I Tried a Moonwatch + MoonSwatch Back 2 Back... Here are my Thoughts...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- I tried a Moonwatch and MoonSwatch back to back and this is what I discovered. It was about time to compared the two watches together, the mighty Speedmaster and the humble Swatch, and the results surprised me.
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"I've seen better material in an Amy Schumer stand up." OUCH.
Ouch indeed…
and she ain't that funny to begin with
@@rover213 That's... the joke.
Is that more of a dig at Omega/Swatch or Amy?
Was looking for this, glad I found it haha.
Let's give it a like, so it can stand up properly xD
While wearing moon swatch I have caught myself thinking that I may actually consider buying the real one, so the trick does seem to work. When you get used to this super slick design, you just want the same, but proper quality. I did scratch it on the first day 😂
I feel like that's exactly what they were banking on... and it's kinda hard to root against them because, like...more real Speedmasters in the world. But it's a slick way to market.
Just buy a Lunar Pilot
@@galil_6863 Indeed, I did.
I never bought, I had a good look at Swatch. I thought it spoils the image of Omega. Not so much because of the price, but I really don't think the finishing and materials are even acceptable.
I have the Mission to Mercury. The MoonSwatch line actually makes me wish there were more exciting regular production models. Many of them are based on limited edition models that go for way too much money. I did consider a Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch (as well as the more exciting Speedy '57), but ended up with an Explorer II 226570. I'm satisfied with the fun of the MoonSwatch for now, but am hoping for more exciting Speedmaster Professional releases with the 3861 movement. If somebody wanted to give me the Sedna gold Speedmaster Professional I tried on the other day, I would wear that in a heartbeat. My budget won't allow that any time soon, possibly ever.
I have both. The Swatch is fun and basically silly. I wear it once in a while on the weekend, or when I’m doing something very casual. It is what it is, and it’s a nice looking plastic watch. My Omega, on the other hand, is an heirloom. That’s basically the difference.
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I always dreamed a moonwatch. I had been saving money for years for it. Last year when the moonSwatch came out I was ready to buy one to fulfill my desire of owning "something like" a moonwatch. Then I had to queue to buy one and I skipped on that. Thanks god I did that, after three months I decided to buy the real moonwatch with double sapphire crystal. Best (watch) choice of my life. I've been able to compare it on hands with a moonSwatch, there's nothing in common except the shape. Everytime I wear my speedmaster it's just a joy, it's for me the perfect watch and I've considered many times to sell all my other watches because they seem nothing compared to it (and I'm talking about Zenith, Omegas and Rolex here..), at the moment I didn't do that yet, but who knows... For me it's just the best watch ever made!
Great choice 👌 I also got the 3861 sapphire sandwich. You're right, this watch is basically perfect. Especially since it got updates on the movement, smaller case and this beautiful stainless steel bracelet. Enjoy brother :)
I’ve worn my moonSwatch for 6 months straight. I’ve owned the real thing as well. I prefer the moonSwatch. The real one is better, that’s a stupid question and not what this is about. I prefer it because It’s light, I don’t care about it being stolen. It’s fun. It’s accurate. I wear it running, doing the dishes, cutting grass… the crystal has some scuffs but nothing more than some of my other watches. I still love a good metal watch and love the real thing but I’d rather wear this moonSwatch as a daily driver…all the fun of a real moon watch without the risk and without the weight. People love to knock this on quality…but I’ve worn it 6 months every single day…looks almost as good as new. I have the mars and no scratches on the case, the band has not faded…the crystal is still clear minus some scuffs if you really look close.. no different then a scuffed up hesalite moon watch. Lume is great… no worse than real moon watch. It’s fun..and not as terrible as people think.
Personally, I'd put £250 towards the other moonwatch. The 43mm Bulova Lunar Pilot. It has its own legacy and history. Worn by Dave Scott on Apollo 15 when the crystal came out on his Speedmaster, it was sold at auction for $1.6 million.
Bulova's faithful recreation has a high accuracy mecha-quartz movement with very similar looks to the speedy. It would happily sit next to the Omega.
Yes, My Bulova Lunar Pilot scratches the same Lunar itch that the Omega does, and it's a well made watch as well. I don't need to pay $250.00 for a watch that looks and feels like it belongs in the bottom of a bag of Carmel Corn and Peanuts.
