If you’ve ever wondered what the Earth would look like from the Moon’s perspective at any point in its 29.5-day cycle, the latest collaboration between Omega and Swatch is the watch you need. It also helps if you’re a Snoopy fan, or someone who likes easter eggs on their watch.
The Mission To Earthphase – Moonshine Gold is the latest addition to the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Collection, a “playful, down-to-earth take on Omega’s legendary Speedmaster Moonwatch, the first watch on the Moon.” And for the newcomer, Swatch has packed in quite a few details.
This is Mission to Earthphase
It introduces a new deep navy ‘bioceramic’ finish for the Mission To Earthphase’s case, crown, and pushers. Not only does the moon phase complication at two o’clock display two discs of a golden moon (they’re literally coated in Omega’s “Moonshine” gold), but they are adorned with tiny details, like a net over the surface of one and a paw print on the other.
The Earth phase complication at ten o’clock complements the moon phases and depicts what the Earth would look like as seen from the moon. It moves in retrograde to the moon phase and features an illustration of Snoopy and Woodstock on the Moon, looking up in wonder at our big blue planet.
Thanks to the Grade A Super-LumiNova coating on the hour and minute hands and hour markers, they’ll light up when hit by UV light. That also makes the Earth’s oceans glow, and reveals a hidden phrase from Snoopy in a nod to the character’s famous comic strip.
Flipping it over reveals another Earth-inspired design, Snoopy’s phrase, and accompanying space-themed rhetoric. It comes with a matching navy rubber strap and Velcro closure that makes it just a little bit more spacey.
This new and suitably exclusive chronograph will only be available for one day — 9 August — for R9,300. What’s the big deal with that day, we hear you ask? Well, it happens to be what space nerds call the ‘Sturgeon Moon’, due to the abundance of the titular fish at that time of year. What’s that got to do with space nerds? It’s also the best time to view the Moon’s 85km Tycho crater near its south pole. You’ve got four days to save up.
