MoonSwatch is not Worth Your Money | Swatch x Omega after SIX months of Ownership
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Do I REGRET Buying a MoonSwatch? Swatch x Omega after SIX months. Do NOT buy before watching this.
In this video, I will tell you if it was worth it to buy a MoonSwatch from the Swatch x Omega collaboration. It’s been about 6 months since I bought a MoonSwatch - Mission to Jupiter. I will tell you if I regret buying a MoonSwatch. Top reasons not to buy and why you may consider buying this overhyped watch.
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If you've had a swatch before you'd understand that most swatches are built just like this and you need to take care of them properly. Even with such build quality swatches have lasted people for 2 decades plus if they take good care. Any chrono from a reputed brand costs around 150. For a little extra money you're getting a collab between two very significant brands. It is a speedmaster....i mean it quite literally says it is on the dial. Every collector needs a swatch and i think this is THE swatch to get. Also i love how the value appreciates after you purchase it. I can't think of any other watch in that price point that's not a limited edition that appreciates in value
I'd say they're built worse than other Swatch models. The case isn't a Unibody, and the pushers are cemented instead of being one piece. Stupid construction really
This is certainly a must watch video before buying a moonswatch. For me, there should be nothing to regret about if I bought the moonswatch. I can consider the amount spent, which is little comparing to watch like Tudor, as charity or small contribution to the economy. And it's actually fun to wear it to meet people. So in my watch collection I have dress, daily, diver, gmt, smart causal etc watches and this can be under fun watch.
Thanks, John. You're right. It is not too expensive, and a MoonSwatch can be your fun watch when you have other watches in the collection. When you see someone wearing a MoonSwatch - big chance it could be a watch enthusiast.
I was passing the swatch store in Tokyo on my honeymoon and decided to walk in to see if i could see one on display (I live near Denver, and we dont have a Swatch boutique) Then, to my surprise, they had one!!!! So i bought it and love it. No, it's not perfect, and it's not going to be an everyday watch, but it looks stunning, and it kind of wears like a Casio F91W. Im not sure how dura le it will be, but ill smile everytime i wear it
If you enjoy it it all that matters.
Its a swatch lol, people who bought one expecting omega quality are gonna be disappointed. I held out until i could find one for retail. I would not buy this as my only watch but as someone who sold his speedmaster a couple years ago due to financial woes, this is a cool little inexpensive piece thatll give me somewhat of the same vibe. I have my marathon tsar as my daily beater and a tudor and breitling for fancy occasions.
great review ! I love the orange band you have on yours, where did you buy it ? thanks !
Thanks. The band is from Perpetual Straps.
I consider it a genius move to bring young ppl into watches. But from day 1 I also considered it as overpriced Swatch not an cheap Omega. After all.. I love it.
That's not the best product to bring people into watches. Cheap looking and fragile.
@@OneManReviews Name another at least one, whichbis better to wake up the interest in watches among young ppl, who can afford it and is at the same time fashion as well.
@@antaeussnorik6790 Easy. G-Shock. But the point is if I would buy a MoonSwatch as my first Swiss watch I would be very disappointed in Swiss watches in general because the quality is bad.
@@OneManReviews G-shock is not an entry level watch, which make you curious about watches. You buy it, you wear it, it breaks, you throw it and buy a new one. It will not wake your interest in watches. On the other side, Omega claims, that since publications of MoonSwatch the Speedmaster sales went up too. And thats my point. What motivates you to buy better watch after G-shock? (I own one, so I am not against it. Its an excellent watch, so no hate from me towards it).
I only bought it because swatch really did treat me like a VIP. Stellar team here in Las Vegas.
This "stellar team" sold you a steaming piece of crap & you are happy about it?
I'll bet you love used car salesmen too.
That's great to hear. My experience in the Toronto Swatch store was also good.
@@jetranger47 😅
I thought about buying one for about a minute. Then I held one in the Swatch shop (after the initial hype had died down there were no queues or waiting lists). Perfect quote in this video: "I do not recommend this watch to anyone who wants a real watch".
