DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE X KEITH HARING COLLECTION BY SWATCH

The latest Swatch collaboration with Disney & the Keith Haring Studio celebrates the iconic 1980’s New York social activist and pop-artist, renowned for his revolutionary and provocative graffiti-esque pictograms, lines and symbols.

Swatch & Art New Collections

Swatch are pleased to announce three Swatch & Art collaborations enforcing the brands commitment in bringing together some of the most exciting artists in the world in order to create art for the wrist. The latest Swatch & Art designs draw inspiration from the fascinating world of tattoo art in collaboration with French tattoo artist Tin Tin and Emmanuelle Antille. Both artists are extremely well known in their respected fields and enjoyed critical and commercial success for their work including tattooist of stars, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier.

The Swatch & Art Tin Tin and Emmanuelle Antille collection is launching on the 3rd September.

In addition to this Swatch will also be launching a collaboration with contemporary art duo Birdhead. Birdhead comprises of Ji Weiyu and Song Tao, both of whom were born in Shanghai, in 1980 and 1979, respectively. The two friends graduated in the year 2000, from the prestigious Shanghai Arts and Crafts School. Having subsequently formed a creative alliance under the name of Birdhead, in 2004, Ji and Song have since gained great acclaim for their distinctive and thought-provoking photographic works.
The Swatch & Art Birdhead collection is launching in October.


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Swatch Chrono Plastic

Ok you might remember and seen the the blog for the amazing party I went to last week for the launch of Swatches Chrono Plastic watch - It was a star studded affair and all round fab night... dont forget to check out that blog.... back to this one here it is.... I present the newly launched Chrono Plastic.... Let me know what you think.... personally I think the RRp is a great price for 1 - a chronograph watch and  2 - its from  a heavyweight nrand we all know and trust!

Combining the sleek mix of solid plastic and silicone with which Swatch has famously revolutionized the world of watch-making introduces Chrono Plastic The ten watches are offered in a versatile palette of either classic a black, light brown, grey, anthracite or white, as well as more fiercely eye-popping colours such as orange, red, blue, bright pink and light blue.


 RRP £76.

SWATCH LAUNCHES CHRONO PLASTIC COLLECTION AT THE FUTURE GALLERY

SWATCH LAUNCHES CHRONO PLASTIC COLLECTION AT THE FUTURE GALLERY

As summer made an appearance last night Swatch celebrated the launch of their new Chrono Plastic collection last night at The Future Gallery in London.

Radio 1 DJ star Gemma Cairney hosted the night by hitting the decks at 10pm. Other guests who stepped into the Swatch Surf Shack were Made in Chelsea stars Cheska Hull and Richard Dinan, SBTV Founder and Media Entrepreneur Jamal Edwards, Comedian Russell Kane, TV starts Joel Dommett and AJ Odudu, Model BB Kaye, Big Kids and lastly accessories designer Fred Butler.

With the sun out for the first time the Surf Shack theme was the perfect setting for the evening – giant surf boards and mini beach huts got everyone in the holiday vibe. Guests sipped on coconut cocktails and surf & turf canapés.


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SWATCH SCATTERS STAR-DUST WITH HIGH-GLOSS METALIZED COLLECTION

SWATCH SCATTERS STAR-DUST WITH HIGH-GLOSS METALIZED COLLECTION

Swiss watch and jewellery maker Swatch catches the high-gloss metal wave with five sparkling, shiny, high-colour Gents Originals for the Metalized Collection. These fashionably cool and contemporary Gents cast an irresistible star-dust spell that can’t fail to catch every eye in the room.

Available in five splashy, on-trend colours— pink, orange, blue, yellow and green—, the metalized, high-gloss sparkle enhances colour-block plastic straps and 34 mm plastic cases. Metalized dials in matching hues present white Arabic numerals and indexes set off by striking black hour, minute and second hands.


RRP £32






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THE BICOLOURED COLLECTION FROM SWATCH

THE BICOLOURED COLLECTION

For summer 2012, the Swatch Bicoloured Collection is unleashed in eye-poppingly bright colours, designed to create high-impact and fiercely-modern style statements.

