1983 was a good year for plastic
By Sam Okafor, London ยท
I won't hear a word against this one. As industrial design it's a small miracle. When it arrived in 1983 it rewrote what a cheap watch could look like, and the plastic case at 34 mm still has more character than most fashion watches at five times the price. Black dial, black rubber strap, acrylic crystal, quartz. 70 to 80 dollars.
Obviously it's not a precious object. It'll scratch, it's 30 m, and the rubber strap collects lint. Buy it anyway. Everyone should own one Swatch.