available watches", otherwise, you will not get a useful search result...  Thanks to Brian Martin for the discovery.
• Inside ETA Manufacture report.  Hodinkee Japan has a nice detailed report Inside The Manufacture (Google translation) about the recent success of MoonSwatch, a visit to the ETA factory W35 (Boncourt, Sistem51), and an interview with Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek.  The report includes a lot of great photos, so check it out!  Update:  On 06-AUG, an English translation was published on hodinkee.com.
• Swatch CEO Alain Villard interview.  Monocle online magazine has a nice interview with Swatch CEO Alain Villard.
• Zermatt Destination SwatchXYou.  Another prefabricated Destination SwatchXYou special is now available in Zermatt, Switzerland since 16-MAY:  Greetings From Zermatt SXY (SUOK144-066, 100 CHF).  The watch is prefabricated Destination SwatchXYou special #7, packaged in the brown Destination paper sleeve.  It seems that quite a few older Destination specials are "sold out" / "out of print" in the meantime.
• Nemo and the Drive Thru Store.  On 11-MAY, Nemo (Swiss rapper and singer from Biel) has won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden.  Congratulations, winning with the best song in the competition!  In June 2019, Nemo was present at the opening of the first Swatch Drive Thru Store in Biel near Swatch HQ.  Back then, Nemo was the first to buy a Swatch in the new store (video).   Thanks to Carlos Zanotelli for the information.
• Paris 2024 Olympics Volunteer / Staff specials.  For the Olympic Games Paris 2024 (26-JUL to 11-AUG), Swatch will release two specials which are not available for sale to the general public:  1. Olympics Paris 2024-Volunteers (SO28Z123-5300, packaging);  2. Gent SwatchPAY! Olympics Paris 2024-Staff (SO28Z130-5300).  The Swatch website has more information about the Volunteer special. The photos of these watches can be found when using the SwatchPAY! App.  Thanks to Oscar for the information.
• Shareholder special 2024.  On 08-MAY, the annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of Swatch Group was held in a virtual setup.  Every shareholder who registered in time will receive a special Shareholder Swatch Swiss Ride (SO32Z108) as a gift (as every year).   Thanks to Carlos Zanotelli for the photos.
• NEON 2024 collection.  Swatch has revamped six iconic 80s & 90s watches with vibrant colours, boosted designs, and unique details and the NEON 2024 collection has been released on 02-MAY:  1. Bio-sourced New Gent Swatch Neon Rider (SO29G106, 77 GBP, packaging) refers to the original 1988 Gent Neo Rider (GG103);  2. Plastic Chrono Swatch Neon Wave (SUSJ404, 115 GBP, packaging) refers to the very popular original 1991 Chrono Neo Wave (SCJ100);  3. Bio-sourced Gent Swatch Neon Pink Podium (SO28K111, 67 GBP, packaging) refers to the original 1990 Lady Pink Podium (LK119); 4. Big Bold Swatch Neon Jelly (SB02K100, 145 GBP, packaging) refers to the very popular original 1993 Chrono Jelly Stag (SCK104);  5. Plastic Chrono Swatch Neon Flash Arrow (SUSG408, 115 GBP, packaging) refers to the very popular original 1991 Chrono Flash Arrow (SCL100); 6. Bio-sourced Skin Swatch Neon Hot Racer (SS08K119, 106 UKP, packaging) refers to the original 1988 Lady Hot Racer (LK115).  Two of the watches in the NEON collection are also available in selected countries as SwatchPAY! :  1. Swatch Neon Pink Podium Pay! (SO28K112-5300, 77 GBP);  Swatch Neon Jelly Pay! (SB02K101-5300, 155 GBP).
