Exactly, the $260 are not for a high quality luxury watch, a Swatch chronograph retails at around $100-$150 I think. This one is a celebration of loving watchmaking and something that everyone can participate in. It’s Swatch being Swatch.

That strap….is the first thing to change out!

This is the first Swatch watch that ever interested me, and also the first watch that had buyers lined up far in excess of the supply. That's pretty amazing. The one in the video is the one I like best. When they are available at the regular retail price, I will probably pick one up.

No matter if people talk shit about the watch, I will end up buying one, for sure

I hope they don’t just limit this collaboration to the Moonwatch, this could be just the start of something of bigger future collabs. They could venture to expanding the concept to the Seamaster Omega x Swatch collab too: there are 31 varieties of the Sea theme for them to think about (e.g., Atlantic, Mediterranean, Red, Baltic, Arabian, South China, Celebes, etc). Another one is Railmaster collab series: the likes of Amtrak, British, Eurostar, Trenitalia, Oriental Express, SBB, etc). Better yet, the Constellation collab series would do great with so many possible variants.

I’ve been an Omega fan for years now. I have several vintage pieces and of course also the “real” Speedy. This MoonSwatch is not supposed to be luxury. As far as I can tell, the only people getting bitter with it are the people that buy a watch as a status symbol and not for the passion of collecting time pieces. It’s a genius marketing move. Giving young horology enthusiasts a starting point. This inevitably will put Omega in peoples minds who maybe never even considered this brand for a luxury time piece. Omega flipped Rolex the biggest of birds with this. I love Rolex as well, but their scarcity game is very off putting and frustrating. This one will definitely become part of my collection once it’s available online.

For the money I think this will definitely meet my expectations. Hope to be able to pick up a mission to the moon for myself and a mission to Venus for my daughter that I’ll hold onto until she learns to tell time

For me I'll take a ceramic polyamide composite before a heavy steel watch. I like the watch to be light as possible. Omega and Swatch have hit it out of the park.

Oh wow! After almost a year of getting into watches and subscribed to many watch channels I just found yours. Scrolled down your past videos and they are right down my alley. Looks like I have some great videos to watch and you have a new subscriber!

I will get all of this collection! I love the concept of bioceramic case, non-cruelty strap, useful mechanic and I LOVE exploring the Universe!

I personally wouldn't mind the quartz movement at this price point but the plastic build is a big drawback.

It's not unbelievable that people are selling it for two grand on the gray market, it's that anyone would buy it for two grand.

I must get this Mission to Pluto at all costs! I love it!!

I kind of like how light it is, it’s not a serious watch and nor should it be… it’s still backed by Omega but it’s fun and satisfies any itch I’ve had for a moonwatch without the pretence or the price tag, a success

I’m drawn to this color variation, so thanks for showing the Mission to Pluto in great detail! Nice to see that crystal from different angles, too…love the distortion from the side profile. I was impressed that the chrono seconds hand appeared to hit its markers!

Pluto's my favorite color scheme. Love the Mercury too! Interesting that I picked up the two extremes of our Solar system :-P

Agree with everything you said, this one is also my favorite variant, but I have no intention of wearing it in the original strap, that one is staying in the box

BTW the swatch website says the Moonswatch is NOT limited edition. There will be more. You don’t have to wait in line for hours to get one. Without the urgency I am looking forward to collecting them all.

I’ve had a Speedmaster for around five years , and I had a Seamaster as well. I sold the Speedmaster and gave the Seamaster to my son when he graduated from university with his degree . At present I have the Bulova moon watch which David Scott wore on Apollo 15 and I love it!!!!! I went up to Swatch on Covent Garden on Thursday and they had none in stock, but they had some examples of them but not for sale, they looked good and they are what they are a celebration of a style icon ,I’ll wait for them to come on line and buy the moon watch Swatch ….. I don’t understand the haters as it’s not an Omega watch for £207 ….. It’s fun…..

People are expecting a 250 dollar Omega instead of a 250 dollar Swatch

for the msrp absolutely I will snatch one if the color is right. But now I just saw someone pay 2k for one on ebay. uh huh.

