Buy what you like. If someone else doesn't like it, tell them to buy you one of what they like, and you'll be happy to wear it. Also, it's fun to see people's reaction when, after running their mouth about this watch or that, they hear someone else talk shit about their treasured whatever. And believe me, no matter what watch makes your peepee hard, there's someone who hates it, and will shit all over it without hesitation or remorse. Nothing ever bolted together by Leyland would qualify as a great car. As a teen, I worked for a salvage yard/repair shop that specialized in British cars. We used to sell a bumper sticker that read "All of the parts falling off of this car are of the highest quality British craftsmanship". Why do Brits drink warm beer? Lucas refrigerators. The TR7 was especially terrible. An egregious affront to motorcars. But we love them, and so did our customers. People spent countless dollars and put up with weekends up to their elbows in grease to keep their beloved little Spitfires, Midgets, and MGBs running, while a Buick or Ford that had become bothersome went to the crusher.

That's a great kid who buys his Dad something that nice. Good on him.

i completely agree, i don't own a moonswatch but i respect them. watch snobs need to learn that some people enjoy watches for being silly and fun (why i collect mad gshocks) and that we don't care about the serious side of the sector, we just want something to smile, a sentiment which Swatch is all about

I think all watches have a right to exist and that we should make up our own minds about whether a watch is good, or otherwise. That said, I have never owned a Swatch, although I owned an Omega over 40 years ago. I tend to want to buy heavy, stainless watches, but that's just me.

Never "watched" a "watch" video of yours before... It brought a smile to my face. (Subscribed after one viewing, BTW) My most memorable car was a rusty old Vauxhall Cavalier, which I blew up on the M4... I had 3 passengers in it at the time (and) I had to drive it to the next exit, sounding like a jackhammer, where I abandoned it for 3 weeks (in a residential street), about a mile from the motorway, while I went on a sales trip to the USA. On my return, I drove it to the nearest scrapper! It wasn't my all time favourite, but it certainly was the one that sticks in my mind more than any other. I wouldn't personally buy the MoonSwatch, (it does zero for me and seems very expensive for a plastic quartz watch, IMHO) but I respect why you love it! Like you say, it's the emotions that connect you to your watch that are more important than the specs.

Great present to get mate from your son and a great fun watch. I own this model myself

Great review. We know what's a Swatch, it's obviously not top quality, it's a plastic watch. But you have the design of the Speedmaster in many different colors and planets for an affordable price. People who don't like the MoonSwatch, don't buy it, it's more interesting than angry criticism. As you say in the video, if you are happy with the MoonSwatch, it's great.

Not everyone bought into the rather clever Swiss marketing.

This one is my favorite from the lineup, LOVE the colour. I think i need to pick one up now! I also think its awesome your son got you this, what a top lad! 👏

Good on you. That’s why I said, as long as you’re going to review, I’d like to hear your thoughts. Again, there are about 20 watches I’d buy before this one for the money, but buy what you want and enjoy it is what I always say. And thanks for sharing the personal examples.

Fantastic video, Dan. I really enjoyed it, and many thanks for sharing about yourself and your family. Whatever brings our hearts joy is good. And there's really no wrong about this hobby of ours as long as we observe responsible financial bounds. As for your son, God bless him always. Enjoy every minute you can with him because time passes too quickly. And time with family, friends, and loved ones is the most important thing in our lives. As for cars, I started driving in a totally messed up 1973 Fiat 124 Coupe bird sh*t green. I loved that car! Be well, my friend. God bless you and your family always.

The obsession with brand is part of collecting so I have no problem with MoonSwatch. But in this case you can get a full set of Pagani Design Moonswatch homages for the price of one original and they're fantastic , maybe the best quartz watches you can buy for the money.

What a cool first car! I had a Fiesta, like the one in the background of your MG photo, and it was even easier to break into, and it did get broken into, several times (lovely Manchester).

I have many watches, Omega, Grand Seiko, Tudor, and Seiko. I also have quite a few Swatches. I love them all. Yes, I have a MoonSwatch, it's a fun watch. I had been trying to get my daughter interested in watches for over 20 years, the first watch she ever asked me to get for her was a MoonSwatch, she wears it every day. We as watch collectors sometimes forget that we aren't always the target market. The main thing to remember about the MoonSwatch is you have to change the strap, the velcro thing is horrible.

Sentimental watches are the BEST type of watches. They trump specs, design and value. It's always nice to hear a watch bringing some so much joy, regardless of its reputation. Enjoy Dan, great video.

