Clearly, with spring, white is back on the wrist.
A few days ago, Omega unveiled a new product recently seen on Daniel Craig's wrist: an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch with a white dial.
But this time, it is on the side of Swatch that white stands out, with a new MoonSwatch this time equipped with the most poetic of watchmaking complications: the moon phase.
What could be more logical, moreover, for a model taking up the design of the historic Moonwatch, the watch provided by NASA astronauts?
Incidentally, this is the first time in its history that Swatch has offered a moon phase coupled with a chronograph.
Are you going to queue up in front of Swatch stores again to treat yourself to one?
Omega MoonSwatch Mission to the moonphase.
Swatch
Added to this is a particularity linked to the history of NASA and the conquest of space: the most famous beagle in the world, Snoopy.
The dog once imagined by Charles Schultz appears on the moon phase of this Bioceramic MoonSwatch.
It is found on the moon phase disc, lying on the moon, in the counter placed at 2 o'clock.
On the mask and moon phase disc, a quote from the comic strip Snoopy is hidden among the crescent moons and stars;
it is revealed only in the light of rays.
But why ?
In fact, Snoopy has been NASA's mascot since the 1960s. The "Silver Snoopy Award" is the most prestigious award that the American space agency can give to individuals and organizations who ensure safety and therefore the success of its missions.
This prestigious award was given to
Omega in 1970 for its essential contribution to the safe return of the Apollo 13 crew. In 1970, the explosion of an oxygen tank during the Apollo 13 mission effectively endangering the lives of astronauts.
Among the many challenges the crew must face, they will have to time the 14 seconds of firing allowing their return to Earth.
Fortunately, he could count on an Omega chronograph to achieve this, the Speedmaster Moonwatch.
Omega MoonSwatch Mission to the moonphase.
Swatch
Furthermore, in May 1969, the Apollo 10 mission, responsible for the last check before a lunar landing attempt, was to skim the surface of the moon and snoop in order to discover the Apollo 11 landing site. saying “snoop around” in English, the lunar module was named “Snoopy”.
Since then, the Snoopy emblem has been considered a good luck charm by all astronauts.
In the past, Snoopy even appeared on posters displayed in space centers to advocate the safety rules to be respected for the success of space missions!
Schulz, a big fan of the American space program, once allowed NASA to use Snoopy's image for free.
He will draw him for the occasion in astronaut outfit, to illustrate the medals carried into space by each Apollo mission.
The “Silver Snoopy award” was born;
it will be awarded to less than 1% of NASA teams, accompanied by a certificate and a letter from the astronauts of the mission concerned.
This new Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to the moonphase is available from March 26 for 315 euros, only in a selection of Swatch stores.
It will only be possible to purchase one watch per person, per day and per Swatch store, just like for the entire Bioceramic MoonSwatch collection.