This dazzling array of five Swatch Gent Originals is vibrant and vivacious. The clean, precise shapes of these gorgeous watches guarantee maximum fashionability and functionality for the sunny months ahead.

All watches in the Bicoloured Collection have chic solid black plastic cases, loops and tongues. Choose from proudly-poptastic pink Pink'n grey, Green'n violet, seductive Orange'n petrol, Cobalt'n pink or Yellow'n brown.


RRP £32


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SWATCH TOUCH DANCES WITH DIGITAL TIME

SWATCH TOUCH DANCES WITH DIGITAL TIME

Swiss watch and jewellery maker Swatch wraps digital time in colour with two new models in the up-to-the-minute Swatch Touch collection. The Swiss brand’s flair for eye-catching design leaps out at first glance: the new models feature sharp displays and splashy, self-confident colours. The first of the trend-wise pair is the sunny Swatch Touch Yellow the second the brilliant Swatch Touch Green.

The touch screen zone offers instant access (with finger-taps and lateral scrolls) to six digital functions: time (2 zones, t1 & t2), date, chrono, alarm, timer and beep, with easy readability assured at all times by a built-in backlight. Swiss-made quality and ergonomic design make Swatch Touch an effortless accessory: watch head and strap are perfectly integrated, and the curved plastic glass display echoes the curves of the wearer’s wrist. Inspired, electric and in tune with the times, Swatch Touch is a coolly fascinating emblem of urban life.


RRP £100






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SWATCH LAUNCHES LONDON WATCH

SWATCH LAUNCHES LONDON WATCH

Swatch celebrates the city of London with Mind Your Swatch, a New Gent Originals with a colourful collage of signs and symbols evoking the city and its famous landmarks. A playful mixture of iconic images spells out “LONDON” across the silicone strap and dial, moving from an “L” through a flag and an orange sky over Tower Bridge. A big black umbrella forms a rainy-day “D” and broad blue bar across a pink circle—a nod to the familiar London underground logo. The 12 o’clock side of the dial presents the final red and black “N” and brings legendary double-decker buses to mind. All in all, this sophisticated English Gent evokes good times in London—and is a perfect souvenir to remember them by.

RRP £44.50


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Swatch & fashion collaborations

Swatch have announced they are working with designers Uma Wang and Hideaki Kawashima on two new collabortions as part of their Swatch & fashion collaborations....... check out some of the pieceds from the collections which hits stores this month.....

Swatch lady collection - the new colours

New season new trends and colours - Swatch presents the new colours from their Lady collection for this season ......






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SWATCH 2012 Olympic Watches

These Swatch Olympic 2012 watches are made from plastic/resin and powered by a quartz movement.

Created with one eye on fashion and the other on the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games, they merge pro-sport aesthetics and classic London design. The new watches are available in brown/pink and blue colourways and each features the 2012 logo.

The designers have given a nod both to British fashion's mod-heritage and the London 2012 Olympic Games logo by means of a two-toned palette.

Water resistant to 30 metres.

Stockist: WatchShop.com – http://www.watchshop.com/ – 0844 736 5340
WatchShop.com Price: £36.00 each and free shipping in the UK

*NEW* Limited Edition: Swatch Year Of The Dragon Watch

Year Of The Dragon:






Swiss fashion watch and jewelery maker Swatch takes great pleasure in celebrating the Chinese New Year. Coming up soon (starting January 23rd, 2012) is the Year of the Dragon, one of the most lively and colorful signs of the Chinese animal zodiac, and is the key symbol of Chinese Spirit. The Year of the Dragon watch features an intricate and graceful Chinese dragon, drawn in blue on the white ground of the silicone strap, taking inspiration from classic Chinese-style blue and white porcelain. The dial complements the dragon with a delicate ornamental blue grid drawn on a white background. A blue dragon appears on the special packaging, too, ready to bring good fortune to everyone in the year ahead.

