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Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
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Not just another modern-day collaboration, these are Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued after a 34-year absence.

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued

 

That’s right, this kind of artist collaboration isn’t confined to the modern era. Back in 1986, Swatch produced a mini range of watches for Keith Haring’s New York Pop Shop.

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney watches reissued

 

Collector’s pieces after the event due to Haring’s burgeoning reputation, these reissues might burst that bubble a little. But probably not completely. After all, everyone wants an original.

Not that people will tell if you have any of these three watches on your wrist.

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney watches reissued

 

All of the watches are a mix of Keith Haring and Disney, but each offers an individual take on the theme. The red version has a striped band and a black illustration of Mickey on a red striped background. The blue-cased watch has a depiction of Mickey Mouse in dots and lines, with the black and white contracted with yellow hands.

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney watches reissued

 

Finally, a more minimal black and white watch has a black strap, a Mickey Mouse illustration on a white background and more of those yellow hands.

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney watches reissued

 

All have co-branding and some lovely packaging too, pushing the into the ‘cool gift’ category. At least, they do if you don’t mind paying big for a gift.

Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney Swatch watches reissued
Keith Haring’s 1980s Disney watches reissued

 

Swatch might still be affordable to some degree, but certainly not cheap. Prices are between £83 and £157.

Find out more at the Swatch website

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