Love, Peace & Happiness GJ118 by Micha Klein for Swatch is an artist-designed Gent wristwatch released as part of Swatch’s Fall/Winter 1996 collection. The collaboration translates Klein’s bright, digitally influenced visual language into a wearable design object.

The watch has a plastic case measuring 34 mm / 1.34 in in diameter and approximately 8.75 mm / 0.34 in thick. It is fitted with a plastic crystal and multicolored plastic strap, powered by a Swiss quartz movement, and was originally rated to 3 bar / 30 m water resistance.

The dial features a large red heart surrounded by colorful flowers and graphic symbols, while the strap continues the composition with peace signs, yin-yang symbols, hearts, flowers, and psychedelic motifs. A transparent neon-yellow case and contrasting green buckle complete the unmistakably 1990s color palette.

Micha Klein created Love, Peace & Happiness for Swatch in 1996 as part of a wider artist collection that also included collaborations with Yoko Ono, Jim Avignon, Victor Vasarely, Studio Azzurro, and Irit Batsry.

This example is particularly collectible because it is hand-signed by Micha Klein, distinguishing it from standard unsigned GJ118 production watches. Signed examples are much less commonly encountered and have appeared separately on the secondary collector market.

Love, Peace & Happiness reflects Klein’s fascination with digital culture, optimism, bright color, rave aesthetics, and computer-generated imagery, while also representing Swatch’s long tradition of transforming the wristwatch into a portable canvas for contemporary artists.

A strong vintage collectible for admirers of Micha Klein, Swatch Artist Specials, Dutch contemporary art, 1990s design, rave culture, wearable art, and signed artist collaborations.

Artist: Micha Klein
Title: Love, Peace & Happiness
Brand: Swatch
Model: Gent Artist Special
Reference: GJ118
Format: Artist-designed wristwatch / collectible signed Swatch Art Special
Material: Plastic case, plastic crystal, printed plastic strap
Case size: 34 mm / 1.34 in diameter
Case thickness: 8.75 mm / 0.34 in
Year: 1996
Edition: Swatch Artist Special / production quantity not listed
Signature: Hand-signed by Micha Klein
Movement: Quartz
Water resistance: Originally rated 3 bar / 30 m
Case color: Transparent neon yellow
Dial: Multicolored design with red heart, flowers, and graphic symbols
Strap: Multicolored plastic strap with peace signs, yin-yang symbols, hearts, and psychedelic graphics
Design: Micha Klein
Collection: Swatch & Art / Fall-Winter 1996
Country of manufacture: Switzerland
Original presentation: Swatch plastic presentation box and documentation, where retained
Set includes: 1 hand-signed Swatch Love, Peace & Happiness GJ118 wristwatch