Kev tshawb nrhiav rau Swatch tsis tshua muaj watches tau coj lub ntiaj teb los ntawm cua daj cua dub nyob rau hauv xyoo tas los no ua tsaug rau lawv qhov muag-popping xim thiab funky designs. Thaum txawm tias lub npe nrov ua rau muaj kev lom zem thiab tsis sib haum xeeb, txhua tus xav tau ib qho ntawm qhov kev txiav txim sai sai no.
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Thaum ib lub sij hawm thaum ib zaug uas muaj koob meej Swiss horology tuam txhab uas muag raug kev hem thawj ntawm obliteration, lub Swatch hom tau tshwm sim los tsa txoj kev lag luam ib leeg-tes. Armed nrog lub tswv yim yooj yim ntawm kev sib koom ua ke ntawm kev ua si zoo nkauj thiab cov ntaub ntawv pheej yig nrog kev tsim kho thiab kev txav mus los, Swatch tau ua nws qhov cim thawj zaug ntawm lub sijhawm hauv ntiaj teb thaum xyoo 1980s nrog nws cov khoom lag luam. Raws li kev coj noj coj ua ntawm Ernst Thomke (ntawm ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse), uas tau sib sau ua ke pab pawg neeg ua haujlwm ua ke los ntawm Elmar Mock thiab Jacques Müller, Swatch tau teeb tsa txog txoj haujlwm ntawm kev hloov kho Swiss watch craftsmanship.
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Pom tau tias tsim kom muaj lub sijhawm zoo yuav tsis rov ua kom muaj zog Swiss horology, Swatch tau xeeb tub cov khoom siv yas saib xyuas nrog ob lub luag haujlwm rov qab uas tseem ua haujlwm ua lub phaj loj. Cov txiaj ntsig ntawm qhov kev xav tshiab no ua rau muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm cov khoom zoo nkauj thiab cov yeeb yuj uas zoo li tsuas yog saib tshiab tab sis khaws lub sijhawm thiab cov txiaj ntsig zoo. Muab qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev lom zem ntxim nyiam, Swatch tau tsim lawv cov khoom sau hauv xyoo 1983 nrog cov qauv nqi uas yuav luag txhua tus neeg tuaj yeem them taus, thiab tus naj npawb ntawm cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas tau tsim nyob rau ntau xyoo tau taw qhia tias yav tom ntej tus neeg sau khoom tau yug los.
Achieving Cult Collectible Status
Qhov nrov ntawm Swatch watches tau nce siab los ntawm nruab nrab-1980s. Ntawm cov kev sib txuas nrog Swatches yog hnav ntau dua ib tus qauv, siv lawv ua tus tuav ponytail, thiab txuas lawv rau khaub ncaws. Lub sijhawm no ntawm kev vam meej ntawm cov khoom lag luam tseem tau cim qhia txog kev tsim kev koom tes nrog cov kws ua yeeb yam zoo li Keith Haring, qhov kev txav uas tau ntxiv cov kev coj noj coj ua ntau yam rau lub sijhawm ib txwm muaj.
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Zoo li lwm lub tuam txhab, Swatch txoj kev vam meej txuas ntxiv yog nyob ntawm qhov kev qhia tsis tu ncua ntawm cov khoom tshiab thiab tshiab, uas ua rau ib qho Swatch tsim ua ntej nruab nrab-1990s me ntsis tsawg. Ib tsab ntawv txwv lossis themed Swatches tseem nyuaj dua los nrhiav thiab nqa tus nqi tseem ceeb ntawm kev sib tw.
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Hmoov zoo, Swatch qhov kev nyiam thaum ntxov ua rau nrhiav cov ntaub ntawv pov thawj pov thawj cov txheej txheem yooj yim, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum koj tau txheeb xyuas cov tsev neeg twg koj Swatch koom nrog. Cov no yog ob peb qhov nrov tshaj plaws Swatch qauv los ntawm 1980s thiab 1990s:
- Swatch Originals: Raws li cov lus qhia, cov khoom qub tau los ua ntej thiab nthuav tawm txhua yam yas hauv ntau hom, ntau thiab tsawg, thiab tsim. Cov keeb kwm ntxov tshaj plaws tau khav theeb yam tsawg kawg nkaus ntawm cov xim es tsis txhob muaj qhov ntxoov ntxoo riotous symphony tam sim no hauv qee cov qauv tom qab. Cov khoom qub yog qhov tsis tshua muaj Swatch watches uas muag tau zoo ntawm kev sib tw. Interestingly, cov thawj Swatch watches yog qhov nyuaj los ntawm, yog li cov uas nyob rau hauv zoo thiab tseem muaj qhov tseeb, ua hauj lwm mechanisms yuav tsim nyog ob peb puas duas las ntawm auction. Piv txwv li, lub Swatch thaum ntxov no tau teev rau $ 580 ntawm eBay.