I was thinking of the moonswatch as I know I can never afford the speedmaster but as soon as I picked it up I knew I didn’t want it. Too light and gimmicky. I bough the 45mm bulova lunar pilot and couldn’t be happier with it
@@chrisblack5017 you must have a huge wrist
I ended up with the Bulova because it’s available in duty free ships and online, while Swatch wants me to drive to the nearest major city. I was thinking of getting the Swatch as well so I could wear it often and not worry about the Bulova, but the Swatch is half as much as the Bulova, so I don’t know if it’s even worth it.
@@TECHFIGHTER given the size it fits surprisingly well on a lot of people. I have approx 7.25inch wrists.
I went to look at a speedmaster moon watch and ended up buying the 57 instead I love that piece
I own both, bought a Moonwatch first, MoonSwatch(es) second. I love them all. I had a blast in NYC going to different Swatch stores during a recent stay--felt like a treasure hunt! Bought Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, and two Plutos. Gave each of my 3 sons one and they love them. All of us understand the difference between the two and feel there is room to enjoy both. Also, we try not to take ourselves too seriously.
I own both (a 1969 gold "Apollo" and Mission to the moon) and love them both. The Moonswatch strap stayed in the box and I put a fitting Nato strap on.
Picked one up today and I really like it. I had a 3861 last year but I didn’t gel with it. I only have room in my collection for one luxury watch and it wasn’t going to be it. I do enjoy the look of it though and the Moonswatch gives me similar vibes for a fraction of the price. My explorer will get 95% of my wrist time but this is a fun watch to throw on now and again. Btw, I actually like the strap - as some others have mentioned, swap the part with the omega logo to the 12 position and it becomes much more comfortable.
I have a moonwatch and have been thinking of buying a moonswatch when they just came out. The lack of stock and now that we are a few months later has just worn off the hype. But you can't think that you get the same quality as with the speedmaster but as long as you keep that in mind there is definitely a place for the moonswatch. It is just a low quality fun watch and I do like that! Just keep in mind what it is and don't think it is something else.
Looking purely at the build quality and not the brands I would say the watch is worth 50€/55$. I'm guessing the materials and labor costs won't amount to much more than 30€/33$. A 300$ asking price is outrageous to me personally especially when you look at the MoonSwatches' durability.
First time I disagree with this channel I own both and I love it because I start watch conversations with two totally different generations moonswatch I talk to the young generation and I explained them about watches the speed master I get to talk to older people in a cigarshop.thats why this watch was created.
Andrew, next to compare is a fisher price piano and a Steinway. When the Swatchtrosity finally price drops to its true value of $30, I'll get one for each of the kids. To be sure the wait for the MoonSwatch isn't because it is so premium that production can't meet demand, or that withholding supply preserves some intrinsic value. It is much more like a high school science experiment that compares the value of colored pieces of paper to colored pieces of plastic. We just have to wait for the results.
Finally got my hands on uranus. (I wanted moon but it is still always sold out)
For the price i think it is a comfortable wearing and good looking watch. I dont expect it to be rugged though so i just put it in a display case after wearing it once. It is a nice collectible if nothing else. Even made me consider getting a speedmaster moonwatch which is beyond my price comfort zone unfortunately😢
I’ve owned 6 Speedy’s and have been collecting for nearly 20 years. I thought the MoonSwatch was ridiculous and then I purchased the Mercury and I have to be honest, it has replaced my Speedy and I haven’t looked back. If the Speedy was my only watch, I’d obviously keep the OG but considering it exists in my collection which it’s pretty large, I don’t really miss the OG.
After all that commotion I'm happy with my pagani design, mission to the photocopier
Tom Hanks is Timex
Tbh if you want a cool Omega Speedmaster Moonwacht Hommage get a Pagani Design V3. Way cheaper, much closer stylewise and equipped with a Seiko Movement.
The first quality watch I purchased was a Speedy Pro, and I still love it and it is probably my favourite daily. No, I was not tempted by the Swatch versions, although I did try to understand what all the fuss was about. They looked cheap and gimmicky to me.
Got a Mercury. But I don’t wear it very often. It’s nice to look at. But I am saving for the real deal
id love if you changed the background airline commercial music to some chill jazz or something. Dont get me wrong its nice but i feel its gotten a little repetetive. love your content btw, cheers.
My wife could get me a mission to the moon Moonswatch.
I liked it so much that I was thinking to get Speedmaster.
But with my presbyopia the small chronometer hands are hard
to see. And I don't like to winde it every day. So I got my self
a IWC 3777-09.
