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The $260 Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch Has Landed (WIRED)

You read that right, $260. Plus this playful take on the iconic Speedmaster comes in multiple colors and is made from the group's Bioceramic material.

Of course, at $260 (including tax), these MoonSwatches do not house Omega's automatic movement, but instead feature a quartz engine powered by a battery, just like regular Swatches. The dials, however, all carry “Omega X Swatch” branding and the Speedmaster logo, alongside the new MoonSwatch moniker. With its wider Bioceramic collection, Swatch has been giving its watches a taste of these benefits even though they remain, in essence, plastic. Although Omega says the collection is not limited in quantity, the pieces will likely leave store shelves as quickly as they arrive.

Strange reason for huge crowds at Westfield (NEWS.com.au)

Thousands of people have flooded shopping centres in Sydney and Melbourne to try and get their hands on a rare, limited-edition watch.

Have never seen anything like it, hundreds if not a couple of thousand people lining up for the new Omega Swatch watch. “Have never seen anything like it, hundreds if not a couple of thousand people lining up for the new Omega Swatch watch. There’ve been crazy scenes in Sydney and Melbourne as thousands of people woke up at the crack of dawn and queued up for hours for a new product.

OMEGA x Swatch Watch's Chaotic Sydney Launch (DMARGE)

Australians are going totally mad for the new 'MoonSwatch', with queues for the collaborative watch in Sydney reaching insane lengths.

The bright yellow of the ‘Mission To The Sun’, the warm red of the ‘Mission To Mars’ and the pastel blue of the ‘Mission To Uranus’ are particular highlights. Yes, they have a quartz movement and the subdials are arranged differently, but it’s still clearly a Moonwatch. Breitling and Rolex’s boutiques are just across the street, too.

Omega and Swatch introduce affordable Speedmaster-inspired MoonSwatch (unknown)

Omega, the Swiss watchmaker behind the Speedmaster Professional that was selected by NASA for use on the Apollo lunar landings, has collaborated with its sister company Swatch to create the MoonSwatch, a collection of solar system-inspired watches ...

The back of each MoonSwatch features a battery cover decorated with an image of the planet or astronomical body for which the model is named. A similar strap was used to wear the Omega Speedmaster over the astronauts' spacesuits. The chronograph also forgoes Omega's precision mechanical movements (opens in new tab) for Quartz. The Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch collection includes 11 models, each named for a different body in our solar system. What really separates the MoonSwatch from its inspiration, though, is its price tag. "Omega's Moonwatch is legendary and a must-have for collectors.

Omega x Swatch collab sparks shopping frenzy (unknown)

This affordable Speedmaster-inspired MoonSwatch has watch fans over the moon.

Want to hear the latest city news and learn about what's happening in the city? The watch features a unique asymmetrical case and tachymeter scale and comes in dozens of variants and special editions, with some of the rarest even breaking world record auction prices. Hundreds of shoppers have queued for hours outside Swatch stores on Saturday, March 26, across Hong Kong to get their hands on the highly coveted MoonSwatch collection.

Low-Priced Omega Speedmaster Prompts Global Swatch Store Chaos (unknown)

Swatch stores across the globe were mobbed Saturday as customers lined up to buy a new, low-priced version of the Omega Speedmaster watch selling for about ...