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.
475 timepieces in this collection — page 3 of 5
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- Casio W-30 Sanpei Fisherman Vintage Digital Watch JDM 1980s Module 152 — 4 available
- Rare Vintage Casio W-760 Men’s Digital Alarm Chronograph Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Marlin W-550 Men’s Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s Module 81 — 2 available
- Casio SKX-1000 Men’s Vintage Digital Ski Sports Watch JDM 1980s Module 969 — 5 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Moon Phase MD-717 Men’s Quartz Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio W-31 Men’s Digital Alarm Chronograph Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Casio Fish In Time FT-100W Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 844 JDM 80s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio W-780 Men’s Digital Sports Watch Module 549 JDM 1980s — 5 available
- Rare Vintage Casio World Time W-60U Men’s Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 4 available
- Rare Vintage Casio GAME-20 GM-20 Men’s Digital Game Watch JDM 1980s Module 165 — 6 available
- Rare Vintage Casio AE-10W Men’s Alarm Chronograph Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Multi Alarm BA-200 Men’s Digital Watch Module 462 JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio DW-7300 Quattro Graph Men’s Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio AE-90W Men’s Digital Alarm Chronograph Sports Watch JDM 80s — 4 available
- Rare Vintage Casio SKX-1300 Twin LED Men’s Digital Ski Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio SKX-1000 Men’s Digital Ski Sports Watch JDM 1980s Module 969 — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio World Time A300U Men’s Digital Watch Module 643 JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Casio Marlin Moon Phase MD-738 Men’s Vintage Quartz Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Marlin WS-710 Alarm Chronograph Digital Sports Watch JDM 80s — 2 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Marlin H101 Men’s Digital Sports Watch Module 106 JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Phone Dialer 100 Databank DBA-900 Men’s Digital Watch JDM 80s — 1 available
- Rare Vintage Casio Rookie RKM-373 Moon Phase Men’s Classic Dress Watch JDM 1980s — 1 available
- Seiko 2C21-5510 Vintage Fancy Classic Bracelet Dress Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Casio AE-90W Men’s Vintage Digital Alarm Chronograph Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 3 available
- NOS Seiko Alba Blue Impulse Y785-4000 Vintage Digital Sports Ski Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Vega Alarm Chronograph 9248-390059 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 1 available