I know there’s going to be purists out there, but I do wish Omega still makes a Hesalite front and open sapphire caseback, so we get the best of both worlds in terms of looks on all sides. I personally rather be able to marvel at the movement, but still retain the unique look of the Hesalite.
Chet Hanks actually has some very personal insights about how he used to be, the reasons why he acted the way he did, and why he no longer wants to be that person. His new YT channel HanxFit discusses it in depth….
"It scratches if you talk too loudly"! Pahahahaaa.
Made me spill my tea! 😂😂😂
Like a lot of people, when the MoonSwatch first came out, I was caught in the frenzy and I was so ready to buy one on impulse without thinking (oh my, that blue Mission to Uranus version… or maybe the yellow Mission to the Sun?). But all versions turned out to be impossible to get. I was disappointed at first, but in the end that turned out to be for the best because by the time I finally could have purchased one, the truth had come out : the MoonSwatch is basically a low quality, short-lived (easily breaks, can’t be serviced or repaired or anything), pale imitation of a horological icon that can last generations. I know the contrast between the two is kind of the point, but to me it’s like a toy version you would find in a cereal box, only it’s actually very expensive for what you get. In my opinion, that type of cheap, disposable items is the kind of stuff the world needs less of, not more.
I was quite keen on the Moonswatch when it first released, and if I had been able to obtain one easily I definitely would have bought at least one, possibly even the whole set just for fun.
Now they are becoming readily available second hand I have no interest at all, I’d rather buy a g-shock as a beater.
My Moonwatch, on the other hand, is an all-time classic and sits very comfortably in my collection.
I admit, watching the crowd outside Swatch stores made me proud of my own hesalite Moonwatch. If even 1% of those people graduate to the real Moonwatch in 5 or 10 years' time, I would say the marketing idea paid off.
You had me right until the very end, when you made the analogy that the moonwatch is like Tom Hanks blemish free
The Moonswatch should cost $29.99. I still wouldn't buy one but at least it would be priced appropriately.
Plastic watch was fun at 8… Speedmaster professional all the way to the moon n back 😎
Strange that Omega would want to make a homage watch of the speedy, bit like Rolex and Tudor but with better specifications
Saw this notification as I’m wearing my MoonSwatch. Let’s see how it goes for me.
The only thing impressive about the Moonswatch is the marketing and hype it created. Everything else is just an insult to the Omega brand.
For the price of the Moonswatch, I'd rather get a Pagani Mission to Alaska 😅
"a landfill site would reject it" 😂
What’s more baffling to me than those who bought one of these pieces of junk is those who bought from a flipper at an inflated price! Not snobbery just fact. The Moonswatch is NOT an Omega. And those who post their plastic rubbish in Omega forums, well, shouldn’t!!
I came here to see a comparison of two watches and this guy turned into a whole roast
I bought a Swatch steel chronograph before the MoonSwatch hype hit, the movement barely lasted the guarantee period, it had the same cheap ETA movement as the MoonSwatch. Another Swatch's movement was so loud I had to move the watch to another room so I could sleep (I returned it unworn).
When I compare the MoonSwatch with a similarly priced Dan Henry 1939 chronograph for instance I have to conclude that the Made in China Dan Henry is an order of magnitude better than the Swiss Made MoonSwatch. The 1939 is not at the Moonwatch level at all, but the case is steel, the movement is a decent Miyota, the crystal is a double domed sapphire, and the two straps it comes with are very usable. That's definitely better material than an Amy Schumer stand-up routine (yikes, what did Amy ever do to you except bore you for a few minutes?)
Omega did a big favour to the world by giving a nod to stamp its logo, brand and Speedmaster on a Swatch. It let the world to own a piece of their legendary piece at an affordable price instead of resorting to a homage, or worse, replica watch.
I think IRONY NIGHT FLIGHT is a better deal than the moonswatches...
Although the influencers throw a lot of hate on the moonswatch online, the few people that I’ve seen actually have the moonswatch really like that watch… and they’re all not watch nerds
As an owner of the two I can honestly say I love them both… but for very different reasons, you see I don’t just collect watches, I’ve also collected various “geeky” products, and living in a city where there is no Swatch store I didn’t have physical access to buying any Moonswatches, that is until I visited Las Vegas for a few days and I have to say, running to the Swatch store at NY NY in the mornings to see if they had the Moonswatch I wanted (Saturn) and it taking 3 visits until I was able tu buy it, was SO reminiscent of as a kid running to the toy stores trying to find that ever elusive Luke Skywalker in his Jedi Knight outfit from Return Of The Jedi, it made me enjoy the experience so much that I can wholeheartedly say I truly love my Moonswatch.
