Watches Introduced in 1988
Discover watches unveiled, released or first introduced in 1988. Find a timepiece that shares its history with a birth year or milestone.
4 items · 1988 · Watches
The year shown refers to when a watch model or collection was first unveiled or released. It does not represent the manufacture date of an individual watch currently available for sale.
Rolex
Cosmograph Daytona (Second Generation, Automatic)
Cosmograph Daytona is a Rolex model with a clearly documented place in the collection's history. Updated with the self-winding Calibre 4030 chronograph movement. A larger 40 mm case and sapphire crystal marked a major evolution toward the modern Daytona. This 1988 entry identifies Cosmograph Daytona (Second Generation, Automatic) as a distinct product generation. On the pre-owned market, reference 16520 provides the clearest search key. Its traceable debut year makes it a meaningful birth-year gift.
New Generation
Grand Seiko
95GS
The 95GS was Grand Seiko’s first quartz watch, rated to an accuracy of ten seconds per year.
Introduced
Seiko
A.G.S.
The self-generating quartz watch that became the foundation of Seiko Kinetic.
Introduced
BVLGARI
Diagono
A sporty BVLGARI watch line introduced in 1988.
Introduced