I went to buy this watch yesterday at my local Swatch shop. I loved the color, and I agree it honestly looked great on the wrist. But it was very uncomfortable to wear. And its weight made it feel incredibly cheap. Ultimately I decided to skip buying it, and I decided to get something much more wacky from Swatch :D ... I bought the "The Purity of NEON" Swatch instead (model SB06W100). It's one of the most insane watches I own now, and I absolutely love it

In a German watch channel a leak claims that the cost for one moonswatch is around $2.50. What a value for the money.

Over 1 year later, the watch was never available online. Swatch on this knew what they were doing (did they they hire a Rolex rep or something? 🤡)

That is a great color combo and I like the idea of the ceramic and plastic body. But yeah that bit on the strap looks horribly uncomfortable. Easy enough to replace a strap tho. What type of strap do you think you would replace it with?

It looks fantastic on your wrist! Hope to get one as soon as they're available online.

It looks good. But i notice quickly, that the two upper small dials are way too high up, and the hands... The hands should look like they where dipped in glue and then powdered sugar...

NASA style straps are always bloody uncomfortable. From the moment I saw the Moonswatch rumours I thought, "If I ever get one of those, it's going on a NATO immediately..."

No one would buy this if it wasn't for the Omega colab. The more I see and hear of it, the less I desire one... i'm pretty sure that i'm not in the minority here.

Quite an achievemen to sell a watch costing no more than 15 bucks to produce for 260.

Ok so after a few days on the wrist a couple of thoughts. - I have this one (Pluto) and it really looks the part. Small thing - but I find the mini dials very hard to read - as it’s black on burgundy. So something like the Mars version would be a better bet for visibility (with the links to original omega designs I think Moon and Mars versions are probably the pick.) - the strap is a grower - it’s softening up and a pretty nice colour (in the Pluto variant at least.)

Overall its still a good looking watch with a touch of luxuriousness

2 decades ago, i bought a swatch chronograph with rubber strap. It looked great and I must have spent about aud120 for it. That watch died on me some months later. Can your imagine paying eur260 for the moonswatch and it dies on u later, without any option of repair?? Food for thought.

I think the hype has sort of spoilt this one for me, I will probably wait until its passed before considering one for myself. Nice work with the review.

Not disappointed at all I love this watch so much

now everyone can own a richard mille

I never really liked Swatch watches and considered them similar to the old Mickey Mouse watches. This one does interest me, though. I liked your no-nonsense review which does point out the good and not so good. I would probably throw the strap away and get something a little more comfortable.

A honest review as usual Ivan, thank you. They look nice, this is a fact. Maybe in the future I will buy one, probably i would go for the Saturn version.

Swatch has had a Speedy lookalike for many years, the Dark Phoenix

just got my first one, a Pluto. Unlike the speaker, I found the watch incredibly comfortable right off the bat on a 99○ F day in July. I love the looks, but find the black hands on the subdials very hard to read. Dont worry Omega purists, it doesnt look at all like a Speedy.

I see the pushes work a darn sight better than my 67 Speedmaster.

As soon as it is widely available I'll compare it to the Swatch Irony Chronos I have. I'm very unsure if the Omega branding and Design is worth the 80 to 100 Euros more.

Great review. I’ll buy it for the novelty !

This watch brings back painful memories and I couldn’t bring myself to buy one after witnessing the chaos during launching day here in Singapore. People started queuing from the night before from inside the mall. As soon as the shop opened for business, everyone rushed in without a care in the world. I witnessed a male teenager intentionally tripping the girl in front of him and senior citizens being pushed aside to make way for the crowd behind. The most painful part of the experience was watching a young girl get trampled over repeatedly because she tripped over at the entrance. When the police went through the CCTV surveillance , they counted 17 people had unintentionally stomped on her head and I was one of them while many more grazed over a body like a floor rug during the rush. She fell into a coma due to severe head injuries and she’s still in the nursing home up to this day. If you take that into consideration, I guess the Moonswatch costs SGD337 or a person’s future.

