Birth year watches
Watches made in 1986.
Audemars Piguet built the first self winding tourbillon wristwatch in 1986, and mechanical watchmaking began its slow return as a luxury rather than a necessity.
For everyone else 1986 was quartz: reliable, affordable and by now taken entirely for granted. Watches from this year tend to arrive in better condition than older pieces simply because they are younger.
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Made in 1986
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137 watchesSee everything from the 1980s
c.1985
Citizen 2200-224167
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- Strap
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£140
c.1984
Seiko 6530-5480
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- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£120
c.1988
Seiko 7009-3140
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£170
1980s
Gucci 2305L
- Movement
- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£220
1980s
Raymond Weil 9517
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- Strap
- Condition
£220
Sale −15%1980s
Favre-Leuba 394
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- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£200£170
1980s
Tissot J126/226K
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- Strap
- Condition
£125
Box
1980s
Tissot Elecronic Crown
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- Case size
- Strap
- Condition
£150Box
Further reading
Buying guide · 9 min readLED, LCD and ana-digi: a guide to vintage digital watchesRed LED displays, always-on LCDs and the ana-digi watches that put hands and a screen on the same dial. What each era was, what goes wrong with them, and what they cost now.Guide · 6 min readHow to date a vintage watchSerial numbers, reference numbers, movement calibres and design clues: a practical guide to working out exactly when a vintage watch was made.History · 6 min readThe quartz revolution: why 1970s watches matterThe 1970s is the most consequential decade in watchmaking history, and arguably the most misunderstood. The 'quartz crisis' is only part of the story.