Yep. It is basically an overhyped piece of... plastic.
More like a Happy meal McDonald’s watch!
Can this be use as a sport watch? Liteyto go to the gym?
Too fragile to be a sports watch.
I would have bought one, but won't buy one. I think your conclusion says it all. When it is only to be regarded as a novelty, not a watch, then it has no place in my collection.
If you have other, normal, watches in your collection MoonSwatch can fit as a fun watch. Otherwise it's better to buy a proper watch.
@@OneManReviews there are so many fun watches to be had that are just as colourfull and not just a novelty. The MoonSwatch is overpriced, overhyped with a herritage set in marketing. It wouldn´t scratch my itch, I would be afraid my itch would scratch it instead. I rather have an orient kamasu for half the price. The green dialed one is gorgeous, the red one is vibrant. If I really wanted to go all moonswatch I would buy a hommage of the hommage, like a Pagani Design. I think that watch has more honesty and quality and being a modern day ´hommage´, it has just as much historical importance and herritage as the Swatch has. Will it appreciate? I doubt it, but at least I would appreciate it.
Totally agree. I won't get it even if it's for the novelty. Most people are just duped into the hype.
And like all Swatch chronographs it will die in few years and lost all its collector's value because of irreparability. Swatch could could have used at least aluminum unibody... but it is better to give less for more...
it looks great whit the orange strap.
So many contradictions in this video… It’s not good but it’s good. 😅 i got swatch watches in the 90s so basically a kid’s watch but boujee.
I’m gonna get one but buy the legit Nasa Omega strap 😬
Bro, just learning about all of these watches and how theyre connected to the actual moon watch from Omega. And I thought the same. It would be such a cool thing.
Someone put a speedmaster nato on their moonswatch and it looks very cool
@@SmokeyLove-vt4xd yeah I think I saw the same one on here lol looks good to me 🤷🏼♂️…if rather spend the $300ish on the Swatch and $220 on the NASA strap versus a $10k watch that I know for a fact is gonna get hit on something 😅 I have a Tag Forumla 1 just the plain Jane black one and it wasn’t cheap and I still hit that shit on something lol sooo why not get the cheaper combo of what we’re talking about lol
@@DerbyBandit yeah for sure! I really like the watch. Ive been happier having it and I really didnt expect it lmao. Literally just learned about the moonswatches like a week before the superblue moons came out. So I thankfully missed the hypetrain but I see why there was so much attention.
Also I havent held the Moon Watch strap yet, but its crazy how similar it is and its literally almost the price of a moonswatch!
I understand the price point conversation. But I am not going to judge it for what its not and I take care of whatever it is I have as best I can.
So I bought it knowing I would have to be delicate with it. But just as you said, its more of a fun daily or weekend watch. If I wanted something not as special as this collaboration or “more durable”. I wouldve got a watch a long time ago. This was my entry watch, and im excited about the future now! (Now that I can tell the time 😏😂)
I know it’s a privilege to think this way but hey… for the money, who cares. Now you’re part of the cultural phenomenon that was the Moonswatch. I guess I’m a conservative watch buyer. Meaning I give my obsessive nature time to settle before purchasing a watch. That way I minimize my chances of regret. This was an excellent video and anyone considering purchasing one will hopefully see it and find it useful 👊💪
Thank you! Appreciate the support. You have a healthy approach to collecting watches :)
I guess it all depends on the point of view. If you don't mind spending the retail price (I definitely would not pay over retail) to have some fun/cultural phenomenon watch - then it is a good thing to have in your collection.
I totally get this. I have one... and it's pretty sweet knowing how crazy things got because of it
Just because they paid two celebrities does not make it a anything apart from a con
2024. It's a Swatch watch. you do not compare this with any watch 500 and above. It's NOT an OMEGA, ROLEX, PATEK or AP.
It's a Swatch a plastic watch modeled after the Speedy. Because... SWATCH Group Oversees 'omega'. Keep the analysis simple.