- Swatch Irony: Kev loj hlob ua rau muaj kev xav tau ntau haiv neeg, uas Swatch tau ntsib lub taub hau los ntawm kev qhia cov watches nrog cov hlau. Thawj Ironies tau tshwm sim hauv xyoo 1989, kev ntaus pob ncaws pob lom zem xws li saib-los ntawm kev hu xov tooj thiab kev teeb tsa tus lej txawv txawv, tab sis lawv yeej tsis tau ua tiav qib ntawm kev muaj koob meej kom phim cov thawj. Cov Swatches no tsis deb ntawm cov khoom lag luam loj-daim pib thiab tuaj yeem muag ntawm ib ncig ntawm $ 20- $ 50, qhov nruab nrab. Qhov no Pistachio Irony Swatch los ntawm 1996, nrog nws cov xim tshwj xeeb, tau muag ntawm qhov kawg siab ntawm spectrum ntawm $ 50.
- Swatch Skin: Named vim lawv ultra-nyias siv, Cov tawv nqaij tsev neeg tau tshwm sim nyob rau hauv 1997. Tom qab ntawd, Swatch tsim ib subfamily ntawm Skins uas featured functional chronograph muaj peev xwm. Txawm li cas los xij, cov watches no tsis tshua muaj tsawg li Swatch timepieces ua ntej. Ntau yam zoo li Swatch Irony, Swatch Skins tsis muaj txiaj ntsig tshwj xeeb. Qhov tseeb, lawv yuav luag zoo khaws cia rau hauv koj txoj kev saib xyuas rau lawv lub sijhawm khaws lub peev xwm dua li sim muag lawv hauv khw. Piv txwv li, qee qhov vintage Swatch Skins tam sim no tuaj yeem muag rau ib ncig ntawm $ 10- $ 20 online.
Limited Edition Swatches
Lwm yam tshaj li cov watches los ntawm tsev neeg ntawm thawj, cov qauv txwv tsis pub muaj feem ntau yog cov Swatches tsawg tshaj plaws thiab muaj txiaj ntsig. Cov no yog qee qhov piv txwv ntawm kev txwv ib tsab thiab tshwj xeeb tso tawm qauv los ntawm Swatches catalog:
- Jelly Fish Chronometer: Swatch tsim tsuas yog 2,000 tus lej Jelly Fish watches hauv xyoo 1990, ua qhov no yog ib qho tsis tshua muaj Swatches thaum ntxov. Lub moos no muaj cov pluaj translucent kiag li thiab cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm cov neeg hnav tuaj yeem saib xyuas cov khoom siv hauv kev ua haujlwm. Txawm hais tias nws txwv tus lej ntau lawm, lub moos no tsis tsim nyog ib tuj ntawm cov nyiaj, sib npaug ntawm $ 50- $ 100 nyob ntawm qhov xwm txheej. Piv txwv li, lub Plaub Hlis Ntuj xyoo 1990 no tau muag rau $79 rau tus neeg yuav khoom online.
- Cigar Box Putti Pop Swatch: Tsim los ntawm 1992 los ntawm Vivienne Westwood rau lub caij nplooj zeeg/Lub caij ntuj no sau, lub moos no nta tus me nyuam tub txib saum lub dial thiab pluaj ncig los ntawm Rococo-inspired floaty scenery. Kev tsim tawm ntawm tsuas yog 9, 999 tus lej tso tawm hauv lub thawv cigar cigars paub tseeb tias nws cov xwm txheej tsis tshua muaj Swatch, thiab feem ntau muaj nqis nyob ib puag ncig $ 100- $ 150.
- Tresor Magique: Nws cov ntaub ntawv qab zib thiab platinum yas ua rau lub moos no ua yeeb yam zoo nkauj. Qhov txwv tsis pub tshaj tawm tsuas yog 12, 999 tus lej hauv xyoo 1993 ua rau nws npau suav ntawm tus sau. Ua tsaug rau nws cov ntaub ntawv platinum thiab txwv ntau lawm, cov watches no yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws ntawm cov ntawv txwv Swatches thiab feem ntau muag rau ob peb txhiab nyiaj. Piv txwv li, tus neeg muag khoom eBay no muaj Tresor Magique saib, nrog cov ntaub ntawv qub, teev rau $ 2, 575.
Txhob Cia Kuv Ua Zaum Kawg
Txawm hais tias qee tus neeg nyiam Swatch tsis tshua muaj watches vim lawv cov khoom sib sau, lwm tus ntseeg tias lawv tus nqi tiag tiag nyob hauv lawv cov qauv tsim tsis muaj tseeb. Rau cov peev nyiaj fashionistas hauv kev tshawb nrhiav cov khoom kim heev saib zoo li rau cov neeg nyiam nyiam sau, Swatch watches qhia txog kev hwm uas koj thiab lub sijhawm yuav tsis hnov qab sai sai.
