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The Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase celebrates our two nearest celestial bodies, the Earth and the Moon. Swatch’s new non-limited creation not only comes with a moon phase, but more importantly – and for the first time in watchmaking history – an earth phase. Never before have these two fascinating complications been combined in the same watch. In so doing, Swatch puts a different spin on Galileo’s famous quote “And yet it moves!” and playfully declares “And yet they move!”.
Just like the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase watches, this timepiece sports a moon phase on the subdial at two o’clock. The celestial body changes based on its cycles, which can be observed using the two-Moon disc and mask (northern and southern hemispheres).
As for the earth phase, looking at the dial at 10 o’clock, we can admire the movements of our planet as seen from the Moon. The patented earth phase is coloured to pay tribute to the diversity and beauty of the blue planet. Clouds are also visible, along with the contrast between oceans, forests and deserts. Adding an otherworldly touch, the oceans are coated with blue emission ink visible only in UV light.
To emphasise this enchanting view of the Moon facing the Earth, the lunar craters have been created using digital printing. The watch’s dial also features a unique graining that resembles lunar dust, further enhancing its resemblance to the Moon.
How do these two elements, lunar and terrestrial, fit together? The moon phase shows how the Moon appears when seen from Earth. The earth phase shows how the Earth appears when seen from the Moon. The length of a moon phase and an earth phase are the same – 29.5 days – but the cycles are inversely related. So, when there’s a Full Moon, we have a New Earth. And when there’s a New Moon, we have a Full Earth. This is why the earth phase turns counterclockwise and in the opposite direction to the Moon. This is a kind of poetic reinterpretation of the retrograde function featured in some high-end watches.
This new watch sports its mission statement on the back of the case, as well as Omega X Swatch logos on the dial and crown. The Moon appears on the battery cover, bearing the footprint of Neil Armstrong – the first man to set foot there.
November 07, 2024