Andrew is cute with his "gutsy" slightly outdated pop references.
I literally just dropped my Moonwatch while watching this video and broke the chrono. Thats a few hundred quid down the drain on a repair! It was flight tested by Nasa but cant take a 2 foot drop to the floor!
The Amy Schumer reference was fire haha!
You shouldn’t cuss those that do not have enough cash! At the end of the day, this swatch came out, and many don’t even know what an Omega moon watch is!
The original Omega moon watch is beautiful, however, you can purchase them for a really good price, and you can haggle a really good price.
Problem is, Swatch fans, will buy the watch. Fans!
How are they in comparison, angrily Omega went in this direction. Also Swatch have an entire planetary system of them!
Money making scheme one. Two. Why!
Omega, has let it self down!
Swatch did not!
Imagine a Rolex Swatch Collaboration?
A point belabored. I have a Moonswatch and I rather quite like it myself. Not a clown car---a clown rocket to the moon!
i own a mission to pluto, i really enjoy wearing it as i never owned anything luxury in my life before, it aspire me to get the real one, i guess that's the whole point of the moonswatch, i recently get a hold of another moonwatch (bulova lunar pilot which you should do a review of) and i love it, next speedy pro (maybe after i sell my kidney🤣)
I’m really tired of comparing the toys with the original! We need something that we don’t know about that. Believe me- your viewers are professional. Otherwise they don’t watch your videos.
I recently visited Switzerland and found Swatch AD's had a modest supply of the Moonswatches in stock. My wife and I decided to start a collection for our grandaugters and were able to get all but two as we traveled through Europe. It was fun and we looked forward to traveling to a new AD in every city. If you accept the Moonswatch for what it is, a novelty designed to educate and introduce, then you shouldn't get hung up on the comparison. In fact, I have decided to go on the hunt for a real moon watch, perhaps two, to put away for the kids!
“They are two entirely different things” Indeed, one is Omega the other is a very expensive Swatch - something some people refuse to accept.
Can we stop with the narrative that the delrin part was a “devolution” and a “cost saving”? The price difference between the two parts will be pennies. It’s more reasonable to assume that the change was done with longevity in mind.
It's very suddle, but i think you don't like the moonswatch 🤔
Always great videos. But I think you devalue the Moonswatch too much - the designs are great. I have Jupiter & Mars and they are fun. They have definitely increased the awareness and surprisingly the mystique of the original. It was a bold collaboration and marketing risk that paid off despite ridiculous supply restrictions. The original is now top of my $7-10k wishlist.
Funny how this review completely tore down a watch that was never branded as luxury. I don’t think anyone who bought the watch actually thinks they have anything close to the real thing. The fact that people who didn’t like watches decided to get one is a win for the watch industry.
There are TWO things the Moonswatch can give you that the Moonwatch can't and I'm speaking from experience. 1. You can't get a blue coloured wrist from a Moonwatch. 2. You don't feel like an adult wearing a child's toy if you wear a Moonwatch. 😁
So how did the astronauts measure exactly 13.8 seconds on their moonwatch? I would think 14 at best.
It belongs on a kids wrist guy's in their 30s and 40s walking around with hot colored moonswatches look like dopes. Strange times we live in the cool factor the Speedmaster once had is gone. Especially now since Swatch is going to pimp out the design like crazy ,such a shame. I really feel bad what became of the Speedmaster. It became a punchline to a bad joke. The design has been milked to no end
The irony is a very affordable mechanical chronograph exists, the 1963 Chinese Air Force reissue chrono, available all over Ali Express for around £150. Even if this move by The Swatch Group achieves more sales for the OG I bet the CEO of Omega is still seething that he was forced to accept the association of his iconic watch with a piece of garbage.
I haven't bought the MoonSwatch despite being a big Omega fan. I'd rather keep that money and relationship capital with my wife for the real thing or to impulse buy one of the great Seiko models out there that are much better quality and actually mechanical.