• Simpsons Graduation special.  On 02-MAY, Swatch has released a new addition to the Simpsons Collection, right in time for Graduation Day:  A Bio-sourced Gent Class Act (SO28Z118, 86 GBP), featuring Lisa carrying a stack of books on the dial.  The watch is also available in selected countries as SwatchPAY! Class Act Pay! (SO28Z119-5300, 96 GBP).
• Swatch X Verdy collection.  Swatch presents a collaboration with famous Japanese graphic artist Verdy at Biennale Arte 2024 in Venice, Italy (Swatch is a main sponsor).  An imposing 4-metre bronze-colored figure of Vick (a panda-rabbit character) has been unveiled on 18-APR at the Giardini.  At the same time, a limited edition Bio-sourced Gent special Vick Bronze By Verdy (SO28Z701, 91 GBP) has been released for sale by Swatch, packaged in a black paper box (open box).  Update:  On 25-APR, four more watches in the Swatch X Verdy collection were launched worldwide:  1. Bio-sourced New Gent Visty By Verdy (SO29Z140, 96 GBP, packaging);  2. Bio-sourced New Gent Vick By Verdy (SO29Z138; 96 GBP, packaging); 3. Bio-sourced Gent Girls Don't Cry By Verdy (SO28Z129, 86 GBP, packaging);  4. Bio-sourced New Gent Wasted Youth By Verdy (SO29Z141, 96 GBP, packaging).  Additionally, Visty By Verdy is available as a limited edition Maxi Swatch (length 2,10 m), price is surprisingly high (430 GBP!):  Maxi Visty By Verdy (MSO29Z140, 430 GBP, packaging).  After two weeks, the Maxi is not yet sold out, probably due to the high price.  Previous Artist Maxis from the last years sold out very fast (only a few hundred were made).  The limited edition size is not known for the Maxi Visty By Verdy.
• Biennale Arte 2024 special.  A Bio-sourced New Gent special watch to celebrate 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice has been released:  Biennale Arte 2024 (SO29B112, 90 EURO).  The watch will be worn by volunteers at the event, sold in the Biennale stores and in selected Swatch stores in Venice.  Designed in collaboration with the Paris-born and Palermo-based Claire Fontaine collective, this special Swatch sports the words “FOREIGNERS EVERYWHERE” – the Biennale Arte 2024 theme – on the dial.  The watch is packaged in the red eco packaging with a special "FOREIGNERS EVERYWHERE" paper loop around the sleeve.  Additionally, Swatch presents six talented former artists-in-residence from the Swatch Art Peace Hotel (Shanghai) in Venice at the Swatch Faces 2024 exhibition at the Arsenale.
• The Nines Snow 2024 special. Swatch Nines Snow 2024 took place in Schilthorn (Switzerland) from 09 to 13-APR.  A special Swatch Nines Snow 2024 (S029B113) was released, a (so far unreleased) New Gent with "Time Is What You Make Of It" on the dial with a special The Nines strap.  Very few pieces (maybe only 25) were available for sale to the general public, the rest was distributed to athletes, VIPs etc.  I assume that this watch will be available for sale with a different strap soon everywhere.  During Swatch Nines 2024 Snow, three world records were set for Highest Air!
  