I agree with everything you said, except for the bit about smart watches lol. I used to think the same and refused to buy one until just a few weeks ago. Bought a Mi Band 8 off Amazon for £28, I now wear two watches 😂. I also have a Sekonda watch that I bought from Argos for £14 around 2004, still runs well to this day. It's not as pretty as it used to be but it's special to me because it's the one I wore to school.

I own Rolex and Omega but my kids bought me one of these today (the moon one) for Father's day. I love it, and it'll be in my rotation. Real watch collectors ought to own Seiko, G-Shock and an F91W, so why not entertain one of these? It's all good. Folks need to get over their snobbery.

Your car reminded me of my first, a POS fiat that I spent more on fixing and repairs than on buying. Oh and about the watch - I just bought a Pagani Design Apollo version

The new Kith x Heuer makes this one seem like a bargain lol

I have one. I wore it once and if I ever get around to remembering to do so I'll sell it. It's not bad looking. It's comfortable because it weighs nothing. The strap looks nice, but is awful. But the very worst thing about it is the noise from the very cheap movement. I have a Timex expedition that costs nothing from when I started collecting. I no longer wear it but as its famed for being loud (something I found enduring at the time), I compared it to the Moonswatch. The Moonswatch is so much louder. My friend has a fake Mission to the Moon which is ironically silent, and keeps the same time. This is a £240 watch losing against a £20 replica. A £20 watch can be fun. A £240 rip off is just a rip off. The only thing it has done well is bring people into the community. For someone new that perhaps is yet to own a refined watch, let alone a luxury one will find them interesting. But anyone with even a tiny bit of knowledge and experience will and have seen them for what they are. Overhyped plastic.

i will say this again, i am only willing to buy the greenish "mission to UrAnus" as night out watch for a very juvenile reason

Most reviews talk about how cheap and crappy it feels in the hand and it makes me curious. I have three swatch watches, and while they are plastic, they in no way feel cheap to me. Does this feel worse than the average swatch or does it just feel cheap compared to a steel watch?

"you only have to change the battery" Uhhh... No. Quartz movements are not eternal. In a normal watch you can at least replace them. Infact ETA sells the G10.212 movement as a replacement part, but not for Swatches. Objectively the watch is a standard Swatch Chrono with a fancy case that had already demonstrated to be quite flimsy (there is a reason we use plastic and not 1/3 plastic 2/3 inert powder), and it's overpriced like a standard Swatch Chrono (or more, since the pushers of a standard Swatch Chrono are at least made to not break that easily). Did they sold a lot of them? Yeah. They sell a lot of overpriced stuff.

Great great video. Lovely story too. The hate all seems a bit pathological. It’s a cool fun plastic watch - that’s it.

Finally saw this watch run Tokyo a few months ago with the intention to buy. Found it to plastic and cheap feeling that I told myself no way.

Good on you dan, heres to your boy getting you a pukka watch, what great taste for a eight year old , . future watch god.xx

Your best vid to date...your on song...I hear you

I'm not sure I'd be able to wag my finger disapprovingly at the average buyer, when I've spent almost 2k on 18 watches and only have one wrist to wear them on

I owned a 1977 mg midget too. Mine was the yellow color and was pristine with its complets tonneau cover. $3200.00 US dollars... Long ago😢

What a great $20 watch! Swatch sales up...at the cost of Omega's good name.

100% correct, so glad you've made this, yes it's a bit rubbish but the idea and the romance. You've got a tiny bit of moonwatch, yes it's plastic, bits fall off, crap value, won't last 2 minutes, stains (allegedly) skin. But it's a feeling, bit like your 1st car (and my 1st car). It's not the parts, the nuts n bolts it's the bits of your brain that say HAPPY, let's face it it's what our hobby and any other hobby is about...pleasure. I do think if they'd put these online sales there wouldn't be half the hate. Cool video, so thankyou and great (and if a but rubbish) 1st car. Lucky you, soft top, sports car mine was a volvo😂. Enjoyed your vid thoroughly, great stuff👏👍👍

This video is absolutely spot on and I can see why you love the watch so much. It was good to see the context of the watch in relation to Jupiter, had a bit of a eureka moment and look at these watches in a different light. Well done sir.

Even though its an Omega, it does nothing for me. No feeling, no emotion. I don't like the plastic looking case, crown, and pushers. For the money, I can definitely find a lot of eye candy to purchase.

