Take a look at the Bulova Lunar Pilot if you want a re-edition of a watch that has flown to the Moon... Steel, Sapphire, high frequency quartz. About 500 bucks I think. Probably a better deal than the Moon Swatch .
@@ctxrider7585 Yes indeed, it would be too big for my thin wrist... Hopefully they will make a smaller edition one day, apparently there is a lot of demand for it...
I work near a Swatch store and check every other day to see if they have them, at this point not because I particularly want one anymore but because I am genuinely curious as to whether or not they actually exist.
Same here. Adrian at Bark & Jack says he managed to get one at his local dealer which would be Edinburgh (Glasgow didn't get them) but i've been asking in there daily if they have any... zip. I think he must have bought one off a flipper but won't admit it :D
Completely agree. They started out great, but really messed up in the long run here in my opinion. Especially after the quality concerns came to light. Just saw a guy who accidentally scratched up the crystal by closing the box wrong. If you asked me on release day, there is no doubt I would have bought at least 2, but now I'm not really sure if I am going to buy one anymore.
@@genetung8590 not the biggest fan of the Speedy. I should be getting a DJ41 within the next few months instead. If I were to buy an Omega, it would be the World Timer.
If they were put online straight away as “will be delievered when available” I would have happily bought at least one, even if it meant waiting months for delivery then being pleasantly surprised when it eventually shows up. But now I haven’t even thought about it for at least a week or two, and if they ever put them online now I won’t buy one as I’ve had time to realise maybe I don’t want one as much as I initially thought
Managed to get one on release day and I wear it everyday. I enjoy wearing it just as much as the day I first bought it. I like learning about different watches, especially the moonwatch and it’s history (I aspire to buy the real one in the future). Unfortunately, I don’t have the money to buy thousand dollar watches. Even though some may mock the idea of wearing a $250 plastic watch, I don’t really care. I’m happy when I wear it and that’s all that matters. In fact, I enjoy wearing it more when I hear people hate on it simply due to them not being able to buy one at retail price lol
dont think they're hating cuz they cant get one at retail price, they're hating because the brand has completely U turned on their 'available and attainable' model. they're hating because they cant get one at all which is understandable. omega and swatch really fucked this opportunity.
I get a lack of availability drives up demand but they might really end up losing out on a ton of money. I'd buy 2-3 of these even if they were available easily.
@@dragonmares59110 They're pulling a Nintendo where they have massive demand and NEVER meet it, losing out on ridiculous amounts of money. Never makes sense to me.
I was one of the mugs that queued in an appropriate british manner overnight at carnaby street. Witnessed all the carnage when the store finally opened and all the louts decided to push in, and swatch being completely unprepared. I had to spend a lot of money and hours of time travelling to London, then waited for hours in the cold. Not at all impressed by Swatch / omega. Suffice to say this is what the brand represents to me now and i won't be getting one.
They should have focused on 1 design at a time and brought out the range over a 2 year period I actually like the brief case they have to hold the full collection They would have made almost everyone buy every single color
How to drain every ounce of good spirit that was gained by a release, a masterclass! I went to my Swatch store over the weekend, that had them on the release day, and not only did they not have any for sale, even the display case was empty so you couldnt even see them first hand. I totally agree with the comments here. I just want the colour that I want (Earth or Pluto for me) as a fun watch, and this has changed this from a fun hyped watch to a just another status symbol of the watch industry that I probably wont be able to pick up.... and so I am looking back at the Lunar Pilot. The MoonSwatch has lost that element of fun and carefree attachment. In 6 months I might remember that I wanted one of those and pop into a Swatch store to take a look, but right now its just something that I dont want enough to jump through the hoops that Swatch seem to think that I should to own one. I think that will be a mistake from them, from underestimating the demand initially, to over-estimating the desire now.
I am sure that there is nothing strange about me winning a contest that doesn't exist, from a message in the UA-cam comments from a different account with the same name...... Seems totally legit to me! This is a common scam. Do not send them your details. They will just ask for 'money to cover shipping'!
I thank them for this bad launch. I was very hyped at first, but after seeing some online and having passed the hype period, I wont buy this plastic watch anymore. I actually think its overpriced at 250 $
same I was going to queue and hope to get more than 1 then my eyes spotted something that I could not unsee the Swatch chrono subdial placement vs the omega speedmaster sub-dial placement. no point paying more for fancy colours when there are many other interesting coloured regular swatch chrono to be had.
It’s not even water resistant (30m is washing hands). I was hoping for a beach or pool watch, but it cannot even stand up to that. What a farce. Wear my reel speedy instead and the Casio gshock at the pool 💪🏻
Agree with everything youve said. A glimmer of hope has been well and truly wiped out by the watch industry doing what it does best which is to exclude 95% of its potential, and often the most enthusiastic, customers from the party. Sure I'll keep looking checking their website but I fear it will be bitter sweet now if I manage to get one....
As someone who lives in a metro area but several (several several) hours from a Swatch store...the chances of myself owning one has gone from minimal to very unlikely. It's a bummer!
I highly suggest looking into modifying a Seiko S series, several pages on instagram and reddit, community driven by enthusiasts and very affordable. I really wish channels like these would shine some light on that scene.
The goal was to promote Omega to the general public but their tactic seems to have flopped with the watches being less available than an actual Omega lmao
Thank you Swatch for saving me an impulse buy. I was 100% certain I was going to buy one, and couldn't even choose between them. Now I think they are pretty cool looking plastic watches and definitely not worth 250.
i completely agree with the first sentiment-i was super excited at first, checking the swatch website everyday, and even checking grey market prices (just to keep up with them, i didnt have the slightest desire to buy one over retail. but i feel like Swatch REALLLLLY dropped the ball, waited way too long to release them en masse. no doubt in my mind they were basking in the hype, thinking they were capitalizing-but in reality, because of the delay i feel like a LOT of people (watch collectors/enthusiasts AND non-watch people alike) have lost interest. it litarelly happened overnight for me…one day i just realized “oh damn-i spent 3 weeks to a month checking their site/grey prices/watching yt videos…now i havnt even thought about them in a week” lol and to now have gone back on their word about selling online 🙄 went from genius marketing to a blunder real quick!
If they were put online straight away as “will be delievered when available” I would have happily bought at least one, even if it meant waiting months for delivery then being pleasantly surprised when it eventually shows up. But now I haven’t even thought about it for at least a week or two, and if they ever put them online now I won’t buy one as I’ve had time to realise maybe I don’t want one as much as I initially thought
Only selling it in stores sounds like an invitation for scalpers to buy out all their stock every time. Which reminds me, I've completely forgotten about this watch since the second week I couldn't get it.
I'm not sure what this does to Omega, but this is really putting me off from Swatch. I was curious before this launch about Swatch, but after this not gonna get one.
I went to Omega a few days after the launch and I don't know if it's always been like that or because of the moonswatch release, they gave subpar service (saying that people only pop in to see the speedmaster out of curiosity and only asking for the moonswatch) throwing my original plan of getting the Speedmaster out of the window. Especially knowing people will see the original speedmaster as the stainless steel version of the moonswatch and not the other way around. Still want a speedmaster though 😂 I guess people who originally love speedmasters will still want a speedmaster eventually.
UPDATE: A friend just returned from TLVWS. He reports that according to the Swatch store staff in Vegas the hype remains. Swatch say they receive limited quantities which sell out immediately. So he could not get one. I live in the fifth largest city in the United States: Phoenix. There are no Swatch stores here. I was bummed at first because I couldn't get one now I just don't care. Thanks for the great broadcast!
I wonder how much of the hype is from resellers grabbing them all to scalp them. There’s lots of venture capital money in used rolex etc-that’s why the prices are insane. Are normal people (users) actually buying at these prices? No reason why some of that venture capital money wouldn’t be diverted into the next hype watch. Who cares, since it’s only the honest buyers who lose out!
I was at the Vegas store a few days after the initial launch. They told me they sold out within minutes due to the long lines waiting outside. The sales staff told me they were limiting sales to 1 watch per person. That's not a very scaleable business model for a flipper, as you'd have to bring everyone you know along with you just to attempt to get product to resell.
I got my Saturn on release day. Drove from Phoenix to Las Vegas the day before and waited in line for 12 and half hours (32 hours awake) from when I claimed my place til I left the store with the bag. I left work the day prior thinking I was insane, the trip foolhardy and pointless. Even when I got in line at 10:32pm I looked at the queue ahead and thought "I'm really gonna sit here by myself until morning only to be met with disappointment". But I stood there. I was #158 out of 237 available. I stood there because I will never be able or feel comfortable spending thousands on a my grail real Omega Speedmaster. I stood there because my dad bought me a Swatch when I was 12 in 2003 and it still runs. I love my Mission to Saturn because it represents a passion I have in a fun package for the everyman. A month in? I wear my Moonswatch proudly over Seiko divers and chronographs, over my Seagull 1963, over the various Casio's and few Vostoks. I'm glad I made the trip when it happened, had I done it now it would be guaranteed to not be available. I feel for everyone who can't get one. Because it is satisfying and special. It's also the first watch I didn't attain my placing in a cart and waiting in the mail. It was an ordeal and has a story. I like that.
I agree with the insightful comments from 'the hands' with an additional gripe. In England, they decided to sell in just the three London boutiques. These are all within walking distance of each other. It would have been a nicer gesture to fans to spread out with one in London, one in Bristol, and another in Manchester or Leeds. But no, it's a watch just for those living in the capital apparently. How rude!
Agreed.. it’s BS. I wanted to pick one of these up but have no chance of being anywhere near London for the foreseeable future.. so that rules me out really :-/
They do that so it’s easier for resellers that are paying sales assistants and security to push at the front to get more. Ridiculous release method and their communication is even worse.
This could build resentment against the brand. Like Rolex, if you expect customers to beg, wait or pay over the odds people will just go elsewhere and not return.
@@clange50 Good choice. A great watch with its own proper history, advanced technology, not made of plastic, and not much more expensive than the MoonSwatch.
@@hudldevice1092 it’s just so fuckin huge. 45mm is ridiculous for most wrists, especially considering its thickness too. If it was 39-42 it would be perfect.
The hype and the resulting demand rises only to a certain point when something is unavailable. The hype inside me died and I’m not even trying anymore. Swatch F‘d up the release by not opening online sales or at least online preorder in time.