Way to many people in TH-cam are suffering from Analysis Paralysis.
Where did you get this orange watch straps?
It is from Perpetual Straps. I have a quick video review of these straps. Check it out.
A $2 watch made popular and sold for hundreds. Wth!
1000s on ebay
Yeah my expectation was to treat it as a beater... really doesn't hold up for that. Leaving.... what reason exactly left to wear it... in my collection at least.
Won't work as a beater that for sure.
I'm sorry to have to say this but I'm not a fan of Omega full stop - I had a Speedmaster in the late 80's and the buttons fell off also the second hand jumped in chronograph mode - at first I thought I'd purchased a fake at an Omega price but it was from a reputable high St jeweller and was shocked to find out it was genuine. I then had a quartz Golderneye Seamaster and to be honest that wasn't brilliant either for the cost. If you need the name on a watch then fine but In my opnion there is much much better quality at a fraction of the cost out there.
It is sad you had that experience with Omega. I own and owned different Omega models and had no issues.
Many thanks for the reply and great video by the way but I must have been very unlucky. I still have my father's 1950's Omega, which he wore for many many years, and it still works fine but I've just lost confidence in the brand I suppose.
just buy quartz@@mortimerwatt1766
Relax bro.. this is just for fun stuff. Don't take it too seriously.
For 500€ I can buy some micro brand with ETA muwment, and this is a youke ,if I had a Omega Man on the moon ok I would buy one but I know what swatch watches has made of . Ewry are as a kid I both on for somer and it was good diferent colours ,bezels with clicks I remember that one with difrent colours thar was 15,20 area ago and they lasted mee for that somer but I pay them 5€ not 300€
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For 20$, yeah why not. But for that price, they are charging, hell no
I will not buy a moon watch the glass ever cracked it's sealed cannot replace the glass or plastic not a good watch I feel timex is a lot better watch for the money or Seiko watch
Big scratch magnet but you have to be in the right lighting to even see it you just have to enjoy it for what it is and wear it while you can & stop being so dramatic
people who are receptive for hypes will not hear your advise
I still hope it might be helpful to someone.
Swatch and Omega deserve what has happened. The $28 latest replicas are better than the original and are probably the best quartz "swatch" out there. I now own 6 of them... this is my tribute to their marketing bullshit.
They both seem to be doing pretty good. Swatch sold 1M of MoonSwatches and Omega Speedmaster sales went up according to the Swatch Group info.
Where do you even get a replica from?
@@amann24 Ali Express probably :)
Overhyped piece of plastic. For that price... id rather get other brands. Never really liked swatch anyways. Plastic toys lol. Heard bad reviews from my friends who got them. Broke in less than 2 weeks, unaligned hands, bezel flying off, plastic crystal etc. What youre paying here is the name of omega. Id rather get the real speedmaster😂
Well the real Speedmaster price a bit higher but yes there are better watches in the MoonSwatch price range.
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I really want one but it's just too expensive
I would not recommend it as a watch.
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So let's get this straight,
You can't wear it
Because it's to fragile
You paid£300
For a toy
I've got some plastic gold for you and because I like you , I'll sell it to you for half price, only you though, because I like you
I never said you can't wear. Of coarse you can. It is too fragile to be a beater watch. That what's been said.
@@OneManReviews true
Terrible watch.. build quality is about $40...
Yeah I would agree that the quality is below the retail price.
It actually costs $28 to make and there are only 2 swiss components in it. The power coil and the pcb in the movement, the rest of the watch is sourced in China and assembled in Switzerland. Its absolute junk, but that wont stop people buying it, they just want the word Omega on their wrist, even if its just a crappy swatch.
@@markclayden7654 where did you hear these specific points?
@@iamrichlol By working in the industry as a watchmaker for more than 2 decades.
If you buy any quartz watch.. you failed..
So basically its a swatch…
Of course.
Terrible watch, looks awful, bad quality... no point.
for someone who collects 70's based or earlier seiko's this has zero appeal to the old school stuff.