Came to see what you had on your mind and then bonus learnt about Jupiter. I call that a win ☺️ (100% genuine). Haha, I bet when you first saw that car you were like, "Yes! It's a convertible!" Cut to sitting in a traffic jam in the p1ssing rain with a wet head! ps The watch is still garbage though 😁

All well, but can it make (me) a coffee? That's my criteria... 😜 PS Renault 5, the original, still love that car.

Wouldnt buy the Uranus one . Imagine some one asking whats on you wrist down the pub , its Uranus ! 🤣

I can't believe your eight year old spent his first weeks wages on that watch LOL Sorry,but I just don't like 'em. That said, they're a lot better value than the ridiculously over priced "Kith" Hauer.

YOUR SON AND YOU HAS LEFT THE PLANET AND ARE GOING INTO DEEP SPACE😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Fun fact: the moonswatch has a hidden feature that causes any watch enthusiast to approach you in public lol but honestly i think thats the best part.

The biggest problem in watch collecting as a hobby, is watch collectors.

awesome to hear that it means a lot to you mate. Just wondering where you got the strap from?

Price kills silly.

Every single hater on the moonswatch is simply gatekeeping the hobby. They don’t want the masses in the community. Sad really. Pathetic too.

No, no, no. The watch and the car are both poo. So there.

Objectively to a consumer the watch is overpriced gimmicky almost disposable crap albeit with an appealing design. Subjectivity it may well be a different story. To the brand objectively its an amazing watch increasing sales acrross the full bramd and i bet the profit margin on each watch is huge. Strangely the casio 91W is also objectively poor obviously not over priced like moons watch but wins the heart purely on nostalgia

Not my cup of tea , plastic fantastic .Heard a lot of tales of bits breaking off . Overpriced as well . They do look o.k on a proper strap though , give me a casio any day . Or for that price a Luminox . By the way MGs are great . I do agree with what you say though , horses for courses , if you like them thats great . Gets people buying proper watches .

I like how you look at the bright side of the moon swatch :)

I enjoy my Mars, it’s not the greatest, but it’s fun. Haters should just not buy one. I regret the Blancpain, lol. And the new Tag is just a massive P*** take.

It looks very toy like the kind of watch you probably find in the toy department of Walmart

I got one of each of the original collection. Im not gonna wear them, though. I'm planning on making a wall display that mimics the display box, and I'll display that in my office.

Well done review. I waited on line in Times Square NYC store for countless hours beginning in the morning wee hours for the watch you reviewed. Cliques were forming all over and watch geeks of all kinds and from all countries were mingling and talking watches. Most of us wore some kind of favorite watch as Im sure many us anticipated the obvious question " whats on your wrist" ? Lol I made some good friends that day and a few I still have contact with. There was a very unique camaraderie among my group and we all shared which watch we wanted and made pacts in case of a trade. Everyone kept their word. Some guys traded for the colors and I left that day with a super fun, cheaply made , overpriced watch. Years later my thoughts , "I would still do it all over again".

I think 90% of the sales are by ppl who follow trends/flippers and fashionistas.Not that there’s anything wrong with that.I just think it’s way overpriced and poorly made.Ill stick with my 5610. I’ve also lost interest in watches,loved them since I was a kid,now I’m selling them all off.I don’t know why I’ve lost interest,but I just don’t care about them anymore.

Sorry Dan😬 it's awful 😢

Sorry, I still don't want one. Good video though 😁👍

I hate the watch. Watches should be either tough and utilitarian or things of beauty. This is neither. It is cheap and poorly built. What it does show is that people are stoopid.

It's a 20 dollar watch being sold for 200 dollars. In fact the Ali Express fake 20 dollar Swatch is better than the real 200 dollar Swatch, and just as much fun, for 180 dollars less. I guess it proves that there are more than a million people who are dumb enough to buy one.

wrong talking about somewhere wife bad comment.about the watch sorry i agree whit others a bad investment great for just have it that all.greets from the netherlands

The watch is over priced, if it didn't have Omega on it would cost £100 🤷

From the beginning of the brand Swatch (second watch) was supposed to be fun. A fun watch you can wear whenever you want, not to show off but to show something different, colourful, cool. So even collectors with Pateks and Rolexes got one. That's the Hayek spirit and I'm shure late Nicolas G. Hayek would be proud of the MoonSwatches success. He always said Swatch and Omega were his favorite brands, he shurely would've enjoyed to collab. Thanks for this video.

everyone is wrong?

what alot of shite

That watch is really crap..

Dunno about your cutting mate, got motion sickness. Unwatchable, sorry