I've migrated from "TAKE MY MONEY" to thinking really hard about what else I could get for $260. If they'd been available online right away, or even within the first couple of weeks, I'd have one, but my enthusiasm is winding down a little. In the US, the Swatch stores are pretty far away for quite a few of us, and I don't know when I'd have a chance to stop in. And like I said, it's not that far from $260 to get into a really nice Seiko "cocktail time" or Recraft if you shop around (I see some in the mid-300s online), or even one of the new Casioaks if I want something big and plastic. I think I still love the Moonswatch and would like one, but it's not automatic anymore.
Stonerboy swatch group consists of several brands you would d never imagine including swatch brand,omega brand, mido Rado and several high end luxury brands! I do like orient which is not technically owned by Seiko (Do your research! )Orient is a good suggestion though!
Well, as it turns out I'm already over this fad. I'd rather see a new version of Swatch's automatic Sistem51 movement with GMT or chrono function... I think they might have something with their super-cost-efficient mass-produced Sistem51 mechanical movements. That's a real USP over all the ordinary quartz movements. It might just take a while for them to really catch on, or maybe they're still missing the 'hit' designs. And until they offer those with the complications I'm interested in (GMT or Chrono) I like Swatch's other transparent models more than these MoonSwatches. And for cheap Swiss watches for everyday use I'm a million times more interested in Victorinox INOX line. They have quartz and automatic, stainless steel, titanium or carbon (but not available as titanium&automatic combo). Even nice straps with wood trim or the paracord strap. They also are missing a GMT or Chrono function to be perfect for me, but nevertheless they're really nice. Superb quality and comfort. Sure, the INOX watches are at a higher price class, but not that much higher. They are 'proper' Swiss watches, really high quality and forever: their swiss movements can be fixed and replaced, crystals are high quality and can be replaced, they can be kept going for future generations instead of being flimsy & unfixable like the Omega x Swatch.
They didn't capitalize on the hype. No possibility of getting one. No dealer within 12 hours drive. My intrest has gone from yea I would get one to not caring. Just like trying to get a Rolex currently.
Swatch chrono movement meant that the spacing of the sub-dials are in the same place as regular swatch chrono unlike the speedmaster. Once you own a swatch chrono and you see this, it is very hard to unsee the swatch in this moonswatch
If they were available easily I'd buy the Moon and Mars without hesitation. Considering they won't be available online that probably won't happen though. The next Swatch Store is 2.5 hours away from me, and I certainly won't go there on 'good luck' hoping the ones I want are available.
Here in Zürich you still have to come on Monday before 8:00 and stand in line with 50 other people just to hope that they may have one, but it's just luck if you get one and it's impossible to get the one you want, they only get 3-5 different versions per week. Stay at home😂👍🏽
Had zero interest when press released, and have even less interest now that Swatch have turned out to have lied about “not limited and available online soon”.
The reason why they decided not to sell online is due to resellers. Resellers have expensive bots that automatically order hundreds of watches when the online sale begins… this would allow resellers to control the inventory and profit from the hype. I think its good that they did not allow this to happen… exactly as we saw with sports cards in the last 2 years.
I recently bought a lovely gold (albeit plated) Omega Constellation F300 tuning fork watch for £220. It even had the original box and papers. So £20 more for an infinitely more interesting, only slightly less waterproof watch. I also don't need to correct anyone with the 'actually, it's a swatch' line...! This could have been an epic win for Omega if they'd made it as freely available as expected, feels like a failed venture now.
I honestly forgot about these watches until I saw this video. I had checked for a few days if there was any news for an online release, because i wished it did. But seeing the crazy hype and the lack of supply was kind of a turn off as it made the customers look like zombies or beggars who would gather around a swatch store wasting hours just to get a simple watch. I hated that with the iphones and i hated it now (at least iphones have enough supplies). This for me became less about horology and more about a cash grab for the company and about the very disposable and wasteful human nature of running after the next coolest thing forever. The character of this watch for me is as hollow as the "bioceramic" plastic it's made of. Seems like the Swiss watch industry has forgotten how to make something which the majority can enjoy after Seiko and Casio kicked their butts with quartz.
But strangely it doesn't seem like a cash grab for me. Like how much money could they have made from that first batch of store purchases. If they sold it online they would make a lot since it's a cheaply made watch
The problem is (in Singapore) in the swatch shop they don't even have a sample of any of these models! How to see what it looks like! 🤣 I went a few times to the shop to try my luck, now I am losing interest in these so-called iconic watches. Backfire indeed.🧐
Couldn’t agree more with everything you said. Having gotten up at 3am on launch day to get to London, I’d now feel silly wearing one. The launch was such a mess it’s put me off the brand and with my wedding come up this summer I’m now looking at Breitling rather than the Seamaster 300M, which is a real shame as I’ve wanted one for years.
I think this is a perfect watch for the enthusiast that doesn’t want to wear his 5k watch to the beach or out playing sports etc. you can still have a watch on, one that you enjoy and not have to worry at all.
This would be perfect if it was readily available. It’s so rare now that for now it’s not replaceable, which defeats the purpose unfortunately. If money is no object ironically it’s easier to replace a 7k moonwatch over a $200 swatch.
Two words: HORRENDOUS MARKETING. The fact that both Omega and Swatch hyped up the release without having the capacity to produce just illustrates how bad their marketing (and basic market research) is. While watch enthusiast disdain/impatience for Rolex increases, Omega is (meanwhile) falling into 3rd place behind bloody Cartier because it doesn't have the strategic vision to seize this moment. This MoonSwatch epic flop is just another example of Omega (x Swatch) not knowing/understanding what the people want.
@@ItsNeverTooHot4Leather Damn, a fuckin womens jewelry company overtook a legendary watch company in the watch game lol. Nothing against Cartier either, I love the classic tank, but still, Omega’s been slipping hard.
I’d like one because I’ll never be able to afford a proper Omega watch. Alas, I live in Southern California, meaning that I would have to travel to San Francisco, CA to “casually” drop by their boutique in hopes of procuring one against all the inventory odds. A major disappointment but that’s okay, I don’t need another watch. I just want one and can live with that well enough.
They're making it really hard for me to remain interested in getting one. Where I live in the States the only Swatch location that was remaining was in an airport and looks like it's "temporarily closed" so we had no chance of getting one weeks ago when we had all the hype. The next closest location is a 2 1/2 hour drive. Forget it.
As someone that managed to get one at retail, I think it’s a cool watch with a great design and that’s it. I wear it pretty regularly, it’s nice to have a speedmaster “homage” that actually says omega speedmaster on the dial that’s not illegal lol. but based on how it feels and it’s little quirks if I spent $1000+ on it I’d have felt like an idiot when it arrived
I really fancied one of these, then the new GShock ‘Casioak’ was announced and I had to decide where to put my cash next month. Casio gets it! This should have been a marketing boon but I think we just heard the gun firing at the feet!
As someone who works in central London. I've been to the Oxford Street Swatch store almost everyday since launch. The morning has a Q from around 830am whereby majority of ppl are made up of flippers, waiting to purchase and flick on ebay for stupid amounts. It's been a shit show from day 1, and swatch should be embarrassed. I'm over it!
As someone who still wants one but lives 5+ hours away from the nearest Swatch store, "popping in" and checking stock is out of the question. I'm pretty bummed about the announcement!
I agree with everything you said. They should have released them to the masses by now, and made a load of money. I own an 1861 Speedmaster but part of me still wants to buy the yellow one even though I know it’s a stupid idea as I wear a Casio F91 to work and don’t need an in between watch. The interest have definitely worn off though, and I probably won’t spend my money on one now.
I think hype overwhelms one's better judgement. This is a good time to ask ourselves, does this watch offer anything unique in terms of design or function? Is it a good value for the price? Will it stand the test of time? For me, it's standout feature is that it looks like a Speedmaster and you can get it in a variety of colors. But a few years down the line, how would I feel wearing one? I don't know. The cynical part of me thinks Swatch Group probably knows the answer to this question and is milking the hype for all its worth.
Good questions. My immediate answer is that the design and very unique Omega co-branding is worth a lot! Overall it's just a really cheerful, refreshing phenomenon overall. It also is now a part of horological history. But as I've written elsewhere I don't think the substance matches the overall concept and what people would want them to be: it's a fragile, disposable short-lived piece. It's not really suitable as a watch to keep or collect due to its expected short life and throwaway inability to be repaired. I think it's an inspired product they've come up with, but to be perfect IMO it should have a replaceable&serviceable movement and crystal. Then it would be a legendary collectible watch. Now, who knows if those will even be working in a few years! So direct answers to you questions: -Does this watch offer anything unique in terms of design or function? Yes!! Incredibly much design-wise!! It has now made history even! -Is it a good value for the price? Yes, so-so. Basic watch with a premium price _for good reason_ : the Omega branding and great design means an extra bonus is justified. -Will it stand the test of time? No. Experts please chime in: I've heard that this movement only works for a limited amount of years no matter what you do, apparently approx. 10 years. And any mishap with the crystal and it's done (it's welded so not replaceable). Throwaway stuff, not guaranteed to last. -But a few years down the line, how would I feel wearing one? If it's still working then you'll feel great, but it might be trash by then. All in all I'd rather go for 'proper' Swiss watches that really will last forever, some nice ones only cost about a few hundred more. But they're not 'phenomenon watches' so are they the same? I guess they will be as special or even more so if you buy them for your _own_ memorable achievement/occasion, instead of like the Swatch-Omega being special due to others making it a generically 'special' thing due to fashion and it being a hype-watch.
Be careful with those questions, before you know it you will only be buying a Casio every ten years or so. Collecting watches is a game hardly played by the tune of rational questions.
@@Ohne_Silikone totally agree, it's not rational, and I wouldn't tell someone not to buy a watch they really like. But TGV and so many others warned about impulse buying and how you can really regret a purchase later on down the road if you don't ask yourself some questions first. Still, I suppose for $260 it doesn't matter all that much.
I was one of those who wanted one or many of the models. I even went and queued up on that saturday early morning! (and left of course empty handed...) I now don't want them anymore.. Instead, I've got my hands on an automatic Tissot PRX which i'm in love with. So thanks swatch for not letting me buy this toy and actually make me consider a way better option for my money WINK WINK
The PRX is awesome. No loss to them: The Swatch Group owns Tissot. Agree its a much better way to spend your money. A high quality watch that looks great and will last.