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COLOUR RULES WITH THE NEW GENT LACQUERED COLLECTION

A fresh collection of ten sensational watch designs from Swatch confirms the gorgeous use of colour and amazing innovation for which the iconic Swiss watch and jewellery maker Swatch is globally adored. Created to be as eye-catching as possible, the New Gent Lacquered collection combines stylish lacquered surfaces with a fabulous selection of fashion-forward colours.




 
The deconstructed dials of each of these ten Swatch designs expose intricate inner mechanisms. This distinctive feature arose from a highly complex production process, illustrating Swatch's ongoing commitment to technical excellence.

Tantalising colours used across the range include vibrant hues of pink, purple, indigo, blue-grey, orange, green and yellow, through to classic black or timeless white.

Five of the models; Red, orange, yellow, blue-grey and green will each have their own set of colouring rules on the mechanisms making each watch unique and individual.

SWATCH AND ACCLAIMED FRENCH ARTIST FAFI COLLABORATE ON A NEW COLLECTION

Swatch is proud to announce a new collaboration with the internationally-acclaimed artist, Fafi, whose work is known for mixing a strong, graphic sensibility with a vibrant, streetwise energy.




 

A new, one-off design from Fafi confirms Swatch's ongoing wish to seek-out and join forces with creative talents whose dedication to innovation and artistic excellence equals that of the famed Swiss brand. Previous Swatch collaborations, regularly unveiled since the mid-1980s onwards, have resulted in stunning time pieces from high profile visual artists including Keith Haring, Kiki Picasso, Alfred Hofkunst, Mimmo Rotella, Alesandro Mendini, Markus Linnenbrink and Ivan Navarro.

As part of The Graphic Designers Collection from Swatch, French artist Fafi has drawn upon her own unique aesthetic culminating in a watch design that simultaneously looks and feels cheeky and stylish - named Fafi O’Clock (GZ274).

The enigmatically-named Fafi originally hails from Paris, France. During the mid 1990s, she first began to enliven local walls and spaces with her graffiti art, garnering admiration for her distinct graphic sensibility, which proposed sassy and humorous depictions of subverted feminine stereotypes. Encouraged by her initial success, Fafi travelled around the world - making her mark in Japan, Europe, USA and Hong Kong - and forged further enthusiastic fans far and wide. High profile collaborations with, for example, electronic mega-brands, cutting-edge fashion boutiques, sports labels and make-up ranges all duly ensued, with Fafi's imagery also being featured in glossy magazines, pop videos and best-selling books. A new-found depth was brought to Fafi's creative output after she became a mother, in 2007, though her mischievous visual spirit remains as potent as ever in her latest works.

Fafi recalls her earliest Swatch moment: "Like a lot of kids, my first ever watch was a Swatch. I can still remember the pleasure of wearing it and how highly fashionable I felt!

Swatch is proud to announce a new collaboration with the internationally-acclaimed artist, Fafi, whose work is known for mixing a strong, graphic sensibility with a vibrant, streetwise energy.

A new, one-off design from Fafi confirms Swatch's ongoing wish to seek-out and join forces with creative talents whose dedication to innovation and artistic excellence equals that of the famed Swiss brand. Previous Swatch collaborations, regularly unveiled since the mid-1980s onwards, have resulted in stunning time pieces from high profile visual artists including Keith Haring, Kiki Picasso, Alfred Hofkunst, Mimmo Rotella, Alesandro Mendini, Markus Linnenbrink and Ivan Navarro.

As part of The Graphic Designers Collection from Swatch, French artist Fafi has drawn upon her own unique aesthetic culminating in a watch design that simultaneously looks and feels cheeky and stylish - named Fafi O’Clock (GZ274).

The enigmatically-named Fafi originally hails from Paris, France. During the mid 1990s, she first began to enliven local walls and spaces with her graffiti art, garnering admiration for her distinct graphic sensibility, which proposed sassy and humorous depictions of subverted feminine stereotypes. Encouraged by her initial success, Fafi travelled around the world - making her mark in Japan, Europe, USA and Hong Kong - and forged further enthusiastic fans far and wide. High profile collaborations with, for example, electronic mega-brands, cutting-edge fashion boutiques, sports labels and make-up ranges all duly ensued, with Fafi's imagery also being featured in glossy magazines, pop videos and best-selling books. A new-found depth was brought to Fafi's creative output after she became a mother, in 2007, though her mischievous visual spirit remains as potent as ever in her latest works.