Not even counting the insane prices these things are going for on eBay, they are way overpriced. I was initially intrigued but not for a retail price of $270 USD. A plastic Swatch with a low end quartz movement, acrylic crystal, and throw away Velcro strap just doesn't justify the.price tag in my book. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a watch snob by any means, and if people want to buy one once they are available again because it will bring them joy, I say go for it. I just hope buyer's remorse doesn't set in when they realize they paid $70 for the Swatch, and another $200 to get the word Omega printed on it. Personally at that price, I'd go with something like an Orient Kamasu, it's a whole lot more watch for the price.

Could buy it online now. I wish I have 250€ to get one myself.

For less than half of that price (115€) I just got a Seamaster Planet Ocean homage from Pagani Design, PD-1679, with sapphire cristal, brushed/polished high quality 316 body, real ceramic bezel, Seiko NH35A mechanical movement. Stunning 🤩

Have you noticed any colour leaking from the back of the watch? Random Rob noticed that his Neptune Moonswatch was staining his wrist, blue. Further, other youtubers have confirmed that at the very least, the Neptune is leaking colour from its back. Even here in Singapore, that has been noticed, and social media is full of stories about the leaking issue.

Great video!! Let’s see if I’m able to get one of these!

Yecch! Which McDonald's Happy Meal did THAT come in?!?! For the $260 they're asking, you can get so much more watch from conventional watch manufacturers!

I had been waiting for these to become available online or at least, an announcement of that happening. In an interview published today with Swatch's Creative Director, a comment he makes sounds like that might not happen. (despite what the website says). "Ultimately, it comes back to the tactile. “In a moment where so many people are speaking about NFTs and digital projects and immaterial ownership, this is so physical that it’s not even for sale online,” Giordanetti concludes." Is he stating that in the present sense, or does he mean that this will be a permanent part of the marketing strategy? The case material and the crystal are both different. I agree, the dial does look fantastic. Would like to see with a different strap.

Are they gonna make more? I really want one. Resellers sell them for way too much.

Lightweight is not low quality. And ceramic polyamide is not plastic, it's a strong designer composite used in many industries including firearms. Many channels talking down this watch without reasonable consideration. It's Lightweight, durable, accurate, water resistant, low maintenance, reliable Swiss quartz, Omega authorized Speedmaster. Not a homage, not a replica. An Omega authorized quartz Speedmaster. Affordable, practical and Speedy. To me this is the best Speedmaster to date. Especially the mercury in back and dark grey.

By any chance, does anyone have recommendations for watches with similar color scheme as the mission to pluto moonswatch ?

Everbody wants it for just 2 words........Omega and speedmaster! That's it. It's plastic and i think even overpriced! Do i want one.............yep.

Question: does it mean that the case back cannot be removed and only the planet is removable for changing batteries?

What bout the reports on the Neptune version bleeding? Many videos out there showing the issue.

Unforgivable that chronograph timer seconds hand doesn't hit the markers......

I’d replace the bracelet with a nato strap for look and comfort.

This Pluto looks like an print error. Printed sub dial is missing lower section pink…which it is the only model got dual color sub dial…..Swatch quality control certainly is a concern.

Worrying - I have now seen several videos with concerns about quality. Maybe they are rushing these out to meet demand and QC is not up to scratch (!) Not good for Omega's reputation. I hope to buy one one day but I think I will leave it until the panic dies down.

I have the same model and have a couple of issues: 1) the watch is hard to read at a glance, since the hands aren't that easy to distinguish from the dial and there is no lume; 2) the build quality is so-so, with the hands not aligning well with markers, much worse than say an inexpensive Timex or Swatch.

Apparently some people paid THOUSANDS from third party sellers for these watches. Mind boggling 🤦🏻‍♂️We all know eventually those that want the watches will be able to buy them at the retail price.