Oh well, I absolutely refuse to pay more than retail for a watch of this quality/range... So I will take my $1000 I intended to spend on 4 of them and use it elsewhere. Swatch has created a situation by where people (collectors) who do not live anywhere near one of the stores have two options, pay a rediculous premium over retail or go without. Great marketing Swatch!!!
Waiting patiently for the online drop. Happy to wait as long as needed, and if I find myself in London and I can get one, then brilliant. Otherwise, I have other watches I also enjoy.
You won't get one in London, I live in London and have visited the stores a few times, each store gets 50 pieces every week and the stock is gone within 30 minutes. Unless you are lucky to turn up in that 30 minute window of the week you are not getting one.
Don't bother wasting your time checking in London. I work just off Oxford Street and walk past the queue of roadmen waiting for the Swatch store to open every morning.
For those who have responded, I’m under no illusion that if I did find myself to be in London, and just so happen to be passing one of the stores, I would likely not get one anyway. It’s going to be a long wait, it seems.
Reading about people grabbing multi-figures monthly as income in investments even in this crazy days in the market,any pointers on how to make substantial progress in earnings?would be appreciated 😇
I think a Good T/A like her will pay off more than random u-tube videos,a lot of UA-camrs don’t actually care if you loose money, they just want more views and traffic!,
My wife wanted to buy one for me. Waited for 2 days, about 8 hours in line, and nothing, all gone to scalpers, but seeying the poor cristal performance, paint problems, etc.. i dont want one anymore. Maybe its ok as a toy or something to collect, but not as a real watch. At the end, she bought me and Geckota G-02 Amber and i cant be happier. Thanks Swatch.
They're trying to keep up the hype for a while. I don't think they can keep up with demand right now so why not drive sales of other swatch products by forcing people into the boutiques? They will eventually sell them online, hence the "currently" no online availability.
I wanted the Saturn 🪐 so bad but the closest Swatch boutique is a 12 hours drive away! I even thought about an Omega as a grail watch bc I was excited to support accessibility and affordability in the watch space after a graduated college. Now I realize I can get a Spinnaker Mecca quarts chronograph with a date, 300m water resistance and trick people into thinking I have a Panerai for $190. 😆 OmegaXswatch Lost me. Maybe that will change when/if they put them online but idk. 🤷♂️ I think I will just stick to supporting micro brands, the unique designs make me smile and they are in budget.
My nearest Swatch is about 40 minutes away. The nearest Swatch which ‘stocks’ these requires a whole day trip. I’m not doing that just to see if there are any in stock, so Swatch can forget it. This will be the worst missed opportunity in its brand history in my opinion.
Great video guys. Spot on. I really wanted one of these, as in the one I want! Swatch has taken us for dummies, and omega by alluding to online availability at some point, now not, maybe! I have omegas and two swatchs’ in my collection. No more. Puts me off both brands. Really stupid marketing and position ing. It’s a plastic watch. So no desire to queue or keep checking in on the website anymore. It’s like you’ve tried to do a Rolex thing, but you’re not Rolex, as daft as that pricing goes. I’ve never owned a Casio g shock. Time to look.
I just recently bought the Mission to Mercury and I really like it. However, the watch strap is a bit droll and really makes the watch look cheaper than it is. Don’t get wrong the straps and watch finishing is quite good for it’s price point. I definitely don’t regret buying it, and I’ve gotten a few looks here and there, while people tried to figure out what it was. But truth be told I don’t live in an area where there’s a lot of watch enthusiasts. I believe most of the watches bought at my local Swatch store were flipped unfortunately. P.S. I did order a black with two grey strips nato strap; which is on its way.
A friend of mine once said " get an idea for a product , hype it up , advertise it , tell folk it's limited and they will buy it in droves " and at 30 m water resistance see it at a carboot sale or charity shop near you in 3 years time.
The hype has died down? Strange you say that. Each time I pass the Swatch store there are around 50 people standing in a line an hour before the store opens. On social media I see constant posts about where the moonSwatch is, when’s it coming out online. Watch forums are littered with Swatch omega threads and UA-camrs make as much content about the watches as possible. Unfortunately the hype/desire for these watches is very much there. One thing that I’m fed up of reading is the upset omega fans. Whining about how it’s just a plastic watch and they would much rather buy a homage to the speedy instead, so now they are endorsing pagani designs etc, strange as previously they were just cheap knockoffs. They really can’t stand that there’s now a budget speedmaster out there. Entertaining content btw. Keep it up!
I've wanted on since I seen them. Not because it's a $5,000 watch for $200. I like swatch and omega and the color ways are top. It's a watch I can wear without the worry of it breaking or loosing and being out $5000. Yeah 200 is still a lot at this time because of inflation. But they're nice affordable and like I said I don't have to be worried if something happens to it.
It’s not even water resistant (30m is washing hands). I was hoping for a beach or pool watch, but it cannot even stand up to that. What a farce. Wear my reel speedy instead and the Casio gshock at the pool 💪🏻
@@zgfvavw3037 true but an everyday watch is always nice. I also have better water proof watches I wear when swimming. Also 30m is enough for swimming in a pool or lake or shore by the ocean
@@zgfvavw3037 I don’t get the fascination with wearing a watch at a beach or pool. It’ll ruin the watch even if it’s resistant with the sand. And you’ll also have a weird tan line.
Other brands could learn from this, collaborating with cheaper brands to make a battery powered version so people can basically buy a replica without it being fake, and I doubt they’re reputation will hurt simply from selling cheap watches. If anything it makes me respect them more
The side effect I never expected was, as a result of refreshing the Swatch Website at least three times a day, I really have taken a good look at some of the other Swatch offerings. The only brand damage I could have foreseen with this was damage to Swatch rather than Omega, as getting your hands on this particular Swatch would make all their other models far less enticing in comparison. Frankly, they are less enticing, but not so much so as they were before I was forced to really give them a look. There's a few I would seriously consider now!!
Interesting. I actually had the opposite reaction. Looking at the website my thought was 'This stuff looks like junk', so I am not sure I really want a MoonSwatch if this is what the brand is. Doesn't matter now though. Living 1000s of miles away from the nearest boutique, I now won't be getting one regardless of how I feel about them.
I was going to buy one and had a friend go to a place where they were initially sold - apparently they only had 90 watches for like 500 people. Then I was thinking about ordering one online and was happy to wait a few weeks. Now we are over a month out and they’re pulling this crap? Yeah, I’ll pass at this point.
so people often blame individual sneaker stores for selling “backdoor” pairs of limited releases to resellers-but in reality, the resellers that deal in the most bulk are getting large quantities straight from the brands themselves (Nike/Jordan being the most obvious example). So i almost wonder if Swatch saw an opportunity and took it, knowing if they sold the bulk of the watches to resellers the grey market prices would never drop, in their minds keeping the hype alive…or even creating more. but instead everyone stopped caring lol
Well I thought the launch of the MoonSwatch was a brilliant idea. I have an Omega Moonwatch sapphire sandwich, and thought the plastic version was a great bit of fun and wanted to buy a couple of them. I still do. The news that they are continuing to restrict the outlets is disappointing. However, not living within a couple of hundred miles of a Swatch boutique that may or may not have stock, there is zero chance that I would would divert 20m to enter one and ask, let alone make a 400 mile round trip. I buy lots of watches at all price points (don't tell my wife, she thinks I only buy one a year for less than a £100 and if the truth comes out, I'm a dead man), so if they do start selling them online in the next few months or years, I'll buy one or more then. In the meantime, there are way too many better and more interesting watches to invest time on researching and lusting after (the best bit) and then acquiring for me to give any more thought to it until the supply opens up. I really, really hope that the scalpers and flippers invest heavily in these few available MoonSwatches and end up getting their fingers burned if Swatch Group get their head out of their a**e and sort their production and supply issues. Meantime, thanks Watchfinder for your articles. Always informative and - more importantly - amusing to watch and listen to.
I was luck to get 2. I also have the original moonwatch. My verdict: the moonswatch is specially fun to wear in summer, it is light, colourfull, easy to read. Since it is battery powered, it always shows the correct time. It is the watch of 2022. One negative comment will be the lack of availability.
Putting all the content aside, I’m really enjoying this format you guys have going, I don’t know if you were doing these before, I’m a subscriber but only really started paying attention during the moon swatch hype, but yeah, I’m enjoying these
Wow, what a missed opportunity. They could have made a ton of money by making these actually available, especially while excitement was peaked. I would've bought at least a few, but definitely not hopping on a plane to hope some random color might be available, lol. Having now p*ssed off potential buyers, plus real world experiences being lackluster, a big production ramp up for online sales is probably not going to be worth it, as interest wanes and people rethink a $260 plastic watch with a crummy strap. I'll probably invest in the 50th Anniversary Bulova Lunar Pilot. At least that's actually available.
Yep agree with everything you say , as most would I think .. I emailed Swatch about these , I think it took 3 weeks for a reply.. can't remember ... but by this time.. I'm bored of the idea .. Swatch have dropped the ball , then shot themselves in the foot with this farce of a release ... what I think makes it worse , that I think one of the London A.D's just kept all the stock and sold them on Ebay .. and so are no longer available at that store... not certain about this... but was watching many on Ebay sold from London... and 43 sold 2 available ... doesn't really add up does it? !! this is from the same seller! so how did he get 45 watches if he didn't work at a A.D ? Swatch have really screwed this up .. big time .. Omega will be embarrassed .. Rolex will be quietly laughing ...
I got the chance to see a Uranus in person and I must say it was better than expected. Yes, it’s plastic, but it has a unique ‘soft’ feel to it and the pushers are nice and clicky too. The piece is a lot of fun and not meant to be taken super seriously. I’m gonna wait as long as I have to to get my mission to mars at list price. Edit: I looked at it side by side with a ‘real’ moon watch. Obviously it blew the swatch out of the water in terms of feel, but both were great pieces. Eventually, both will be in my collection.
Thank you for being real. I went to Venice to get one, and asked the seller ok if you don't have them now when can I get one, and all he said is I don't know. like come on man at least try to sell me something. he didn't even try to introduce me to another model that was available. lol
I saw so many reviews showing the Moonswatch is so poorly built with awful materials. For shame! Swatch and Omega management are awful custodians of the speedmaster legacy.
