Talk of the glorious ’90s immediately takes us back to simpler times when things like Friends , Britpop , tracksuits , curtains (hair) and bucket hats dominated the conversation and were supposedly ‘trending’. It was a decade dominated by change, especially with the birth of the internet, which also applies to watch design . While some might call the ’90s a bit of an iffy period for horology, it did introduce some pieces and models that are now considered to be the most important watches today, thus paving the way for trends that are still going strong .
For people born in the ‘90s, birth year watches might be the best possible way to remain connected to those simpler times. We asked our experts to pick their favourite birth year watches for every year of that decade – and they didn’t disappoint. It simply wouldn’t be a '90s watch list without a two-tone model.
“This piece is truly evocative of the time and sets a precedent for what a multi-tone watch can be,” says Armand Johnston, senior client advisor at The 1916 Company . “The Rolex Day-Date Tridor takes the regal nature of the Day-Date and adds a bit of unexpected colour by fusing rose, yellow, and white gold, which to some, can make a full-gold watch easier to wear as an everyday piece.” We may (or may not) have reached peak Cartier Crash , but either way any rare Cartier will always feature on our grail list (we’d love to have Tyler, the Creator’s collection) .
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