A watches heart is it's movement...it rizes and falls on that

It’s Omega just as much it’s a swatch. Omega put its name on it. It’s not a homage, fake etc. it’s the real deal and it’s a speedy just as much as its steel sibling. It may be cheap so you just buy another one since its not a limited edition. If i had $6k to spend, for me the Speedy is not on my top 10 to buy, but since it is at such amazing price…Adding this fun moonswatch to my colllection would hit that spot and scratch that itch for me that i would not have the need to get the more pricier steel version.

Both Omega and Swatch have been losing market share to Apple and Fit bit. The solution sell a watch with a production cost of $10.00 for $260 at 2500% Markup. That said I do like the look of the mission to Mercury - I did think about getting one- but no not going to pay a 2500% markup for anything. Great marketing have to give them credit for that!

Does this watch light up at night if charged with light/ UV?

Fantastic Ivan, great video

Great video! I had no idea this watch was going to be released. Naturally, I really want one, and like you said, the grey market prices are insane. Are they really going to be available online? I'm trying to be patient, but if they aren't, I guess I have to make room in my watch collection. 😬👍

Waiting for the automatic version

Did someone mention to them, they don’t have to cheap out on every single corner? People will pay money for something good…that’s literally the watch business in a sentence…

The point of this watch isn’t to buy a Speedmaster. It’s to look like you bought a Speedmaster.

All in all, it's a cheap plastic watch. Could buy a nice automatic Seiko for that price. Still, if it gets people into watches who weren't into them before, then they certainly serve a purpose.

The Seamaster planet ocean 600 shown is the one I own

A Stainless Steel Mechanical Seiko or Orient is far better and longer lasting than this Plastic Moonswatch....This one is definitely not worth more than $150

How long the battery lasts doesnt actually matter, since Swatch is renewing it for free!

I only like the powder blue, white strap. I’ll wait.

Is the Tachymeter bezel markings a sticker?

Strap don't make any justice to this watch history!!!! Sorry I would buy one for sure in the future and first is to look for a new strap

This is the one I WANT 🤩

Omg it's so beautiful! I'm late and the price now its over 600€ :( Do you guys know if its going to be released again in close future or did I miss it forever?

Solid review. Curious if this version has lume?

Will it ever be available online? I’m asking because I am very tempted to buy one for over retail

I dont care! I got one, its fashion, its cool, cooler than a Rolex, cooler than cool, yes the material may be cheap but its not a fake

You must replace the strap !!!

The young would go for this watch, looks it anyways. Many like to be trendy at that age.

Im gonna get one and change the strap to white or red color

Why not buy a seiko SSB031 100m chronograph and have a date compilation?

Forget ever replacing the crystal. its laser welded to the case.. and its plastic.

All I can say is skip this and buy the Pagani Design PD-1701, with and excellent, reliable Seiko mecha-quartz movement in it!

Technically, it is an Omega. Put it on a NATO, right away (19mm not 20mm or the strap will fray over time from rubbing on the edges of the lugs). They look great, especially the dials. I have to laugh at jokers saying that you can get a better watch at the price and listing their pick of shitters. Buy it for the look and the fun of it and don’t sound like a fool complaining about alignment of hands and other nonsense.

I might get one next year or two when they show up on eBay for $50 bucks 😂 let's see

Personally I’d buy one when the price comes back down

So very 1980s decade look... Moonswatch. 1. Rock and metal music age. 2. Boys in colour dyed hair and bushy hair fashion. 3. The 1980s decade day-glo colourful clothes. 4. The age of Japanese anime TV style craze

9 hours of waiting shopkeeper told me just give it 2 months and you can buy it online.

Citizen Chronograph Super Titanium Eco-Drive is 10 times better for the same price. But if someone loves plastic 😆

Pity it's a sealed case... first thing I would otherwise change is Steel case Sapphire crystal Steel bracelet Automatic movement.....

What wrong. It plastic crystal that is a major .....if it was an Italian or a Chinese watch

Solid video mate, I appreciate the rationality. New sub here :)

I have seen these advertised at $1000 above retail. I don't think people realise they are a gimmick and will disintegrate fairly quickly.