Embarrassed owners? Not this one, I bought mine at added price on eBay and absolutely love it. It’s a very beautiful, light exquisite watch that I am ok with having paid triple the sale price, even more so if they actually end up a limited release lol. I have the Saturn one which is gorgeous and hope one day for a moon one, not because it looks like a speedmaster but because the line is the mission to the moon. I don’t think or lead people to believe it’s a really expensive watch, I just enjoy it being a beautiful, exquisite creation in its own right and it’s value to me is simple, I bought it, I love it, it’s worth it then, whatever I paid, like each of my watches in my small collection which I am so very grateful to have
I hope this isn’t the case. This should be widely available to get people who like watches a taste of the moon watch and bring young blood into the hobby.
I am glad so Many have changed their minds. So many only like what's hot at the moment. I will still buy a few. Why? Because I like them and really don't care if they were popular or not.
I managed to get one, and I find it funny that people shit on it but at the same time they would buy it if it’s available. As for the owning experience, it’s like owning any other Swatch. It’s a fun watch to slap on wearing around and not take seriously. As for people’s reactions to it I have to say that no one cares what you have on your wrist unless they are watch fans themselves. If you want to get this watch as some kind of cheap speedy, just know 9/10 people don’t even know what a speedy is. And people who do like watches have most likely tried a speed master on at an omega boutique and will actually be more interested in the fact that it is a plastic watch.
I got my mission to the sun yesterday- but I live in Zurich :) And I really like it. It gets attention in a good way but yea- need to be prepared for some fun. Wore it to a tailored dark blue two piece today and I think its quite cool 😎
Even if I had to join a stupid list and wait a year, I'd buy one for £200. It's a fun little homage to the Speedmaster and a really cool concept not yet really explored in watches... a toy version of the real thing, like buying a model car. But with them only going to a few select boutiques, that just means the scalping will continue and people like me who are surrounded by water have to fly to somewhere else and have extreme luck to purchase? For a £200 plastic watch that isn't even a limited product? Fuck that. Easier to buy a Rolex.
We’re all still online debating, speculating, making videos about lack of these watches. Omega/Swatch have their names all over the internet right now. I think they succeeded in what they were after. The funniest part is people are saying they might lose money, it’s actually quite the opposite already.
It's alright, I wised up after the hustle and bustle of the launch and got a nice steel automatic (Seiko SARV001). A Japanese only sports automatic that they don't typically sell in the US for less than $200. After the reviews of owners of these Swatches, I think I made the right choice. That being said, I liked the marketing and that it brought interest into the industry. Wished for them they did more to keep it going, such a positive vibe at the time.
The only people I see talking about these watches are watch-enthusiasts, which isn't that weird, but I think it would be good for many to take a step back and look at what these watches can represent. I see so much hate towards these from my watch group (there's positive comments too, but there's ALOT of hate), so I decided to write this comment here, as this video was shared in the group: These watches are a way for people without the resources to get an Omega Speedmaster to actually get something similar from the same brand. This is a good thing. Watch enthusiasm aren't only for the rich, it's for everyone. That aside for now, this collection's theme is the planets and the star in our solar system. The colors used to represent them fit perfectly for a balance of being correct and being sort of in-your-face. Furthermore, the different watches' pages on Swatch's site is named "Mission to __", which speaks to curiosity about the universe and more specifically our solar system. The bioceramic material used in these watches are commonly found in spacecrafts as a light and sturdy material, which it requires. Now, back to the colors: I'm not going to write a lengthy text about what they say to me personally, but for those interested, I suggest researching about the planets and trying to tie what you find with the colors and you'll probably see why they are chosen. What I interpret all these things to be is a friendly nudge to stop being so god damn busy with all the shallow stuff in this world and take a look up at the sky. To be curious again, like humans are, and to shed more light on what goes on in the world of science, more specifically spaceflight, outer space etc. At the same time, to start taking care of our fantastic planet (lots of stuff is happening within these fields fyi). These watches has a price tag that many more can afford and they send the strongest message I've ever seen from a watch. It might be a stretch, but I think they were supposed to be a help to bring the masses together towards science again. I like watches for what they are as much as the next guy, but I have to say that this community can be extremely toxic for no reason what so ever. That is why I think people need to take a step back and look at the fuller picture, not only for these watches, but for everything in the world.
They would be better putting it available for pre order on their website. Plenty of G shocks have high demand when they are launched and you can pre order when the first batch sells out.
I love that they came out with these and I hope they become more available. That being said, every time I buy a watch well below my "normal" price range (which has changed over the years), I end up being disappointed. It's as you suggest, you think that a $200 watch is magically going to meet the expectation of something nicer but of course it never does.
Great for people who make their living queuing at stores to then flip the goods online for a profit. Unlucky for people who are at work when the Swatch store opens and genuinely want to own one.
I work within walking distance of one of the Swatch shops so made a habit of walking to check if they were in after work for a bit. The one time I got to the shop and they were in was both on a day I wasn't around for work and a fight broke out between some scalpers up the line so they closed the shop early. Kind of still want one but the whole fiasco has definitely made me more patient.
Totally agree , I was super excited about the release and felt it was a great injection of fun energy into the watch world. The price point seemed like a game changer as far as an entry point into a luxury brand and getting new people into watch collecting. I absolutely love the Speedy, it's my grail watch, but is out of my price range and I was thrilled at the opportunity to have an actual Omega branded watch on my wrist, even a plastic one. But the lack of availability definitely soured me on the whole thing and I don't have plans to buy one now. In the end, Omega did succeed in piquing my interest in Omega watches and causing me to learn more about them (which maybe was their plan all along), but instead of buying new, I ended up scratching that Omega itch by spending the same amount I would have spent on a MoonSwatch on a modest 1970's quartz Seamaster. I love my new (old) Omega, but in the end, the money I spent did not help their bottom line.
My closest Swatch dealer is about 3,000km away and I frankly would have bought the entire set with the briefcase if I was able to. But now I literally cannot.
Unfortunately the attitude of the staff at the store in my area don’t know how to deal with the masses. The vibe is don’t bother us, we don’t have the watches and don’t know when they will be here. Maybe a nice welcoming sign thanking our interest with a Q&A versus a piece of paper taped to the wall and display case in bold capitals… I get the sales staff are probably hourly and young but there should be an experienced manager to teach them. Also phone is straight to voicemail. Anyway just my observation.
Why do you want everything to be so affordable and obtainable? Sure I would not pay thousands for these plastic watches, but it makes it more fun to have something that actually wasn't so easy to obtain. Makes it a bit more special. Kinda like when I spent 2 years finding the perfect almost mint condition vintage and all original omega. It feels like I'm wearing something truly special, and the hunt for it makes it taste even better. Cheers, I really enjoy these videos.
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Absolutely killed my impulse to buy a couple. Good job Swatch. Saves my money for another brand who can actually sell me a piece online.
Take a look at the Bulova Lunar Pilot if you want a re-edition of a watch that has flown to the Moon... Steel, Sapphire, high frequency quartz. About 500 bucks I think. Probably a better deal than the Moon Swatch .
@@classydave75 True, but sadly, it’s a huge watch…
@@ctxrider7585 Yes indeed, it would be too big for my thin wrist... Hopefully they will make a smaller edition one day, apparently there is a lot of demand for it...
I work near a Swatch store and check every other day to see if they have them, at this point not because I particularly want one anymore but because I am genuinely curious as to whether or not they actually exist.
Same here. Adrian at Bark & Jack says he managed to get one at his local dealer which would be Edinburgh (Glasgow didn't get them) but i've been asking in there daily if they have any... zip. I think he must have bought one off a flipper but won't admit it :D
They exist, have seen them at the Omega store :-) (just for display though)
Well this sucks.
@@TripleDDDD if you have money, you can get one... You need money to get one... Point...
Where I live they come weekly, I managed to get the one I wanted after a few hours of queue, there are a lot of flippers unfortunately
I’m very happy people overpaid for theirs in the secondary market.
Completely agree. They started out great, but really messed up in the long run here in my opinion. Especially after the quality concerns came to light. Just saw a guy who accidentally scratched up the crystal by closing the box wrong. If you asked me on release day, there is no doubt I would have bought at least 2, but now I'm not really sure if I am going to buy one anymore.
Same here. I almost fell for it.
Get a real one
@@genetung8590 not the biggest fan of the Speedy. I should be getting a DJ41 within the next few months instead. If I were to buy an Omega, it would be the World Timer.
@@genetung8590 did just that ,a fantastic watch too 👍
@@genetung8590 buy him a real one
If they were put online straight away as “will be delievered when available” I would have happily bought at least one, even if it meant waiting months for delivery then being pleasantly surprised when it eventually shows up. But now I haven’t even thought about it for at least a week or two, and if they ever put them online now I won’t buy one as I’ve had time to realise maybe I don’t want one as much as I initially thought
Well put.
I would have purchased one if it was a pre-order, but I’m fine without a $250 plastic watch.
Very good point. I'd love to hear their reasoning for not taking pre-orders. They could've at least taken pre-orders at stores.
Managed to get one on release day and I wear it everyday. I enjoy wearing it just as much as the day I first bought it. I like learning about different watches, especially the moonwatch and it’s history (I aspire to buy the real one in the future). Unfortunately, I don’t have the money to buy thousand dollar watches. Even though some may mock the idea of wearing a $250 plastic watch, I don’t really care. I’m happy when I wear it and that’s all that matters. In fact, I enjoy wearing it more when I hear people hate on it simply due to them not being able to buy one at retail price lol
Which one did you get? Fyi I don't think it is the watch itself but rather the drama around it that is now turning people off.
I think they are all super cool. I’ve never think that they are cheapy plastic watch.
dont think they're hating cuz they cant get one at retail price, they're hating because the brand has completely U turned on their 'available and attainable' model. they're hating because they cant get one at all which is understandable. omega and swatch really fucked this opportunity.
LOL why don't sell it now that still are doucheb@gs willing to pay $1500 for one? You will be closer to the real deal.
Does it bleed?
