Swatch
Swatch has come up in 8 episodes of The Pattern, first on Tue 12 May 2026 and most recently on Tue 21 Jul 2026.
Going into a meeting about Swatch? Copy a one-page brief: the threads it sat in, who came up alongside it and the latest stories.
- Usually in
- Fashion and Style (5), Brand and Business (2)
- Comes up alongside
- Audemars Piguet (4), Samsung (1)
The threads it sat in
The idea that connected each episode's stories, latest first.
- Tue 21 Jul 2026Craft credentials beat heritage claims. The gap is widening
- Fri 26 Jun 2026Aesthetics became assets. Courts and catwalks confirmed it today
- Thu 21 May 2026Demand did not disappear. It was waiting for the right ritual
- Mon 18 May 2026Crowds are ungovernable. Scarcity marketing hit its ceiling
- Sun 17 May 2026Geography is back. Culture clusters again
- Sat 16 May 2026Without the human, only the floor remains
Every episode
- Tue 21 Jul 2026 · Ep 147Swatch's gold MoonSwatch signals that the mass-premium watch format is entering its value tierA gold variant shows the hype cycle has matured, with Swatch chasing a higher price rather than new buyers.Via InsideHook · Culture and Ideas
- Fri 26 Jun 2026 · Ep 122Swatch takes Samsung to London court over digital watch face designs worth $170 millionVia Financial Times · Fashion and Style
- Thu 21 May 2026 · Ep 86Swatch and Audemars Piguet's $400 plastic pocket watch sparks queues and resale flippingVia Business of Fashion · Fashion and Style
- Mon 18 May 2026 · Ep 83Swatch's Royal Pop launch sparks tear gas in Paris and store closures in three citiesVia South China Morning Post · Fashion and Style
- Sun 17 May 2026 · Ep 82Tear gas at a Swatch launch turns a luxury drop into a public order problem.Tear gas at a Swatch launch puts a social cost on desirability, and could invite governments to shape how access works.Via South China Morning Post · Fashion and Style
- Sat 16 May 2026 · Ep 81Swatch's Royal Pop with Audemars Piguet lifts its share priceVia South China Morning Post · Brand and Business
- Fri 15 May 2026 · Ep 80Swatch x Audemars Piguet Royal Pop sends Hong Kongers queuing overnight for a pocket watchVia Glossy / South China Morning Post · Brand and Business
- Tue 12 May 2026 · Ep 77Swatch x Audemars Piguet is generating pre-launch hype that neither brand could manufacture alone.Via Glossy · Fashion and Style
How we count: an episode counts once for Swatch when Swatch is the subject of a headline or story title, or is one of the names the episode covers and is named in a story, in the thread that connects the stories or in the audio. Being cited as a source does not count.
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