Velvet Underground Swatch wristwatch leads our five lots to watchVelvet Underground Swatch Wristwatch DENVER, PA — The so-called Velvet Underground Swatch wristwatch was made in an edition of just 500 for a special ‘underground’ party in New York in 1985. The watches arrived too late and were never issued at the event. Instead, they were given to Swatch employees in the US. The watch […]
Single-owner Swatch collection featured at LA Modern Auctions, July 19VAN NUYS, Calif. – Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) will present Swatches: The Collection of Esther Montagner on Wednesday, July 19. It features a truly remarkable presentation of iconic Swatch watches, rare collector’s packaging, celebrity autographs, and historic ephemera gathered during decades, from the early days of Swatch’s inception to the present moment. Absentee and Internet live […]
Swatch of fabric from Hindenburg sells for more than $36KBOSTON (AP) – A swatch of canvas recovered from the wreckage of the Hindenburg has sold for more than $36,000 at auction.
Swatch snowboard trophy art competition closes March 27BIEL, Switzerland – The 3rd Swatch TTR Art Rules design competition attracts many designers from all around the globe. It offers artists the chance of a lifetime to have their artwork featured on the 2012/13 TTR [Ticket to Ride] Snowboard World Tour Trophy and matching Swatch Tour Watch. More than 2,000 participants from 90 countries […]