I actually own them both. The MoonSwatch is a ridiculous caricature, appallingly made, but it no less deserves a place in my collection. I love them both, but for very different reason. The Omega for its rich history, incredible engineering and cachet; the MoonSwatch because its laughably bad. It's like a dad joke. Appallingly funny, and not in a good way, but strangely it has its place.
both :P
“I’ve seen better material in an Amy Shumer stand up” 😂
I’m so glad you couldn’t buy one in the beginning and I missed out. Quality is so crappy I would’ve regretted it.
As a marketing strategy it’s been a home run , as a product it’s simply unacceptable- so poorly made it’s offensive. My Casio Duro is superior in all ways at $50 bucks. I love my moonwatch and this made me more thankful to own it as I know it’s a hard thing to afford so I do get the appeal of a cheap version but my god could they have put a little more quality into it
i have have the Moonwatch in hesalite, and the mars and Jupiter MoonSwatches (got them both at retail). Personally, i don't think the moonswatches cast a blemish on the moonwatch in any way... if you know the history, then you understand that they are two different things... if you don't know watches, then i don't think you would care. Moonswatches provide some very interesting colors, and its fun to match them to what your wearing... interesting thing... i've had several random folks notice and complement me on Moonswatches (Mars especially) but the real moonwatch doesnt get that treatment (unless i am hanging with a bunch of WIS at a watch meet)... But i think we can all agree that the Moonswatch probably generated more content for youtubers than any other watch in the last 2 years :) cheers!
I totally agree with what you are saying the first moonswatch I got, are Mars & Jupiter the first because the small hands looked like the one used for Alaska project speedmaster 2008, and the second because I liked the colors contrast. now I have 6 colors and 50th anniversary snoopy speedmaster. they are not the same and it's not fair to compare them.
When I wear a real Omega almost no one notices. First time putting on Moonswatch it gets attention. You are spot on. 😂
It's been tempting to pick up a Moonswatch just because of what it is but then I'd have a Moonswatch. I'll continue to save for the real deal.
That is one heck of a dilemma 😂
There’s no comparison. One is a toy watch and the other is a watch for life.
You won’t regret it.
In a way spending money a Moonswatch just delays affording a proper watch.
If you want to get the Moonswatch feel, you might as well buy a Chinese clone, you will get the same quality.
It’s like a clown car except somehow a bit more sad.
The strap is such rubbish that even landfills would reject it. 😂😂😂
a steel case for the Moonswatch can be interesting, like what 3rd party did for the Casio Royal ;)
Oh this has been done already 👍
Pagani Design has you covered: they already make a better MoonSwatch with a metal case.
@@waffle911 but that's a homage, not a real moonswatch, right?
Have a replica speedmaster reduced case with a moonswatch dial in it. It's a lovely upgrade that really elevates it to another level :) Word of warning though - you will irreversably damage the original case to pull the dial and movement out so once you go for it there is no going back.
@@bongkem2723 It's an homage, yes, but not a straight up copy, either. It's the answer to, "What if MoonSwatch, but good?"
I own a moon watch. I've also tried the moonswatch as well. Moonswtach is a joke. I'd rather buy 2 G-Shock's for sure.
I have had a Speedmaster proper for many years now and it’s a fantastic watch, easily one of my most worn. But, still, I find myself wanting a Moonswatch (or two) because I love my Speedmaster so much that the shared DNA appeals. My friend has one and it looks great, and at the price (list price, that is), it’s a cheap enough watch that I don’t have to worry if anything happens to it. A beater with Speedmaster good looks, interesting materials, light weight, and funky colors? Sign me up.
Also, what’s wrong with Colin Hanks?
It’s a watch. A watch.
What about being in the grave and answering the questions about your life?
I have a mission to mars and a seamaster 300m. I actually like the audible ticking and reset animation of the moonswatch. For how much Omega focuses on materials, the moonswatch collection makes me wish they would go full Hublot and expand on the colors they offer with their ceramic watches. I would jump at a yellow ceramic aquaterra or Red Side of the Moon Speedmaster.
One of the best videos you've done and very funny too. Thanx. 👍👍👍
I see the Moonswatch as an homage to the original. No one who was thinking of getting an Omega will end up buying a Swatch. I don't buy the elitist nonsense Watchfinder puts up here. When getting a moonswatch, at least you are buying a genuine collaboration with Omega, not a cheap knockoff that tries to be as close at possible. If you are a space / moonwatch fan but don't have the means for the original, I would say that the moonswatch is worth it, it was for me. Though the Bulova Lunar Pilot even more so...
