The Swatch x OMEGA MoonSwatch transcends niches, divides watch lovers, and causes arguments on the internet, but now it’s easier to buy than ever before. At launch, it caused a fuss across Australia. Further limited editions led to long queues at the Swatch boutique in Sydney CBD this year. However, the mainline of MoonSwatches (particularly those with colour) are easier to buy than ever. So I went ahead and bought my long-time favourite top UK replica Omega MoonSwatch watches, the Mission to Saturn.
And before you even hit me with “great another MoonSwatch article, they’re so 2022”. Our data shows that the Swatch x OMEGA ‘MoonSwatch’ is still the most talked about Swiss made Omega fake watches on the planet, so I’m here to share my thoughts after paying the full price of $395 AUD.
Why I Bought a Swatch x OMEGA MoonSwatch
I was sitting at a Korean Fried Chicken joint in Sydney CBD on a cold Saturday afternoon when a burning sensation hit my right pant pocket. That awful feeling Omega replica watches online people get when they get a sudden urge to go buy another stupid thing that tells the time the same way as a mobile phone. I quickly reminded myself that this is the exact reason why Aussie millennials are stuck in a rental cycle, before walking over to the Swatch store to see if they had any MoonSwatches in stock. Tickle me pink, they did.
I’m too impulsive of a human being to turn away. The lovely people at the Swatch Store in Sydney brought out the MoonSwatches on a little tray for my partner and I to look at, but my heart was set on the Mission to Saturn. Her eye was on the Mission to Venus with the reflective sub-dials and shorter strap to fit her wrist.
Priced at $395 AUD, it’s not a cheap quartz Swatch. But it’s high quality copy Omega watches I’ve had my eye on ever since I first covered the release back in March of 2022. I think it best sums up the energy behind the entire collection, it’s fun, it’s not trying too hard to be real cheap replica Omega Speedmaster Moonwatches, and the Saturn sub-dial speaks to the galactic nature of the range better than any other. The colours are perfect and they encourage you to work harder on your specific outfit choice when wearing the luxury Omega super clone watches. Again, it’s not trying to be a $10,000 watch.
How Does the MoonSwatch Feel On the Wrist?
The first thing you’ll notice when you hold the MoonSwatch is the weight of the BioCeramic case. I’m going to be honest, it doesn’t feel anywhere near the price you pay for it. In a vacuum you can get better Omega replica watches wholesale for $400, I’m wearing one as I write this very review, but you have to realise it’s the look that you’re paying for when you buy a MoonSwatch. And it does look awesome.
On the wrist, the strap is a Velcro type so it feels quite bulky the first time you put it on before it eventually moulds to the shape of your wrist. Hilariously, the store assistant didn’t want my partner to “bend the strap” when she tried the best Omega fake watches on her wrist. Newsflash, it’s Velcro.
I’ll further note that it doesn’t fit particularly well under suit jackets as the strap doubles over to be secured down, but my plan is to swap it out for a Horus strap in the near future. The case back is smooth, rounded, and comfortable. And while the weight doesn’t lend itself to a feeling of ‘quality’ it is very comfortable for daily wear. Some of my friends use their Swiss movements replica Omega MoonSwatches watches for tennis and sport, and I can see why.
Does the MoonSwatch Function Well?
It’s a battery-powered quartz Swatch under the skin with an ETA movement so you’d expect it to last a lifetime. The pushers for the chronograph feel sturdy, and the hands on the sub-dial don’t bounce around, but you’re never going to impress anyone with the notchy sweeping of the second hand. Most of all, you won’t want to sleep next to it as it’s very loud 1:1 Omega fake watches. Does it tell the time? Yes.
Should You Buy the Swatch x OMEGA MoonSwatch?
The MoonSwatch is getting easier and easier to acquire. I walked into the Sydney boutique (no line) and bought the watch within five minutes of walking in the door. At the time they didn’t have the two AAA China replica Omega Speedmaster Moonwatches look-a-likes in stock, being the Mission to the Moon and Mission to Mercury.
Speaking of the real thing, outside of the looks, the MoonSwatch has nothing substantially in common with the real-deal perfect fake Omega Speedmaster Moonwatches. And that’s OK because we’re talking about one of the nerdiest and most respected watches of all time. When you talk about ‘watch collecting’ and general ‘nerdery’, Speedmaster people are on another level, and the MoonSwatch isn’t here trying to please them. I think that’s for the better because the end result is a fun collection of replica Omega watches for sale that looks great and tell the time.
As the secondary market for the MoonSwatch dies off and stock levels increase, more and more people will be able to get their hands on a MoonSwatch. You absolutely should buy one if you like the way they look, and that was a good enough reason for me.
If you love best Omega replica watches, and you use Instagram, there’s a good chance you saw the latest teaser post from Swatch previewing — you know it — a new MoonSwatch set to be released on March 7.
Unlike last year when the first Swiss made fake Omega MoonSwatch watches were teased online, Swatch is literally telling us what to expect on the 7th, and they’re calling it the Mission to Moonshine Gold.