Fafi recalls her earliest Swatch moment: "Like a lot of kids, my first ever watch was a Swatch. I can still remember the pleasure of wearing it and how highly fashionable I felt!

SWATCH AND ITALIAN ARTIST LORENZO PETRANTONI COLLABORATE ON A SERIES OF DESIGNS

Swatch is excited to unveil a new collaboration with the internationally acclaimed artist, Lorenzo Petrantoni, whose work is known for combining a distinct graphic sensibility with an illustrative flourish.







This new series of five watch designs from Lorenzo Petrantoni confirms Swatch's long-standing quest to identify and work in conjunction with creative mavericks whose dedication to innovation and artistic excellence equals that of the famed Swiss brand. Previous Swatch collaborations, regularly unveiled since the mid-1980s onwards, have resulted in stunning time pieces from high profile visual artists including Keith Haring, Kiki Picasso, Alfred Hofkunst, Mimmo Rotella, Alesandro Mendini, Ivan Navarro and Jean-Michel Othoniel.

As part of The Graphic Designers Collection from Swatch, Lorenzo Petrantoni proposes five different designs. Using a stark palette of black and white, the artist's complex array of illustrative patterns and motifs - which he achieves by reassembling cut-outs from old books, almost like a contemporary form of patchwork - are intricately printed upon the sleek silicone and plastic surfaces of the various watch designs. The quality of this printing process is incredibly precise, ensuring that every single detail can be minutely scrutinized and fully appreciated. Furthermore, each watch features the well-known Swatch logo printed on the inside of the plastic glass, creating a pleasing 3-D effect.

Born in Genoa, in 1970, Lorenzo Petrantoni went on to study graphic design at college in Milan, prior to embarking upon a successful career as an art director in France. Following a move back to his native Italy - which remains his base to this day - he has also evolved his graphic talents into the territory of illustration. His delicate and intricate creations take inspiration from the 1800's and in particular from old dictionaries of that era, from which he retrieves long-forgotten images to reassemble and reinvent for an appreciative 21st century audience. Petrantoni's work has, not surprisingly, been exhibited internationally and utilised throughout a variety of popular global advertising campaigns, as well as iconic magazines and newspapers.

Lorenzo Petrantoni explains his design inspirations: “The old and the new come together. Past and present, united in a unique project. This collection of five watches is the offspring of this perfect union. They were designed with decorations, characters and letters and symbols that date back to the 19th century. For me it has been a fascinating, surprising and original project. The idea was to give life to characters and objects from our past once more, while they are often forgotten in dusty bookshops, and to make them modern and aesthetically beautiful by using them for a young and stylish brand. Truly, there was nothing like a Swatch to welcome them into our times.”

CERTINA - DS MULTI-8 – All-black version

Unique, with a technological heart set for action

A forward-thinking philosophy and innovative ideas have long been CERTINA hallmarks. The Swiss sportwatch specialist introduces the all black DS MULTI-8, a novel timepiece that is both flexible and worldly, with a quartz analog-digital heart of great technical refinement. The masculine, sporty DS MULTI-8 will appeal to travellers and people on the move, with its multiple easy-to-use functions, as well as dynamic good looks and full-black PVD coated case.







The DS MULTI-8 All-black version is equipped with the same, unique ETA 8-function analog-digital movement as the original DS MULTI-8, housed inside a sporty black PVD coated case. It brings a highly useful array of features to this timepiece, such as twin "time-swap" timezones over its analog HM hands, and full calendar-week information, alarm, timer and chrono functions over its digital display. Professional and action-ready at first glance, the DS MULTI-8's technical nature comes alive at the push of its three control buttons, which also activate the sharp backlit display. Time here or time elsewhere available in an instant, according to your own favourite settings, and alarms available for both distinct timezones. An active traveller's delight, with acoustic and vibro alarm!