I get a lack of availability drives up demand but they might really end up losing out on a ton of money. I'd buy 2-3 of these even if they were available easily.
sure i' d buy 20 - 30 just to have them around, why not
This. A good looking watch, for a decent price ? No wonder there is demand.
@@dragonmares59110 They're pulling a Nintendo where they have massive demand and NEVER meet it, losing out on ridiculous amounts of money. Never makes sense to me.
Id buy one for 50
I’m totally bored of it. Interest gone.
I agree, I think they have dropped the ball with this one as it's now doing the opposite of what they perhaps intended
You mean They are not geniuses!!
I was one of the mugs that queued in an appropriate british manner overnight at carnaby street. Witnessed all the carnage when the store finally opened and all the louts decided to push in, and swatch being completely unprepared. I had to spend a lot of money and hours of time travelling to London, then waited for hours in the cold. Not at all impressed by Swatch / omega. Suffice to say this is what the brand represents to me now and i won't be getting one.
Idiot XD
You won't be missed 🤣🤣
They should have focused on 1 design at a time and brought out the range over a 2 year period
I actually like the brief case they have to hold the full collection
They would have made almost everyone buy every single color
I hope someone from Swatch reads this comment.
Exactly. They could've stretched out the releases and kept interest levels consistent for years.
Only if they would've started with the Mission to Uranus with no other explanation presented
“Almost everyone” lmao there’s like 3 of you crazy enough to buy all of them even if they were sequenced
This would have been such a good approach
How to drain every ounce of good spirit that was gained by a release, a masterclass! I went to my Swatch store over the weekend, that had them on the release day, and not only did they not have any for sale, even the display case was empty so you couldnt even see them first hand. I totally agree with the comments here. I just want the colour that I want (Earth or Pluto for me) as a fun watch, and this has changed this from a fun hyped watch to a just another status symbol of the watch industry that I probably wont be able to pick up.... and so I am looking back at the Lunar Pilot. The MoonSwatch has lost that element of fun and carefree attachment. In 6 months I might remember that I wanted one of those and pop into a Swatch store to take a look, but right now its just something that I dont want enough to jump through the hoops that Swatch seem to think that I should to own one. I think that will be a mistake from them, from underestimating the demand initially, to over-estimating the desire now.
I am sure that there is nothing strange about me winning a contest that doesn't exist, from a message in the UA-cam comments from a different account with the same name...... Seems totally legit to me! This is a common scam. Do not send them your details. They will just ask for 'money to cover shipping'!
I thank them for this bad launch. I was very hyped at first, but after seeing some online and having passed the hype period, I wont buy this plastic watch anymore. I actually think its overpriced at 250 $
same I was going to queue and hope to get more than 1 then my eyes spotted something that I could not unsee the Swatch chrono subdial placement vs the omega speedmaster sub-dial placement. no point paying more for fancy colours when there are many other interesting coloured regular swatch chrono to be had.
It’s not even water resistant (30m is washing hands). I was hoping for a beach or pool watch, but it cannot even stand up to that. What a farce. Wear my reel speedy instead and the Casio gshock at the pool 💪🏻
Completely agree.
Agree with everything youve said. A glimmer of hope has been well and truly wiped out by the watch industry doing what it does best which is to exclude 95% of its potential, and often the most enthusiastic, customers from the party. Sure I'll keep looking checking their website but I fear it will be bitter sweet now if I manage to get one....
As someone who lives in a metro area but several (several several) hours from a Swatch store...the chances of myself owning one has gone from minimal to very unlikely. It's a bummer!
Awwww!
I highly suggest looking into modifying a Seiko S series, several pages on instagram and reddit, community driven by enthusiasts and very affordable. I really wish channels like these would shine some light on that scene.
I agree!! Well said Gareth!
The goal was to promote Omega to the general public but their tactic seems to have flopped with the watches being less available than an actual Omega lmao
Thank you Swatch for saving me an impulse buy. I was 100% certain I was going to buy one, and couldn't even choose between them. Now I think they are pretty cool looking plastic watches and definitely not worth 250.
i completely agree with the first sentiment-i was super excited at first, checking the swatch website everyday, and even checking grey market prices (just to keep up with them, i didnt have the slightest desire to buy one over retail. but i feel like Swatch REALLLLLY dropped the ball, waited way too long to release them en masse. no doubt in my mind they were basking in the hype, thinking they were capitalizing-but in reality, because of the delay i feel like a LOT of people (watch collectors/enthusiasts AND non-watch people alike) have lost interest. it litarelly happened overnight for me…one day i just realized “oh damn-i spent 3 weeks to a month checking their site/grey prices/watching yt videos…now i havnt even thought about them in a week” lol and to now have gone back on their word about selling online 🙄 went from genius marketing to a blunder real quick!
Ahh, to feel like Rolex for just a couple of days.
If they were put online straight away as “will be delievered when available” I would have happily bought at least one, even if it meant waiting months for delivery then being pleasantly surprised when it eventually shows up. But now I haven’t even thought about it for at least a week or two, and if they ever put them online now I won’t buy one as I’ve had time to realise maybe I don’t want one as much as I initially thought
@@PepRex LOL!
Only selling it in stores sounds like an invitation for scalpers to buy out all their stock every time. Which reminds me, I've completely forgotten about this watch since the second week I couldn't get it.
In my country you can just buy 1 per person. So if a scalper wants to buy all, he needs to brings his family with him... ahah
@@JustBajoras same here in the US. I was at the Vegas store a few days after the initial launch and they told me it's 1 per person.
I'm not sure what this does to Omega, but this is really putting me off from Swatch. I was curious before this launch about Swatch, but after this not gonna get one.
hee hee
I went to Omega a few days after the launch and I don't know if it's always been like that or because of the moonswatch release, they gave subpar service (saying that people only pop in to see the speedmaster out of curiosity and only asking for the moonswatch) throwing my original plan of getting the Speedmaster out of the window. Especially knowing people will see the original speedmaster as the stainless steel version of the moonswatch and not the other way around.
Still want a speedmaster though 😂 I guess people who originally love speedmasters will still want a speedmaster eventually.
UPDATE: A friend just returned from TLVWS. He reports that according to the Swatch store staff in Vegas the hype remains. Swatch say they receive limited quantities which sell out immediately. So he could not get one.
I live in the fifth largest city in the United States: Phoenix. There are no Swatch stores here. I was bummed at first because I couldn't get one now I just don't care. Thanks for the great broadcast!
To be fair, it gets so hot in Arizona the watch would probably melt a little on a hot day.
I wonder how much of the hype is from resellers grabbing them all to scalp them. There’s lots of venture capital money in used rolex etc-that’s why the prices are insane. Are normal people (users) actually buying at these prices?
No reason why some of that venture capital money wouldn’t be diverted into the next hype watch. Who cares, since it’s only the honest buyers who lose out!
@@nateperry405 too funny. LV almost the same weather as Phoenix
I was at the Vegas store a few days after the initial launch. They told me they sold out within minutes due to the long lines waiting outside. The sales staff told me they were limiting sales to 1 watch per person. That's not a very scaleable business model for a flipper, as you'd have to bring everyone you know along with you just to attempt to get product to resell.
I got my Saturn on release day. Drove from Phoenix to Las Vegas the day before and waited in line for 12 and half hours (32 hours awake) from when I claimed my place til I left the store with the bag.
I left work the day prior thinking I was insane, the trip foolhardy and pointless. Even when I got in line at 10:32pm I looked at the queue ahead and thought "I'm really gonna sit here by myself until morning only to be met with disappointment". But I stood there. I was #158 out of 237 available.
I stood there because I will never be able or feel comfortable spending thousands on a my grail real Omega Speedmaster. I stood there because my dad bought me a Swatch when I was 12 in 2003 and it still runs. I love my Mission to Saturn because it represents a passion I have in a fun package for the everyman. A month in? I wear my Moonswatch proudly over Seiko divers and chronographs, over my Seagull 1963, over the various Casio's and few Vostoks.
I'm glad I made the trip when it happened, had I done it now it would be guaranteed to not be available. I feel for everyone who can't get one. Because it is satisfying and special. It's also the first watch I didn't attain my placing in a cart and waiting in the mail. It was an ordeal and has a story. I like that.
I agree with the insightful comments from 'the hands' with an additional gripe. In England, they decided to sell in just the three London boutiques. These are all within walking distance of each other. It would have been a nicer gesture to fans to spread out with one in London, one in Bristol, and another in Manchester or Leeds. But no, it's a watch just for those living in the capital apparently. How rude!
There isn't even a Swatch store in Bristol, outside the airport duty free, let alone a 'boutique'.
@@NotThatOneThisOne Yup, you're absolutely right. I shoulda done my homework suggesting that one. 👍
Agreed.. it’s BS. I wanted to pick one of these up but have no chance of being anywhere near London for the foreseeable future.. so that rules me out really :-/
Two Swatch shops in Manchester and no stock at either of them - very disappointing. We can't all take the time to travel all the way to London!
They do that so it’s easier for resellers that are paying sales assistants and security to push at the front to get more. Ridiculous release method and their communication is even worse.
I can't wait for a several hour trip just to go into the Swatch store and come out empty handed
Oh, come on, you might still get to have a fight or get stabbed so it could be worthwhile...
This could build resentment against the brand.
Like Rolex, if you expect customers to beg, wait or pay over the odds people will just go elsewhere and not return.
They got me to buy a Bulova lunar pilot so far.
@@clange50 Good choice. A great watch with its own proper history, advanced technology, not made of plastic, and not much more expensive than the MoonSwatch.
@@hudldevice1092 it’s just so fuckin huge. 45mm is ridiculous for most wrists, especially considering its thickness too. If it was 39-42 it would be perfect.
The hype and the resulting demand rises only to a certain point when something is unavailable. The hype inside me died and I’m not even trying anymore. Swatch F‘d up the release by not opening online sales or at least online preorder in time.
I've migrated from "TAKE MY MONEY" to thinking really hard about what else I could get for $260. If they'd been available online right away, or even within the first couple of weeks, I'd have one, but my enthusiasm is winding down a little. In the US, the Swatch stores are pretty far away for quite a few of us, and I don't know when I'd have a chance to stop in.
And like I said, it's not that far from $260 to get into a really nice Seiko "cocktail time" or Recraft if you shop around (I see some in the mid-300s online), or even one of the new Casioaks if I want something big and plastic.