While we only have two days to wait for it, we’ll certainly be wondering if we have a precious metal MoonSwatch on the horizon, or if it’s simply a golden-hued Bioceramic watch. Will it look like the UK perfect replica Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 Anniversary Limited Edition watches (famously modeled after the watch given to the Apollo astronauts), or more like the Moonshine models unveiled at Omega Days last year?
While I have my fingers crossed for top Omega super clone watches with champagne dial and black subdials, I’ll just have to wait.
One word on availability: The teaser seems to indicate that the AAA Omega copy watches will not be released in markets worldwide — but rather in select Swatch locations in select cities: Paradeplatz, Zurich, Switzerland, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Tokyo, Japan, Piazza Affari, Milan, Italy, and The Royal Exchange, London, UK at varying times (6:30 PM JST in Japan, 7:00 PM CET in Switzerland and Italy, and 6:00 PM GMT in the UK). I guess the riotous lines were a bit too much last year.
The week of March 20, we took notice of some cryptic social media chatter out of Swatch and Omega on Instagram: “On March 25, it’s time to change your Swatch,” and “… it’s time to change your Omega.” This had the watch community more than a little confused.
Then came the full-page ads in The New York Times teasing a weekend release and reveal.
Rumors abounded. Enthusiasts began crafting their own mockups. Would it be best Omega Speedmaster replica watches? What would it be called? A SwatchMaster?
Without warning, two days before the stated launch date, news broke on the internet and we finally saw it: A Bioceramic Swatch that was a near carbon copy of a Moonwatch, but in Swatch form. And it was called … The MoonSwatch.
The Swiss movements Omega fake watches wouldn’t be available online. Only in Swatch stores – only in select Swatch stores.
Excitement began to rise. We heard stories of crazed collectors pitching tents in front of Swatch boutiques around the globe. Some of us couldn’t imagine waiting in line for more than 24 hours for a Swatch.
But many, many, many people did. Thousands worldwide. It was, without question, the biggest UK cheap replica Omega watches release in decades.
Lines grew to a point where Swatch had to make an announcement on Instagram. If you were planning on coming to a store, you’d only be allowed to purchase two MoonSwatches. Lines grew longer still.
Crowds – even mobs – began to form, from Tokyo to London. Law enforcement was needed in some locations to calm the masses. Swatch came back again with another message. Apparently the sheer scale of the crowds necessitated a revised assessment: Now, if you planned on coming to buy a MoonSwatch, you could only buy one.
Signs were posted at each location to that effect, reminding those who waited for 18 hours straight that it was all for a single watch.
Some stores, like Singapore, saw a police presence just before the doors to the store opened. London, too. It was like Black Friday in spring, only everyone was a watch enthusiast – or were they?
Because this is 2022, the MoonSwatch brought out the flippers – free-agent entrepreneurs who figured they’d be able to turn around and sell the luxury Omega copy watches for an exponential profit. (They figured correctly.)
HODINKEE dispatched photographers to London, Singapore, Miami, Toronto, Las Vegas, and New York. Three continents, one watch. I was on the scene in Times Square and witnessed a line over two blocks long. Nearly 2,000 strong – and there were fewer than 300 Swiss made Omega replica watches in stock. The would-be customers had stickers on their hands representing their spot. Some were offered cash for the sticker. It was pandemonium.
Revisiting MoonSwatch
It’s now been two months since MoonSwatch took over the known watch universe. Stores are still struggling to get 1:1 fake Omega watches in stock, and demand is still high. In fact, just this week, rumors began to swirl that – despite earlier rumblings – the watch would not be made available online and instead remain a fixture of in-store shopping … exclusively.
Having only seen the watch in-person briefly at launch, I was particularly excited at the prospect of spending the week with not one, but two models: The Mission to Mars and the Mission to Jupiter (there were 11 in total: Mission to Earth, The Moon, Jupiter, Uranus, The Sun, Mars, Pluto, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, and Venus). But of course, I couldn’t just wear these pieces like I would any other AAA Omega replica watches. I needed to make an experience out of it. I needed to return to where it all began – to Times Square, New York, New York.
Wristed with two MoonSwatches and a microphone in hand, I posted up outside the Swatch boutique ready to question any passersby who stopped or glanced at the briefcase full of them in the display window. My mission was simple, to get an idea of where the hype stands now that the lines are gone. I wanted to know if this was a flash in the pan, or a true watch moment with legs – one that we would remember and look back on the way we talk about the Quartz Crisis.
You’ll be able to see the full breadth of my conversations in the video review, but needless to say the individuals I talked to ran the gamut from MoonSwatch clueless to “could write a book about it.” If I take the median subset of those I spoke to, I can say pretty confidently that the top Omega super clone watches continues to garner interest and fascination, while maintaining a certain mystique.
I strolled through Times Square with one watch on each wrist and then returned to my own thoughts. Having the wholesale replica Omega watches changed my entire thinking on the release. I no longer had to wonder what it would be like to wear one – I was spending a week with two.
