Ah, Swatch. Pure, early ’90s, neon-flecked nostalgia. Andre Agassi is slapping serves, mullet flapping in the breeze; Marty McFly just touched down in his DeLorean (again); even Dennis Rodman is wearing one. Swatch.
Whenever it feels like watches are a bit too serious or perhaps we’re just not having enough fun, I turn to the lovable plastic – ahem, bioceramic – brand. I love vintage and modern Swatch and always have a few stuffed in a drawer, somewhere, and the brand does as good a job as any at looking to its past without just playing the hits. high quality replica watches
Luckily, Swatch is hitting the High Noons and sniffling through its allergies to deliver another update to its bright Neon collection just in time for summer. Last year’s Neon releases were, for me, highlighted by the Shades of Neon. While some people are still chasing down a MoonSwatch, the Shades of Neon has been the elusive Swatch I can’t get my hands on. (Malaika has one, and it kills me!) high quality replica watches
This time around, Swatch added six new Neons, all playing on laser-tag adjacent models from the ’80s/’90s. Here, I’ve got the Neon Wave Chronograph, the Neon Pink Podium, and the Neon Hot Racer Skin. While all stand in the shadow of last year’s Shades of Neon, they’re fun additions to the Neon collection with bright colors and bold design. Agassi’s jorts would be proud. high quality replica watches
Let’s start with the Neon Wave Chrono, an orange-purple-green-aqua proposition that’s 42mm but pretty wearable at 13mm thick and about 49mm lug-to-lug. It’s a play on the original Neo Wave Chrono from the ’90s and keeps the colors mostly the same, just upsizing a few millimeters (original Swatch chronos are 37mm). Obviously, I wish they would’ve brought down the size a bit more, but it’s a huge improvement over the monstrous “Big” chronos like the Neon Jelly Chrono Swatch also makes. It’s big, bright, and feels a bit like a toy, but that’s certainly by design. But to truly get why I like the Neon Wave, we need a quick diversion…