Level Up with The Swatch x Dragon Ball Z Collection, Featuring Inspired Designs From Iconic Characters

As Goku would say, “power comes in response to a need, not a desire”. Well, consider this: nothing can give you more of a boost to your Dragon Ball Z rep than the need to get a watch that showcases your love for one of the most popular manga and anime series of all time.

In partnership with Toei Animation, the Swatch x Dragon Ball Z Collection features eight watches inspired by the iconic Dragon Ball Z characters, namely Goku, Cell, Frieza, Majin Buu, Gohan, Vegeta, Kame Sennin, and Shenron, with reimagined elements of each character on the front and back of the watch. The characters’ names are also included in English on the front upper loop and in Japanese on the reverse alongside the Dragon Ball Z logo on the bottom loop.

Here’s a closer look at each watch and the characters who inspired the designs.

GOKU X SWATCH, $194

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Probably the most iconic character from the series, the vivid orange and black GOKU X SWATCH BIG BOLD watch takes inspiration from his outfit with a dial that features the Japanese symbol for his name (which appears on his dogi) and a Kintoun motif on the strap back.

CELL X SWATCH, $194

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Created by Dr. Gelo, Cell is the artificial life-form made to exact revenge on Goku. This CELL X SWATCH BIG BOLD watch comes in bright green and black to capture the essence of Cell and features pink dots on the watch’s hands to reflect his eye colour with a yellow crown on the side of the watch to represent his facial features. The underside of the watch strap completes the look with a depiction of his lethal black and dark orange tail.

FRIEZA X SWATCH, $119

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Frieza is one of the most well-known villain of the series who often engages Goku and his friends in battle. To showcase this character, two forms of Frieza are featured on the FRIEZA X SWATCH GENT watch with white and purple on the front as well as red dots on the watch hands, and pink-lined detailing on the underside.

MAJIN BUU X SWATCH, $119

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A villain with many skills, the MAJIN BUU X SWATCH GENT watch features a black ‘M’ on the yellow dial to reflect his gold belt alongside purple and pink details on the underside of the watch to reflect Buu’s cape and belly.

GOHAN X SWATCH, $149

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The first Saiyan-human hybrid and son of Goku, the GOHAN X SWATCH NEW GENT watch features a Kamehameha energy lightning design with the words ‘KA-ME-HA-ME-HAAAA’ printed on the glass dial. The front strap includes the same patch that Piccolo gave to Gohan while the reverse showcases elements of his childhood outfit.

VEGETA X SWATCH, $149

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Known as the prince of the fallen Saiyan race, the VEGETA X SWATCH NEW GENT watch is inspired by his first appearance and captures the exact moment Vegeta realised Goku’s power level on his Scouter through a depiction of Goku’s silhouette on the white dial. The black and white print on the red glass represents the Scouter Lens he uses and features his Great Ape form on the backside of the watch.

KAMESENNIN X SWATCH, $149

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Often in the company of his talking sea turtle, the KAMESENNIN X SWATCH NEW GENT watch is inspired by his famous pair of sunglasses which is featured as part of the watch face with elements of his Aloha shirt on the backside of the watch.

SHENRON X SWATCH

The SHENRON X SWATCH BIG BOLD watch embodies the green scale pattern of the Divine Dragon with the underside of the watch mirroring the belly of Shenron. The front of the watch features the text ‘Tell me your wish’ in Japanese and English on the bezel with Shenron’s claw clutching the seven Dragon Balls as part of the watch face. This piece is set to launch on 1 October 2022 with pricing to be announced at a later date.

 


The Swatch x Dragon Ball Z Collection (except the SHENRON X SWATCH WATCH) is available now in Swatch stores and online HERE.