The case back of the Omega × Swatch Speedmaster “Mission to Mars” shows a battery cap with an image of the planet Mars. The sub-dials are recessed, and there’s the famous step in the dial as well, all to create not only more depth but also a resemblance to the Omega original Moonwatch. And yes, the hour markers and hands are luminous. The bezel features the famous dot over ninety, and the sub-dials have a circular graining motif.
On the crystal, you will find an “S” etched into it where the Hesalite crystal of the Moonwatch normally shows the Omega logo. That’s right, the Swatch × Omega collab uses a quartz chronograph movement that can also be found in other Swatch chronographs. Instead, it is the Swatch chronograph layout, featuring running seconds at 6 o’clock, the minute recorder at 10 o’clock, and the 1/10th-of-a-second indicator at 2 o’clock. As you can see, the 3-6-9 sub-dial layout is not the usual one we find on the Moonwatch. The word MoonSwatch needs no explanation. And now, it is an official Speedmaster collab between Omega and Swatch. Had it not been there, however, people might have insinuated that this watch tries to be something it is not. I wondered if it was smart to put Speedmaster on the dial. On the dial, you will find both the Omega and Swatch logos, as well as the wording “Speedmaster” and “MoonSwatch”. That means the MoonSwatch measures 42mm in diameter and has the same 13.58mm height. Thankfully though, it’s been done in the best way possible, in my opinion, using bioceramic for the case and honoring the Speedmaster Professional’s exact dimensions. If Swatch had used steel or aluminum, for example, or just a regular Swatch case with some references to Omega’s Moonwatch, the final product could have missed the mark. When I saw all 11 MoonSwatch watches, I realized that this project could have easily been a disaster. When the rocket shakes and rumbles, these arrow-shaped hands are easier for human eyes to focus on. They have this shape to enhance visibility for the astronauts. The rocket hands, just like those on Omega’s Speedmaster Alaska Project watches, are inspired by NASA’s Mercury rocket. It is a fully red bioceramic Omega × Swatch Speedmaster with a white bezel, a white dial, and the famous red rocket hands. There’s yellow for the Sun, dark gray for Mercury, pink for Venus, green for the Earth, light gray for the Moon, red for Mars, khaki for Jupiter, taupe for Saturn, light blue for Uranus, blue for Neptune, and light gray with a burgundy panda dial for Pluto.Įach of the journalists could pick their favorite version, and needless to say, I have the “Mission to Mars” MoonSwatch here. The color of each model’s bioceramic case corresponds with an interpretation of its celestial inspirator. In total, there are 11 models of the MoonSwatch available, with each one representing a planet, star, or satellite in our solar system. As we’re pretty fond of Speedmasters ourselves here at Fratello, let’s have a look at this new MoonSwatch and tell you what we think of it.Ī week before this official introduction, Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek, together with Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann and Swatch CEO Carlo Giordanetti, invited us to come to Biel in Switzerland where they surprised us (and a select group of other journalists) with a collab that nobody expected to happen. A watch made of bioceramic (a unique mix of two-thirds ceramic and one-third material derived from castor oil) that looks very similar to the famous and iconic Moonwatch by Omega. It does not store any personal data.Meet the Omega × Swatch Speedmaster MoonSwatch. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies.
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