A Week On The Wrist
What I learned from this watch is that hype can be a very distracting beast. It can blind you from the truth or at least divert your attention away from the realities of what is right in front of you. It goes without saying that a Swatch x Omega Speedmaster collaboration is punchy and shocking enough to drive serious interest at a broad level. The lines proved that.
But what happens when you’re the lucky buyer who was able to walk in, purchase one, take it home, and then own it? What do you really have?
You have exactly what was advertised: fake Omega Speedmaster watches for sale but Swatchified. Instead of a metal case, the case is made from Swatch’s Bioceramic – a material crafted from a mixture of plastic and ceramic. It has a matte-like, rough, grainy texture to it and it is almost impossibly light. I’m not talking titanium light, but plastic light – like the difference between a steel fork and, well, a plastic fork.
I went into my experience with a clean conscience, but even I have to say I was a bit disappointed by the feel of this watch. While $260 is not expensive, horologically speaking, it’s also no small sum. Knowing what brands like Seiko can do at a similar price point, I was frankly left wanting more by way of the quality of the case.
It gives off a very “3D-printed” vibe – as if this is how a watch prototype would normally be made, only, this is the final product. That being said, these same factors can actually be spun into a positive. I believe this is exactly what both brands were going for.
Here’s what I mean. Creating an inexpensive, Swatch version of a Moonwatch has potential to be a dangerous game for a brand like China Omega replica watches. If you can get the same design DNA for under $300, why would you ever shell out upwards of $6k for the real thing?
In order to keep the two models separate, there needs to be a clear delineation of perceived quality. Nobody is going to buy the MoonSwatch and say to themselves “This is all I need.”
Instead, the MoonSwatch represents a perfect companion to the real thing. MoonSwatch and Moonwatch coexist harmoniously. For new watch buyers, the Swatch can be the gateway to future 2022 Omega Speedmaster fake watches purchase. For current Speedy owners, it can be a fantastic addition to the collection. In a word, it’s fun.
I spent time with only two of the models, as I mentioned previously. The Mission to Mars was something of a cult hit at launch. Its red case, and capsule shaped hands had people waxing horological about the Speedmaster Alaska project. Everyone wanted this watch.
Nobody really spoke much about the Mission to Jupiter, the sand-colored variant I also had a chance to wear over the course of the week. But I was definitely taken more by the Jupiter – which surprised me. Something about its muted colorway as opposed to the flashier Mars made it a more enjoyable experience. I even saw shades of the famed Ultraman Speedmaster in its design, by way of the orange accents.
Outside of the obvious differences between the two variants – dial color, handset, and strap – the rest of the offering is effectively the same across the entire MoonSwatch range.
What we have is a 42mm diameter case that has been designed and printed in Bioceramic to look identical to best quality replica Omega Speedmaster watches. Everything from the crown guards to the lyre lugs to the “beveling” is all encoded into this case. It wears size-wise like a Speedy, as well. The only (rather significant) difference is in the weight. When you put on a MoonSwatch, you almost forget you’re wearing a watch at all – it’s that light.
Where the Speedmaster is manual-winding by way of the modern 3861 caliber, the MoonSwatch is quartz-powered which is another way of keeping things both light (emotionally speaking) and inexpensive. If you turn over any MoonSwatch, you’ll notice the battery cover is designed in the likeness of the particular celestial body specific to the Omega fake watches site. This movement means that the chronograph function does not feature a sweeping seconds hand but rather a ticking one. And when the timing information is displayed it is done after the chronograph is stopped. Resetting the chrono results in a fun display where all the hands twirl around and return to their original 12 o’clock positions.
Dial details across the MoonSwatch line are also different from a classic Speedy. For one thing, the co-branding is printed directly on the dial (and on the strap). And the orientation of the text is different from what you would find on a normal Speedmaster.
The wearing experience is pure, unadulterated joy. This is the least-serious Omega replica watches shop I have been exposed to in some time (and I’m the guy who wrote all of those Space Jam articles). The design DNA of the Speedmaster is no longer confined to NASA-loving space geeks. This is now a design for the masses.
Passersby noticed this watch on my wrist as I walked. It generated excitement when I showed it to those I interviewed in Times Square. I was almost proud to reveal it to them – like I had some kind of treasure on my wrist. I imagine this is what it feels like to wear a Tiffany Nautilus or any Richard Mille. Oh, except this one costs $260, remember? This is nuts, and I love it.
My week with the MoonSwatch was less about the watch and more about my own meditations on the moment. If Swatch continues to relegate these pieces to brick-and-mortar stores, potential buyers will continue to line up outside – though not necessarily by the thousands.
MoonSwatch
What this release has taught me is that Omega fake watches store still have magic – the ability to drum up excitement the way Apple can with a new iPhone. MoonSwatch represents a new day in the ongoing history of horology. But the question remains what that new day means. Is the MoonSwatch good for watches, or is it bad for watches? We’ll take it a step further and say: It’s great for watches.