I think I still love the Moonswatch and would like one, but it's not automatic anymore.
Get a tissot prx
@@faiz8569 tissot is owned by swatch get a seiko or orient
My thoughts exactly. $250 can buy a lot nicer watch
Stonerboy swatch group consists of several brands you would d never imagine including swatch brand,omega brand, mido Rado and several high end luxury brands! I do like orient which is not technically owned by Seiko (Do your research! )Orient is a good suggestion though!
Well, as it turns out I'm already over this fad. I'd rather see a new version of Swatch's automatic Sistem51 movement with GMT or chrono function... I think they might have something with their super-cost-efficient mass-produced Sistem51 mechanical movements. That's a real USP over all the ordinary quartz movements. It might just take a while for them to really catch on, or maybe they're still missing the 'hit' designs. And until they offer those with the complications I'm interested in (GMT or Chrono) I like Swatch's other transparent models more than these MoonSwatches.
And for cheap Swiss watches for everyday use I'm a million times more interested in Victorinox INOX line. They have quartz and automatic, stainless steel, titanium or carbon (but not available as titanium&automatic combo). Even nice straps with wood trim or the paracord strap. They also are missing a GMT or Chrono function to be perfect for me, but nevertheless they're really nice. Superb quality and comfort.
Sure, the INOX watches are at a higher price class, but not that much higher. They are 'proper' Swiss watches, really high quality and forever: their swiss movements can be fixed and replaced, crystals are high quality and can be replaced, they can be kept going for future generations instead of being flimsy & unfixable like the Omega x Swatch.
For those of us who are hundreds of miles from a Swatch store, no online offering effectively shuts down the chance that many people buy one
Surprisingly, there’s not one Swatch Boutique in all of Los Angeles, yet NYC has multiple. Go figure. I’m over it.
They didn't capitalize on the hype. No possibility of getting one. No dealer within 12 hours drive. My intrest has gone from yea I would get one to not caring. Just like trying to get a Rolex currently.
Swatch chrono movement meant that the spacing of the sub-dials are in the same place as regular swatch chrono unlike the speedmaster. Once you own a swatch chrono and you see this, it is very hard to unsee the swatch in this moonswatch
If they were available easily I'd buy the Moon and Mars without hesitation. Considering they won't be available online that probably won't happen though. The next Swatch Store is 2.5 hours away from me, and I certainly won't go there on 'good luck' hoping the ones I want are available.
Here in Zürich you still have to come on Monday before 8:00 and stand in line with 50 other people just to hope that they may have one, but it's just luck if you get one and it's impossible to get the one you want, they only get 3-5 different versions per week.
Stay at home😂👍🏽
I have to drive to another country so there's that. Ain't happening.
Had zero interest when press released, and have even less interest now that Swatch have turned out to have lied about “not limited and available online soon”.
The reason why they decided not to sell online is due to resellers. Resellers have expensive bots that automatically order hundreds of watches when the online sale begins… this would allow resellers to control the inventory and profit from the hype. I think its good that they did not allow this to happen… exactly as we saw with sports cards in the last 2 years.
I recently bought a lovely gold (albeit plated) Omega Constellation F300 tuning fork watch for £220. It even had the original box and papers. So £20 more for an infinitely more interesting, only slightly less waterproof watch. I also don't need to correct anyone with the 'actually, it's a swatch' line...! This could have been an epic win for Omega if they'd made it as freely available as expected, feels like a failed venture now.
I honestly forgot about these watches until I saw this video. I had checked for a few days if there was any news for an online release, because i wished it did. But seeing the crazy hype and the lack of supply was kind of a turn off as it made the customers look like zombies or beggars who would gather around a swatch store wasting hours just to get a simple watch. I hated that with the iphones and i hated it now (at least iphones have enough supplies). This for me became less about horology and more about a cash grab for the company and about the very disposable and wasteful human nature of running after the next coolest thing forever. The character of this watch for me is as hollow as the "bioceramic" plastic it's made of. Seems like the Swiss watch industry has forgotten how to make something which the majority can enjoy after Seiko and Casio kicked their butts with quartz.
But strangely it doesn't seem like a cash grab for me. Like how much money could they have made from that first batch of store purchases. If they sold it online they would make a lot since it's a cheaply made watch
@@nealbagai5388 Correct. They sold them at retail, scalpers are the ones making profit.
The problem is (in Singapore) in the swatch shop they don't even have a sample of any of these models! How to see what it looks like! 🤣 I went a few times to the shop to try my luck, now I am losing interest in these so-called iconic watches. Backfire indeed.🧐
Couldn’t agree more with everything you said. Having gotten up at 3am on launch day to get to London, I’d now feel silly wearing one. The launch was such a mess it’s put me off the brand and with my wedding come up this summer I’m now looking at Breitling rather than the Seamaster 300M, which is a real shame as I’ve wanted one for years.
I think this is a perfect watch for the enthusiast that doesn’t want to wear his 5k watch to the beach or out playing sports etc. you can still have a watch on, one that you enjoy and not have to worry at all.
This would be perfect if it was readily available. It’s so rare now that for now it’s not replaceable, which defeats the purpose unfortunately. If money is no object ironically it’s easier to replace a 7k moonwatch over a $200 swatch.
@@gchu149 I agree, I was more talking once these are readily available!
@@polygoncoco imo G-Shocks are heinous looking, I’d much rather have this “toy” on my wrist.. I don’t beat my watches to need that level of toughness.
@@polygoncoco it seems like you’re more focused on a tool watch. Which is perfectly okay! I just don’t like them all that much lol
Two words: HORRENDOUS MARKETING.
The fact that both Omega and Swatch hyped up the release without having the capacity to produce just illustrates how bad their marketing (and basic market research) is. While watch enthusiast disdain/impatience for Rolex increases, Omega is (meanwhile) falling into 3rd place behind bloody Cartier because it doesn't have the strategic vision to seize this moment. This MoonSwatch epic flop is just another example of Omega (x Swatch) not knowing/understanding what the people want.
3rd place?
@@simonj5615 Yes. Omega is now in 3rd place in terms of market share, behind Cartier and Rolex.
@@ItsNeverTooHot4Leather Damn, a fuckin womens jewelry company overtook a legendary watch company in the watch game lol. Nothing against Cartier either, I love the classic tank, but still, Omega’s been slipping hard.
I’d like one because I’ll never be able to afford a proper Omega watch. Alas, I live in Southern California, meaning that I would have to travel to San Francisco, CA to “casually” drop by their boutique in hopes of procuring one against all the inventory odds. A major disappointment but that’s okay, I don’t need another watch. I just want one and can live with that well enough.
They're making it really hard for me to remain interested in getting one. Where I live in the States the only Swatch location that was remaining was in an airport and looks like it's "temporarily closed" so we had no chance of getting one weeks ago when we had all the hype. The next closest location is a 2 1/2 hour drive. Forget it.
As someone that managed to get one at retail, I think it’s a cool watch with a great design and that’s it. I wear it pretty regularly, it’s nice to have a speedmaster “homage” that actually says omega speedmaster on the dial that’s not illegal lol. but based on how it feels and it’s little quirks if I spent $1000+ on it I’d have felt like an idiot when it arrived
I really fancied one of these, then the new GShock ‘Casioak’ was announced and I had to decide where to put my cash next month. Casio gets it! This should have been a marketing boon but I think we just heard the gun firing at the feet!
Yep I may buy the new solar oak instead
Agreed. I was intrigued by this for a minute, but it’s a toy. If I buy a quartz watch it better be durable.
@@featherweight1910 I ordered the Casio…….
As someone who works in central London. I've been to the Oxford Street Swatch store almost everyday since launch. The morning has a Q from around 830am whereby majority of ppl are made up of flippers, waiting to purchase and flick on ebay for stupid amounts. It's been a shit show from day 1, and swatch should be embarrassed. I'm over it!
As someone who still wants one but lives 5+ hours away from the nearest Swatch store, "popping in" and checking stock is out of the question. I'm pretty bummed about the announcement!
I agree with everything you said. They should have released them to the masses by now, and made a load of money. I own an 1861 Speedmaster but part of me still wants to buy the yellow one even though I know it’s a stupid idea as I wear a Casio F91 to work and don’t need an in between watch. The interest have definitely worn off though, and I probably won’t spend my money on one now.
Went into store today. They only get one delivery per week and could be any day. People queue from 6am and they are usually sold out within the hour.
No way, probably people with a lot of time on their hands from their not so busy shitty jobs trying to sell it on eBay with ZERO feedback…. Goodluck 🐀
I think hype overwhelms one's better judgement. This is a good time to ask ourselves, does this watch offer anything unique in terms of design or function? Is it a good value for the price? Will it stand the test of time? For me, it's standout feature is that it looks like a Speedmaster and you can get it in a variety of colors. But a few years down the line, how would I feel wearing one? I don't know. The cynical part of me thinks Swatch Group probably knows the answer to this question and is milking the hype for all its worth.
thats somewhat my thought too…but they over estimated watch collectors desire i think. like theyre saying-we all basically lost interest 🤷🏻♂️
Good questions. My immediate answer is that the design and very unique Omega co-branding is worth a lot! Overall it's just a really cheerful, refreshing phenomenon overall. It also is now a part of horological history.
But as I've written elsewhere I don't think the substance matches the overall concept and what people would want them to be: it's a fragile, disposable short-lived piece. It's not really suitable as a watch to keep or collect due to its expected short life and throwaway inability to be repaired.
I think it's an inspired product they've come up with, but to be perfect IMO it should have a replaceable&serviceable movement and crystal. Then it would be a legendary collectible watch. Now, who knows if those will even be working in a few years!
So direct answers to you questions:
-Does this watch offer anything unique in terms of design or function? Yes!! Incredibly much design-wise!! It has now made history even!
-Is it a good value for the price? Yes, so-so. Basic watch with a premium price _for good reason_ : the Omega branding and great design means an extra bonus is justified.
-Will it stand the test of time? No. Experts please chime in: I've heard that this movement only works for a limited amount of years no matter what you do, apparently approx. 10 years. And any mishap with the crystal and it's done (it's welded so not replaceable). Throwaway stuff, not guaranteed to last.
-But a few years down the line, how would I feel wearing one? If it's still working then you'll feel great, but it might be trash by then.