The thing that just can't be defended about the moonswatch is the price, no matter what people say about the name, the fact it's an "attainable omega", it's still a cheap cereal box watch for over 100 bucks, it's the perfect embodiment of manufacturing and marketing in the modern age
You better don't look at a m00nswatch.
It might fall apart.
Initially I wanted a MoonSwatch but during the pandemonium that happened during the launch I could not be bothered. I already have the 1863 moon watch (the one without the plastic mechanical bits if I recall correctly) and considered the MoonSwatch as a cheap alternative should I be out somewhere that I'd really prefer not to be liberated of my moon watch this would do. But it wouldn't, I would have been more likely to get into an altercation over the new MoonSwatch than my 1863 so decided not to bother, I might look at getting a MoonSwatch in the future but not any time soon, even if they stick a blue chrono second hand on it during the Blue Moon events. I still sort of want one though.
Vanna, I’ll take a Casio Oak g shock metal please
I'm a massive Speedy fan and I own the both. I'm really glad that they made it. I'm just happy to have some crazy variations of my favorite watch.
As for the benefits, for Omega... I wore my Speedy Pro 7 years with only a few people asking about it from time to time. But since the moonswatch, a lot more people recognize the watch and ask about it. That's brand awareness and future customers.
I think it's great that the Swatch conglomerate are doing a metal spinoff from their plastic chronographs.
I don’t care about Omega or Swatch, but I always watch until the end. My reward? The analogies to Tom Hanks and his son. Spit out coffee due to uncontrollable laughter. Will send cleaning bill to Tom.
Wow that was rough
First!
It's funny. I did buy a moonswatch. For me, it was a bit of fun. I don't mine what people think of me when wearing it, because I have real Omegas back in the house. I just thought it was hilarious to be part of a phenomenon that seemed to overtake the actual appeal of the watch itself. I don't regret the purchase, and I wear it often.
Oh damn, even the watch world is dunking on Amy now 😂
'the strap is so bad that even landfill would reject it' lol...love your analogies! and reviews! keep it up!
just wsh that they executed the moonswatch a tiny bit better....
I think that, for the asking price of the MoonSwatch, there are better offerings from Swatch to consider such as the Sistem 51, Boxengasse, and the new Speed Up.
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I have a moon swatch it’s a good looker, flimsy cheap feeling yes, a real speedy to expensive and wouldn’t want to wear it in case you got mugged.
Hey anyone out there who owns the Swatch, I happen to think you have a cool watch for the money. I get the appeal. But the insults/criticisms in this video are GOLD!
As a tool to *accurately* tell the time without resorting to (inherently unreliable) gadgets, both are terrible, to be honest.
lol you guys are kidding yourselves if you think this wont be a collectors item in 20 years
They finally had some in stock at the swatch boutique here in hawaii. Copped the jupiter one earlier today. Anyone buying this as a speedmaster replacement is going to be sadly disappointed. Ive got a breitling and tudor and a few other quality pieces, ive always wanted a moonswatch though ever since i sat in line for it last year and missed out lol. Its just a fun little talking piece, people need to stop taking it as some sort of haute horology and accept it for what it is, a swatch haha
an overpriced swatch... they should charge $100
Getting some fantastic zingers in there!
One of them is definitley overpriced, but it's not the one that costs more
As always, there are objective grounds as to why Moonwatch is not a good product: It is designed to fail.
The objective reasons for that:
1. It will inevitably fail either in normal use or even when not used simply from the effects of time, and
2. It can't be repaired and parts replaced, at least not without far too expensive and elaborate non-conventional means
This is because:
-Its crystal can't be replaced: you break it or scratch it bad enough and that's it, the watch is trash.
-I have heard from experts that its movement has a finite life of about max. 10 years, even if kept sitting in a drawer. It doesn't last very long. And then:
-Its movement can't be replaced, it's not designed to be opened and have the movement taken out, nor do they AFAIK sell those movements separately.
So all in all these small, deliberately designed issues make it a "throwaway trinket", a product of planned obsolescence. It would be a totally different story in my opinion if this watch could be made into a "forever watch" or just not a ticking time bomg by ensuring that small inevitable mishaps and simple passage of time won't turn it into junk. With simple changes, into a design more typical like most other watches, that could be changed.
“The Moonwatch is Tom Hanks” 🤔 Formerly a megastar whose face is all screwed up with anger, jabbing his finger in the direction of a Cannes red carpet official*, you mean? (*or a Swatch Group official, who knows). Yeah, makes sense. 😆😂🤣