In a gorgeous, oversized 316L stainless steel case with PVD black coating in contrasting finishes—finely brushed lugs next to polished case sides and bezel—the DS MULTI-8 is at ease in any dynamic setting, business environment or sporty escapade. Its sapphire crystal is treated with anti-reflection coating on both faces, to ensure optimal reading of hands and digital display. Its black dial is sporty and modern, and a generous amount of Superluminova on its HM hands and Arabic numerals, ensures perfect readability under all conditions. The DS MULTI-8 sports three beautifully finished push-buttons to operate its various functions. The upper and lower buttons are slightly smaller while the central button, larger and thicker, carries the symbolic 'DS' monogram upon its smoothly rounded tip. Equipped with the CERTINA DS Concept, the watch is also water resistant up to a pressure of 10 bar (100 m).

The DS MULTI-8 All-black comes with a black carbon-fiber-look leather strap with matching black PVD twin-pushbutton butterfly clasp.



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SWATCH BLUM COLLECTION SOLD FOR HK $51,707,500

Something truly amazing happened in Hong Kong! One of the most complete collections of Swatch watches in the world, which reflects the outstanding story of Swatch, was sold at a historical amount of HK$ 51’707’500 .The Blum Collection was assembled over many years by Swiss businessman Peter Blum and his wife Linda, passionate collectors of Swatch watches since the brand’s early days. The exceptional assembly comprises some 4,363 watches, including a large number of prototypes, hybrids and production variants never brought to market. Many of the prototypes date from the extraordinary period prior to commercialisation of the first Swatch watches in the early 1980s, and are thus extremely rare. Among the most interesting and sought-after by collectors are a number of prototypes designed by the American artist Keith Haring, as well as the artist’s legendary Swatch watches Modele avec Personnage, Milles Pattes, Serpent and Blanc sur Noir. Additional rarities include Swatch watches created by artists Mimmo Paladino, Alfred Hofkunst and Sam Francis.







Handled by the noted art auction house Phillips de Pury & Company, this one-of-a-kind auction attracted considerable interest during pre-sale showings in New York, London and Shanghai, where it was exhibited at the Swatch Art Peace Hotel, the restored cultural landmark and art hotel on the Bund. Art auction expert Simon de Pury set the stage for a highly emotional Swatch event with the choice of a prestigious venue in one of China’s most dynamic and spectacular cities. With its own long-term relationship and commitment to art, Swatch is proud to have seen today’s auction hosted in China, a country with a notable artistic heritage and a vibrant relationship to the arts today. The Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong formed a perfect setting for what turned out to be the most amazing sale of Swatch watches ever sold as single lot for HK$ 51’707’500.

You Better Swatch Out at Lazy Oaf

Look what Lazy Oaf have  in stock just in time for Christmas? A whole new range of Swatch Watches including designs by Jeremy Scott and Kidrobot.



SWATCH X JEREMY SCOTT PUNK WATCH







Release your rebellious side with this leopard print wrap-around watch by Jeremy Scott.



SWATCH X JEREMY SCOTT DOUBLE VISION WATCH & SWATCH BLACK SUIT DOTS WATCH













Start seeing double for the right reasons with this limited edition Double Vision Jeremy Scott design. Or stick to the classic Swatch analog shape with this polka dot number.





SWATCH WHITE & BLACK REBEL WATCHES












Keep an eye on the day and date as well as the time with these sleek and simple white and black Rebel Watches.









Lazy Oaf is also excited to present you with the Swatch x Kidrobot collecion where each watch comes with a matching vinyl Dunny. Kidrobot have collaborated with some of their top designers for this range including Jeremyville, Tilt and Mad all available at lazyoaf.com.



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MTV EMAs 2011 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - 6th November 2011

This year’s MTV EMAs 2011 will take place in Belfast live from the Odyssey Arena and it promises to be as spectacular an event as ever with the show broadcasting across MTV channels around the world from 9pm CET.

The MTV EMAs 2011 is sponsored by Dell, Replay, Hyundai and Swatch.