The Most Stylish Swatch Special-Edition Watches for Men
Plain has never been in Swatch’s vocabulary. The Swiss watch brand has set itself apart from other brands by eschewing classic styles for spirited designs. For Swatch, a watch is a fashion statement. Bold and current, Swatch watches for men frequently reference pop culture to standout effect. Case in point: the Tokyo 2020 collection where the brand, a long-time Olympic partner, came out with three different watches to mark the games. Swatch also collaborated with NASA on five watch designs that they described as “out of this world.”
It’s not just the Olympics and NASA, though—Swatch has always leaned toward the quirky and avant-garde, turning its watches into canvases for many of the world’s artists and creative types. Since the 1980s, the brand has struck high-profile partnerships with renowned designers and artists. Today, it has proven to be the master in collaboration as it continues to release unique and intensely creative pieces. Here are just some of the most noteworthy and collectible.
Swatch and Jollibee
View this post on Instagram>p>pFor Jollibee’s 40th anniversary, the fast-food giant teamed up with Swatch to release a limited collection of watches, each capturing the brand’s vibrant and youthful personality while maintaining a tasteful aesthetic. Featuring bright prints against carefully selected Jollibee motifs, the watches were a fitting yet wearable tribute for long-time Jollibee fans.>p>pSwatch and Bencab>h2
Photo by Salcedo Auctions.>p>pIn another anniversary-related collaboration, Swatch launched the Swatch + Art + Fashion exhibit to mark its 25th anniversary by partnering with National Artist for Visual Arts, Bencab. The show centered on Sabel, arguably Bencab’s most popular art subject, and featured designs that interpreted Bencab’s muse. The Swatch Sabel watch is the first Filipino design sold internationally. Bencab presented a Sabel piece painted exclusively for Swatch, more colorful than its previous iterations.>pSwatch and MoMa>h2>p
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>p>pIn a bid to make art accessible, Swatch struck up a collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art. Together, they launched six special edition watches that showcase some of the museum's most well-known works. This collection takes art out of the museum and puts it on your wrist, with each watch carrying a distinct look based on the following paintings: “The Dream” (1910) by Henri Rosseau, “The Starry Night” (1889) by Vincent van Gogh, “The City and Design, The Wonders of Life on Earth, Isamu Kurita” (1966) by Tadanori Yokoo, “New York” (1968) by Tadanori Yokoo, “Composition in Oval with Colour Planes 1” (1914) by Piet Mondrian, and “Hope, II” (1907-1908) by Gustav Klimt. You can purchase the Swatch watches for men and women individually or buy them as a collector's edition in a special box inspired by the MOMA’s Blade Stair.>p>pSwatch and Kiki Picasso>h2
>p>pLaunched in 1985, Swatch’s partnership with Kiki Picasso is what started the wave of artistic collaborations that would later define the brand. Swatch’s GZ008 was an avant-garde, 140-piece edition that featured a seemingly unfinished illustration with hints of color here and there. >p>pSwatch and 007>h2>p
