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OMEGA and Swatch have launched the limited edition Mission To The Moon 1969.
The watch is made from OMEGA’s 18K Moonshine Gold on the dial, hands, crown and pushers, giving it a weight of 11 grams.
OMEGA and Swatch are back again with another Moonswatch, and this time, it’s all about gold. To mark the anniversary of the first Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the new Mission To The Moon 1969 is made from OMEGA’s 18K Moonshine Gold and limited to just 1969 pieces.
OMEGA and Swatch have been collaborating since 2022, but it’s been some time since we’ve had a new Moonswatch. But this latest watch was definitely worth the wait. Speaking of, the Mission To The Moon 1969 weighs a massive 11 grams due to its gold content – it’s quite literally worth its weight in gold.
Taking clear design inspiration from the OMEGA Speedmaster a.k.a the first watch on the moon, the Mission To The Moon 1969 is a real beauty. Measuring 42mm, the case is made from matte black bioceramic with a tachymeter scale on the bezel in a gold colour.
The right side of the case has an oversized crown and two pushers on the right side, made from 18K Moonshine Gold. The gold material also constructs the dial and its hands, another nod to OMEGA’s gold 1969 Speedmaster, as well as the 11 gram weight which is a tribute to Apollo 11’s mission number.
To offset the gold, the dial has gold beveled hour markers, hours, minutes and seconds with black lacquer. Three chronograph subdials sit at three, six and nine o’clock, each with their own black hands and numerals.
At 12 o’clock, you can see OMEGA x Swatch branding, as well as Speedmaster and Moonswatch logos that sit just below the chronographs. In my opinion, where the watch really shines is when you flip it over.
The caseback or battery cover of the Mission To The Moon 1969 features a gold coloured moon that’s imprinted with ‘July 21, 1969’ – the date of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. A footprint can also be seen which references the first step taken on the landing site.
Powered by a quartz movement, the watch is finished with a matching black rubber strap which has a gold lining on the inside which looks like the surface of the moon. I’ve always been a fan of the Moonswatch but this version feels a lot more special than its other iterations.
Limited to just 1969 pieces, the Mission to The Moon 1969 is available to buy for £520 in select Swatch stores.
