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 3 of 6
Casio W-30 Sanpei Fisherman Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 152 JDM 1980s
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- Casio Cosmo Phase CGW-90 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 830 JDM 1980s — 4 available
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- Citizen DQ-8038 Men’s Vintage Alarm Chronograph Digital Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Casio Multi Alarm BA-200 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 462 JDM 1980s — 7 available
- Casio T-2000 Men’s Vintage Digital Dictionary Sports Watch Module 219 JDM 1980s — 3 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 Marlin WS-710 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 145 JDM 1980s — 3 available
- Alba World Time W308-4000 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Travel Watch JDM 1980s — 1 available
- Casio Swimmer AA-92W Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 103 JDM 1980s — 1 available
- Casio SA-60G Men’s Vintage Solar Digital Sports Watch Module 189 JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Seiko 2021-5360 Vintage Fancy Cuban Link Bracelet Dress Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available
- Casio C-80 Men’s Vintage Digital Calculator Watch Module 133 JDM 1980s — 1 available
- Casio Radial Graph RGW-20 Men’s Vintage Digital Sports Watch Module 918 JDM 80s — 1 available
- NOS Casio Soccer Timer SCT-30 Men’s Vintage Ana-Digi Sports Watch JDM 1980s — 2 available