1980s Watches
The 1980s were the most inventive decade affordable watches ever had. Quartz had just flattened the old order, and Japanese makers filled the open ground at full speed: Casio launched the G-Shock in 1983 and the Databank in 1984, Seiko packed televisions and computers into wristwatches, and ana-digi hybrids put two faces on one dial. Design got loud, plastics got good, and the watch briefly became the most exciting gadget a person could own.
Everything in this collection left a factory between 1980 and 1989, most of it in Japan. Expect multifunction digitals, ana-digi hybrids, slim dress quartz, and sports models, with a strong JDM lean since that is where the sourcing happens. Original bracelets and resin straps from this era are scarcer than the watches themselves, so factor the band into what you are buying, and expect honest wear on plated cases.
492 timepieces in this collection — page 2 of 6
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- Casio Cosmo Phase CGW-90 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 830 JDM 1980s — 4 available
- Casio A201 “Blue Thunder” Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 103 JDM 80s — 3 available
- Casio Marlin H101 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 106 JDM 1980s — 7 available
- Alba Alarm Chrono Game Y760-5000 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Casio W-30 Sanpei Fisherman Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 152 JDM 1980s — 9 available
- Casio AX-210 Men’s Vintage Digital Calendar Melody Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Alba Y823-5000 Men’s Vintage Alarm Chronograph Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 1 available
- Casio AE-90W Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 187 JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Casio A202 “Blue Thunder” Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 103 JDM 80s — 4 available
- Casio Phone Dialer 100 Databank DBA-900 Vintage Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Casio B630 Men’s Vintage Digital LCD Sports Watch Module 632 JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Casio GAME-20 GM-20 Men’s Vintage Digital Game Watch Module 165 JDM 1980s — 5 available
- Casio Cosmo Phase CGW-50 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 830 JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Casio Twin Graph II AE-21W Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 809 JDM 1980s — 1 available
- Casio Quartz B817 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 155 JDM 1980s — 4 available
- Casio Marlin WS-710 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 145 JDM 1980s — 3 available