All in all I'd rather go for 'proper' Swiss watches that really will last forever, some nice ones only cost about a few hundred more. But they're not 'phenomenon watches' so are they the same? I guess they will be as special or even more so if you buy them for your _own_ memorable achievement/occasion, instead of like the Swatch-Omega being special due to others making it a generically 'special' thing due to fashion and it being a hype-watch.
Be careful with those questions, before you know it you will only be buying a Casio every ten years or so. Collecting watches is a game hardly played by the tune of rational questions.
@@Ohne_Silikone totally agree, it's not rational, and I wouldn't tell someone not to buy a watch they really like. But TGV and so many others warned about impulse buying and how you can really regret a purchase later on down the road if you don't ask yourself some questions first. Still, I suppose for $260 it doesn't matter all that much.
@@Ohne_Silikone Bought my first watch about 3 years ago and swore that would be the only watch I ever buy. I've got 7 watches now.
Swatch totally underestimated the demand and popularity of this release. If they were available I’d buy one but now I’m over it!
I was one of those who wanted one or many of the models. I even went and queued up on that saturday early morning! (and left of course empty handed...) I now don't want them anymore.. Instead, I've got my hands on an automatic Tissot PRX which i'm in love with. So thanks swatch for not letting me buy this toy and actually make me consider a way better option for my money WINK WINK
The PRX is awesome. No loss to them: The Swatch Group owns Tissot.
Agree its a much better way to spend your money. A high quality watch that looks great and will last.
I'd still like to pick up a Mercury. Although I can't help thinking this is all becoming a bit of a farce.
Oh well, I absolutely refuse to pay more than retail for a watch of this quality/range... So I will take my $1000 I intended to spend on 4 of them and use it elsewhere.
Swatch has created a situation by where people (collectors) who do not live anywhere near one of the stores have two options, pay a rediculous premium over retail or go without.
Great marketing Swatch!!!
Waiting patiently for the online drop. Happy to wait as long as needed, and if I find myself in London and I can get one, then brilliant. Otherwise, I have other watches I also enjoy.
You won't get one in London, I live in London and have visited the stores a few times, each store gets 50 pieces every week and the stock is gone within 30 minutes. Unless you are lucky to turn up in that 30 minute window of the week you are not getting one.
@@markeybizz ..and are a member of staff or a friend of theirs.
Don't bother wasting your time checking in London. I work just off Oxford Street and walk past the queue of roadmen waiting for the Swatch store to open every morning.
For those who have responded, I’m under no illusion that if I did find myself to be in London, and just so happen to be passing one of the stores, I would likely not get one anyway. It’s going to be a long wait, it seems.
Reading about people grabbing multi-figures monthly as income in investments even in this crazy days in the market,any pointers on how to make substantial progress in earnings?would be appreciated 😇
You have to have an idea on what you wanna invest in carefully before going in.
Well Eliana reputation already speaks for her last month i invested over $100,000 with her and I've already made over $250,000 profit..
Elianabk is the name.
@@bigog4559 This lady right here,I tradr with her she’s inventive and the P.O.T are no jokes, I won’t look awestricken u made mention of her,
I think a Good T/A like her will pay off more than random u-tube videos,a lot of UA-camrs don’t actually care if you loose money, they just want more views and traffic!,
My wife wanted to buy one for me. Waited for 2 days, about 8 hours in line, and nothing, all gone to scalpers, but seeying the poor cristal performance, paint problems, etc.. i dont want one anymore. Maybe its ok as a toy or something to collect, but not as a real watch.
At the end, she bought me and Geckota G-02 Amber and i cant be happier. Thanks Swatch.
If something doesn't seem right with all of this, perhaps it should be re-named as "the dark side of the Moonswatch"
They're trying to keep up the hype for a while. I don't think they can keep up with demand right now so why not drive sales of other swatch products by forcing people into the boutiques? They will eventually sell them online, hence the "currently" no online availability.
I wanted the Saturn 🪐 so bad but the closest Swatch boutique is a 12 hours drive away! I even thought about an Omega as a grail watch bc I was excited to support accessibility and affordability in the watch space after a graduated college. Now I realize I can get a Spinnaker Mecca quarts chronograph with a date, 300m water resistance and trick people into thinking I have a Panerai for $190. 😆 OmegaXswatch Lost me. Maybe that will change when/if they put them online but idk. 🤷♂️ I think I will just stick to supporting micro brands, the unique designs make me smile and they are in budget.
I wanted the mars one! The nearest swatch store is almost 400 miles away and I couldnt make it out when it dropped.
My nearest Swatch is about 40 minutes away. The nearest Swatch which ‘stocks’ these requires a whole day trip. I’m not doing that just to see if there are any in stock, so Swatch can forget it. This will be the worst missed opportunity in its brand history in my opinion.
Great video guys. Spot on. I really wanted one of these, as in the one I want! Swatch has taken us for dummies, and omega by alluding to online availability at some point, now not, maybe! I have omegas and two swatchs’ in my collection. No more. Puts me off both brands. Really stupid marketing and position ing. It’s a plastic watch. So no desire to queue or keep checking in on the website anymore. It’s like you’ve tried to do a Rolex thing, but you’re not Rolex, as daft as that pricing goes. I’ve never owned a Casio g shock. Time to look.
I just recently bought the Mission to Mercury and I really like it. However, the watch strap is a bit droll and really makes the watch look cheaper than it is. Don’t get wrong the straps and watch finishing is quite good for it’s price point. I definitely don’t regret buying it, and I’ve gotten a few looks here and there, while people tried to figure out what it was. But truth be told I don’t live in an area where there’s a lot of watch enthusiasts. I believe most of the watches bought at my local Swatch store were flipped unfortunately.
P.S.
I did order a black with two grey strips nato strap; which is on its way.
Those darn watch straps are just too short for my 8-1/2" wrist. Now my Jupiter is for sale on eBay.
A friend of mine once said " get an idea for a product , hype it up , advertise it , tell folk it's limited and they will buy it in droves " and at 30 m water resistance see it at a carboot sale or charity shop near you in 3 years time.
The hype has died down? Strange you say that. Each time I pass the Swatch store there are around 50 people standing in a line an hour before the store opens. On social media I see constant posts about where the moonSwatch is, when’s it coming out online. Watch forums are littered with Swatch omega threads and UA-camrs make as much content about the watches as possible. Unfortunately the hype/desire for these watches is very much there. One thing that I’m fed up of reading is the upset omega fans. Whining about how it’s just a plastic watch and they would much rather buy a homage to the speedy instead, so now they are endorsing pagani designs etc, strange as previously they were just cheap knockoffs. They really can’t stand that there’s now a budget speedmaster out there.
Entertaining content btw. Keep it up!
I've wanted on since I seen them. Not because it's a $5,000 watch for $200. I like swatch and omega and the color ways are top. It's a watch I can wear without the worry of it breaking or loosing and being out $5000. Yeah 200 is still a lot at this time because of inflation. But they're nice affordable and like I said I don't have to be worried if something happens to it.
It’s not even water resistant (30m is washing hands). I was hoping for a beach or pool watch, but it cannot even stand up to that. What a farce. Wear my reel speedy instead and the Casio gshock at the pool 💪🏻
@@zgfvavw3037 true but an everyday watch is always nice. I also have better water proof watches I wear when swimming. Also 30m is enough for swimming in a pool or lake or shore by the ocean
@@GG-td8mt oof
@@zgfvavw3037 I don’t get the fascination with wearing a watch at a beach or pool. It’ll ruin the watch even if it’s resistant with the sand. And you’ll also have a weird tan line.
Other brands could learn from this, collaborating with cheaper brands to make a battery powered version so people can basically buy a replica without it being fake, and I doubt they’re reputation will hurt simply from selling cheap watches. If anything it makes me respect them more
Swatch own Omega, so not collaboration, more like 'being ordered' by the parent company.
The side effect I never expected was, as a result of refreshing the Swatch Website at least three times a day, I really have taken a good look at some of the other Swatch offerings. The only brand damage I could have foreseen with this was damage to Swatch rather than Omega, as getting your hands on this particular Swatch would make all their other models far less enticing in comparison. Frankly, they are less enticing, but not so much so as they were before I was forced to really give them a look. There's a few I would seriously consider now!!
Interesting. I actually had the opposite reaction. Looking at the website my thought was 'This stuff looks like junk', so I am not sure I really want a MoonSwatch if this is what the brand is. Doesn't matter now though. Living 1000s of miles away from the nearest boutique, I now won't be getting one regardless of how I feel about them.
I was going to buy one and had a friend go to a place where they were initially sold - apparently they only had 90 watches for like 500 people. Then I was thinking about ordering one online and was happy to wait a few weeks. Now we are over a month out and they’re pulling this crap?
Yeah, I’ll pass at this point.
so people often blame individual sneaker stores for selling “backdoor” pairs of limited releases to resellers-but in reality, the resellers that deal in the most bulk are getting large quantities straight from the brands themselves (Nike/Jordan being the most obvious example). So i almost wonder if Swatch saw an opportunity and took it, knowing if they sold the bulk of the watches to resellers the grey market prices would never drop, in their minds keeping the hype alive…or even creating more. but instead everyone stopped caring lol
Well I thought the launch of the MoonSwatch was a brilliant idea. I have an Omega Moonwatch sapphire sandwich, and thought the plastic version was a great bit of fun and wanted to buy a couple of them. I still do. The news that they are continuing to restrict the outlets is disappointing. However, not living within a couple of hundred miles of a Swatch boutique that may or may not have stock, there is zero chance that I would would divert 20m to enter one and ask, let alone make a 400 mile round trip. I buy lots of watches at all price points (don't tell my wife, she thinks I only buy one a year for less than a £100 and if the truth comes out, I'm a dead man), so if they do start selling them online in the next few months or years, I'll buy one or more then. In the meantime, there are way too many better and more interesting watches to invest time on researching and lusting after (the best bit) and then acquiring for me to give any more thought to it until the supply opens up. I really, really hope that the scalpers and flippers invest heavily in these few available MoonSwatches and end up getting their fingers burned if Swatch Group get their head out of their a**e and sort their production and supply issues. Meantime, thanks Watchfinder for your articles. Always informative and - more importantly - amusing to watch and listen to.
your wife doesnt notice?
or do you wear 'em in your mancave only??