• Laurent Stefani Fragments OF TIME.  VIsual creative artist Laurent Stefani (Swatch Club Pioneer member since the last millennium) has produced very nice sculptures with Swatch watches and other creative fields (music, lightning, ...) since 1991.  Laurent has now revamped his website so check out the Fragments OF TIME (and the rest of the website of course):  Neon, Colors, "Flextricity", and so much more...   Amazing stuff!
• Two Snoopy MoonSwatch specials!  On 19-FEB, Swatch has published a second Snoopy Instagram reel.  This time, the reel shows a birthday cake with two candles (one black and one white, probably hinting at the second MoonSwatch anniversary on 26-MAR-2024).  The first Snoopy Swatch Instagram reel was published on 25-JAN-2024.  Update:  Snoopy MoonSwatch will be released on 26-MAR-2024 (2nd MoonSwatch anniversary).  On 15-MAR, Swatch published a large ad in Financial Times Switzerland and other newspapers around the world depicting a Snoopy (dog) paw on the moon (and a "(C) 2024 Peanuts Worldwide LLC" copyright notice in the lower right corner), with a date 26-MAR-2024...  Update 2:  On 20-MAR, Swatch published an Instagram reel hinting at a moonphase subdial on the upcoming Snoopy MoonSwatch (incl. fluorescent statement:  'I Can't Sleep Without A Night Light!').  The internet is already going crazy with eBay preorders selling for more than 3000 GBP?!?  Update 3:  On 21-MAR, Swatch unveiled the newest addition to the MoonSwatch product line on Instagram:  The all white, non-limited Mission To The Moonphase (SO33W700, 270 GBP).  The top right subdial features a Snoopy moon phase indicator, with a special hidden 'glow in the dark' message:  'I Can't Sleep Without A Night Light!'  The backside of the watch features a special "Snoopy paw on the Moon" battery cover.  Discover all details about the Moon Phase Indicator on the special Mission To The Moonphase page on the Swatch website.  Mission To The Moonphase will be sold in selected Swatch stores around the world on 26-MAR.  In Taiwan, the watch was also unveiled in a large newspaper ad.  Update 4: On 26-MAR (2nd anniversary of MoonSwatch), Mission To The Moonphase was released in many participating Swatch stores around the world with long queues as expected.  The number of available watches was often surprisingly low so some disappointment among the early queuers (numbers collected from various resources):  Basel 20, Zermatt 15, Crans-Montana 15, Zurich 100, Bern 50, Biel 30, Munich 50, Mannheim 15, Düsseldorf 25, Liverpool less than 30, London Covent Garden 50, Milano 50, Toulouse 25, Paris 40, Strasbourg 25, Thessaloniki 5, Macau 10, Hong Kong 30, Melbourne 30, Philippines 14, Las Vegas 50, San Diego 30, Houston less than 30, Los Angeles 24, Austin 25, Honululu 25, San Jose 15, Vancouver 16, Burnaby Canada 15, ...  Many customers got a free mini UV light as a gift with purchase.  The watch is packaged in a white box with a nice Snoopy imprint and a little booklet.  Update 5: The Snoopy story continues:  On 31-MAR, Swatch has published a new Snoopy video on Instagram, with Snoopy unable to blow out the black candle on the cake with the two candles (white and black).  "The internet" is now speculating that a second Snoopy MoonSwatch may be released, this time in black color.  08-APR is a likely release date.  Update 6:  On 05-APR, Swatch announced the second Mission To The Moonphase watch on Instagram and in large newspaper ads (eg. Süddeutsche Zeitung Germany):  Mission To The Moonphase - New Moon (SO33B700, 270 GBP).  The non-limited black MoonSwatch will be sold in Swatch stores around the world on 08-APR.  Again, Snoopy, NASA’s safety ambassador since the 1960s, is featured lying on the moon on the moon phase disc, which rotates in the subdial set at 2 o’clock.  Thanks to Carlos Zanotelli for the photos and to Thomas Chan for the hint.
• SwatchXYou Swiss Timing special.  A Swiss Timing SwatchXYou special has surfaced (closeup of strap), probably a B2B special distributed by Swiss Timing (a Swatch Group company).  Thanks to Daniel Licata for the photos.
• A Tour of the SISTEM51 factory in Boncourt.  Fratello Watches has a great report A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Swatch SISTEM51 — Including A Tour Of ETA In Boncourt, with many photos and an interview with Swatch CEO Alain Villard.  Two interesting details in the interview:  1. "...the SISTEM51 movement in the Blancpain X Swatch Scuba Fifty Fathoms can indeed be replaced."  I did not know this;  2. "... the SISTEM51 movement used in the Scuba Fifty Fathoms undergo a further 14 days of testing once cased.", so these movements are specially selected (mine runs fine with only very few seconds deviation).
• New Big Bold Irony straps.  The five "metal strap" Big Bold Irony watches (with the colorful closed dial) are now available with colored (non-metal) straps in Switzerland only.  Thanks to Andrea Marco Faggioli for the photos.
• Swatch X Tate Art Journey 2024 collection.  Swatch invites to a Swatch Art Journey in London (an immersive art experience at 180 Studios) from 21 to 23-MAR.  Here are some impressions from London.
  