I was luck to get 2. I also have the original moonwatch. My verdict: the moonswatch is specially fun to wear in summer, it is light, colourfull, easy to read. Since it is battery powered, it always shows the correct time. It is the watch of 2022. One negative comment will be the lack of availability.
Putting all the content aside, I’m really enjoying this format you guys have going, I don’t know if you were doing these before, I’m a subscriber but only really started paying attention during the moon swatch hype, but yeah, I’m enjoying these
Wow, what a missed opportunity. They could have made a ton of money by making these actually available, especially while excitement was peaked. I would've bought at least a few, but definitely not hopping on a plane to hope some random color might be available, lol.
Having now p*ssed off potential buyers, plus real world experiences being lackluster, a big production ramp up for online sales is probably not going to be worth it, as interest wanes and people rethink a $260 plastic watch with a crummy strap.
I'll probably invest in the 50th Anniversary Bulova Lunar Pilot. At least that's actually available.
Yep agree with everything you say , as most would I think .. I emailed Swatch about these , I think it took 3 weeks for a reply.. can't remember ... but by this time.. I'm bored of the idea ..
Swatch have dropped the ball , then shot themselves in the foot with this farce of a release ... what I think makes it worse , that I think one of the London A.D's just kept all the stock and sold them on Ebay .. and so are no longer available at that store... not certain about this... but was watching many on Ebay sold from London... and 43 sold 2 available ... doesn't really add up does it? !! this is from the same seller! so how did he get 45 watches if he didn't work at a A.D ?
Swatch have really screwed this up .. big time .. Omega will be embarrassed .. Rolex will be quietly laughing ...
I got the chance to see a Uranus in person and I must say it was better than expected. Yes, it’s plastic, but it has a unique ‘soft’ feel to it and the pushers are nice and clicky too. The piece is a lot of fun and not meant to be taken super seriously. I’m gonna wait as long as I have to to get my mission to mars at list price.
Edit: I looked at it side by side with a ‘real’ moon watch. Obviously it blew the swatch out of the water in terms of feel, but both were great pieces. Eventually, both will be in my collection.
Thank you for being real. I went to Venice to get one, and asked the seller ok if you don't have them now when can I get one, and all he said is I don't know. like come on man at least try to sell me something. he didn't even try to introduce me to another model that was available. lol
I saw so many reviews showing the Moonswatch is so poorly built with awful materials. For shame! Swatch and Omega management are awful custodians of the speedmaster legacy.
Embarrassed owners? Not this one, I bought mine at added price on eBay and absolutely love it. It’s a very beautiful, light exquisite watch that I am ok with having paid triple the sale price, even more so if they actually end up a limited release lol. I have the Saturn one which is gorgeous and hope one day for a moon one, not because it looks like a speedmaster but because the line is the mission to the moon. I don’t think or lead people to believe it’s a really expensive watch, I just enjoy it being a beautiful, exquisite creation in its own right and it’s value to me is simple, I bought it, I love it, it’s worth it then, whatever I paid, like each of my watches in my small collection which I am so very grateful to have
“The maelstrom of excitement has died down and now there’s just a few embarrassed owners out there” 😀, quote of the whole debacle
Hype died for me when I realize you could get a Boluva Lunar Pilot Chronograph with superior materials and movement at the same price.
its too big
I hope this isn’t the case. This should be widely available to get people who like watches a taste of the moon watch and bring young blood into the hobby.
I am glad so Many have changed their minds. So many only like what's hot at the moment. I will still buy a few. Why? Because I like them and really don't care if they were popular or not.
I managed to get one, and I find it funny that people shit on it but at the same time they would buy it if it’s available. As for the owning experience, it’s like owning any other Swatch. It’s a fun watch to slap on wearing around and not take seriously. As for people’s reactions to it I have to say that no one cares what you have on your wrist unless they are watch fans themselves. If you want to get this watch as some kind of cheap speedy, just know 9/10 people don’t even know what a speedy is. And people who do like watches have most likely tried a speed master on at an omega boutique and will actually be more interested in the fact that it is a plastic watch.
I got my mission to the sun yesterday- but I live in Zurich :)
And I really like it. It gets attention in a good way but yea- need to be prepared for some fun.
Wore it to a tailored dark blue two piece today and I think its quite cool 😎
how is the availability in the zürich store? wanted to drop by after work at some point
@@laurusschluep7464 got it from the Airport (Landside) … they seemed to have a few as the guy in front of me also got one.
Even if I had to join a stupid list and wait a year, I'd buy one for £200. It's a fun little homage to the Speedmaster and a really cool concept not yet really explored in watches... a toy version of the real thing, like buying a model car.
But with them only going to a few select boutiques, that just means the scalping will continue and people like me who are surrounded by water have to fly to somewhere else and have extreme luck to purchase? For a £200 plastic watch that isn't even a limited product? Fuck that. Easier to buy a Rolex.
We’re all still online debating, speculating, making videos about lack of these watches. Omega/Swatch have their names all over the internet right now. I think they succeeded in what they were after.
The funniest part is people are saying they might lose money, it’s actually quite the opposite already.
It's alright, I wised up after the hustle and bustle of the launch and got a nice steel automatic (Seiko SARV001). A Japanese only sports automatic that they don't typically sell in the US for less than $200. After the reviews of owners of these Swatches, I think I made the right choice. That being said, I liked the marketing and that it brought interest into the industry. Wished for them they did more to keep it going, such a positive vibe at the time.
"The Bioceramic MoonSwatch Collection is not available for the time being for purchase online" Were their exact words.
Can't even get a plastic watch now....I'll still keep trying though.
2022...We're not even high status enough to be accepted to buy a plastic quartz Swatch.
@@pistonburner6448 completely agree, watch world is a mad place these days.
@@Hi-Shine At least we still have public clocks in town squares...we aren't completely cut off from knowing the time...yet.
@@pistonburner6448 lmao....soo true....won't be long though. 😆
I’m actually not interested in buying one anymore but I would’ve impulse bought one if it was available at launch
The only people I see talking about these watches are watch-enthusiasts, which isn't that weird, but I think it would be good for many to take a step back and look at what these watches can represent. I see so much hate towards these from my watch group (there's positive comments too, but there's ALOT of hate), so I decided to write this comment here, as this video was shared in the group:
These watches are a way for people without the resources to get an Omega Speedmaster to actually get something similar from the same brand. This is a good thing. Watch enthusiasm aren't only for the rich, it's for everyone. That aside for now, this collection's theme is the planets and the star in our solar system. The colors used to represent them fit perfectly for a balance of being correct and being sort of in-your-face. Furthermore, the different watches' pages on Swatch's site is named "Mission to __", which speaks to curiosity about the universe and more specifically our solar system. The bioceramic material used in these watches are commonly found in spacecrafts as a light and sturdy material, which it requires.
Now, back to the colors: I'm not going to write a lengthy text about what they say to me personally, but for those interested, I suggest researching about the planets and trying to tie what you find with the colors and you'll probably see why they are chosen.
What I interpret all these things to be is a friendly nudge to stop being so god damn busy with all the shallow stuff in this world and take a look up at the sky. To be curious again, like humans are, and to shed more light on what goes on in the world of science, more specifically spaceflight, outer space etc. At the same time, to start taking care of our fantastic planet (lots of stuff is happening within these fields fyi). These watches has a price tag that many more can afford and they send the strongest message I've ever seen from a watch. It might be a stretch, but I think they were supposed to be a help to bring the masses together towards science again.
I like watches for what they are as much as the next guy, but I have to say that this community can be extremely toxic for no reason what so ever. That is why I think people need to take a step back and look at the fuller picture, not only for these watches, but for everything in the world.
Elon needed a meme watch for his SpaceX astronauts
They would be better putting it available for pre order on their website. Plenty of G shocks have high demand when they are launched and you can pre order when the first batch sells out.
I love that they came out with these and I hope they become more available. That being said, every time I buy a watch well below my "normal" price range (which has changed over the years), I end up being disappointed. It's as you suggest, you think that a $200 watch is magically going to meet the expectation of something nicer but of course it never does.
Great for people who make their living queuing at stores to then flip the goods online for a profit. Unlucky for people who are at work when the Swatch store opens and genuinely want to own one.
I work within walking distance of one of the Swatch shops so made a habit of walking to check if they were in after work for a bit. The one time I got to the shop and they were in was both on a day I wasn't around for work and a fight broke out between some scalpers up the line so they closed the shop early. Kind of still want one but the whole fiasco has definitely made me more patient.
Totally agree , I was super excited about the release and felt it was a great injection of fun energy into the watch world. The price point seemed like a game changer as far as an entry point into a luxury brand and getting new people into watch collecting. I absolutely love the Speedy, it's my grail watch, but is out of my price range and I was thrilled at the opportunity to have an actual Omega branded watch on my wrist, even a plastic one. But the lack of availability definitely soured me on the whole thing and I don't have plans to buy one now. In the end, Omega did succeed in piquing my interest in Omega watches and causing me to learn more about them (which maybe was their plan all along), but instead of buying new, I ended up scratching that Omega itch by spending the same amount I would have spent on a MoonSwatch on a modest 1970's quartz Seamaster. I love my new (old) Omega, but in the end, the money I spent did not help their bottom line.
My closest Swatch dealer is about 3,000km away and I frankly would have bought the entire set with the briefcase if I was able to. But now I literally cannot.
Unfortunately the attitude of the staff at the store in my area don’t know how to deal with the masses. The vibe is don’t bother us, we don’t have the watches and don’t know when they will be here. Maybe a nice welcoming sign thanking our interest with a Q&A versus a piece of paper taped to the wall and display case in bold capitals… I get the sales staff are probably hourly and young but there should be an experienced manager to teach them. Also phone is straight to voicemail. Anyway just my observation.
Why do you want everything to be so affordable and obtainable? Sure I would not pay thousands for these plastic watches, but it makes it more fun to have something that actually wasn't so easy to obtain. Makes it a bit more special. Kinda like when I spent 2 years finding the perfect almost mint condition vintage and all original omega. It feels like I'm wearing something truly special, and the hunt for it makes it taste even better. Cheers, I really enjoy these videos.
Yeah but why should a cheap, plastic version of a watch you can just walk into an Omega store and buy be harder to find than that watch…