  The Swatch X Tate Art Journey 2024 collection has now been unveiled in London in conjunction with the Tate Gallery. It will be released in two batches (March and April), seven watches in total: 
  
  21-MAR:
  

  Name	Artist	Ref.Code / Price / Year	Painting
  Leger’s Two Women Holding Flowers packaging	Fernand Léger	SUOZ363(C) 96 GBP 1954
  Chagall's Blue Circus packaging	Marc Chagall	SUOZ365(C) 96 GBP 1950
  Miró's Women and Bird in the Moonlight packaging	Joan Miró	SO29Z136(C) 96 GBP 1949
  Turner's Scarlet Sunset packaging	JMW Turner	SO28Z700(C) 86 GBP c.1830-40

  04-APR:  
  

  Name	Artist	Ref.Code / Price / Year	Painting
  Matisse's Snail packaging	Henri Matisse	SO28Z127(C) 86 GBP 1953
  Bourgeois's Spirals packaging	Louise Bourgeois	SUOZ364(C) 96 GBP 2005 also available as SwatchPAY! (SVIZ105-5300)
  Barns-Graham's Orange and Red on Pink packaging	Wilhelmina Barns-Graham	SUOZ362(C) 96 GBP 1991

  Each watch exists in two strap versions:
  For the UK, the watch has a small loop "TATE" (ref.code with additional "C" at the end).
  For the rest of the world, the watch has a larger loop "TATE Gallery" (standard ref.code), exception: SO28Z127 (two loops).
• German TV report about the "clock giant 'Swatch'".  German TV science magazine Galileo has published a nice report about Swatch:    Schrill, bunt, Kult: Wie tickt der Schweizer Uhren-Gigant "Swatch"?  It features a review of Swatch history in the 80s and 90s, an interview (at Swatch HQ!) with Swatch CEO Alain Villard, a visit to the SISTEM51 factory (ETA in Boncourt), a meeting with a Swatch collector (Robert-Jan Broer from Fratello Watches), and a visit to the Swatch store in Düsseldorf.  Highly recommended!
• SwatchXYou Lunar Zodiac Collection.  Swatch has released a new SwatchXYou Lunar Zodiac Collection featuring the distinctive work of former Swatch Art Peace Hotel artist-in-residence Feng Bin. He stayed at the Hotel in Shanghai in 2021.  His eye-catching designs depict scenes from the fairy tales of each Lunar Zodiac animal, bringing them to life for a modern audience.  The collection consists of twelve watches:  1. Dragon (canvas);  2. Rat (canvas);  3. Monkey (canvas);  4. Ox (canvas);  5. Snake (canvas);  6. Rooster (canvas);  7. Tiger (canvas);  8. Horse (canvas);  9. Dog (canvas);  10. Rabbit (canvas);  11. Goat (canvas);  12. Pig (canvas).
• Nike SB 20 Years special.  A very limited Swatch New Gent special Nike SB 20 Years (SUOB402F) has been distributed to friends and family of Nike SB (Skateboarding) in 2022.  The watch is packaged in a very nice paper sleeve.

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• I am currently looking for:
• Kiki Picasso (poster piece)
• Kiki Picasso poster (original only)
• Mimmo Paladino Oigol Oro
• Helmut Newton Fingernails
• Prototypes, variants, hybrids, test models
• 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, especially US and "Personaldienst" blister
• Folders, brochures, documentation, advertisement material 1982-86.
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