Such scenes were otherwise only known from Apple. Hundreds of people lined up in pedestrian zones in Berlin, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and Munich on Saturday to buy a watch. Sometimes they even waited overnight.
For them, the time had come for the new Moon Swatch, a replica of the Omega Speedmaster. Astronaut Buzz Aldrin wore the legendary watch, which costs at least 5000 euros, when he landed on the moon in 1969.
There are 11 Moon Swatch models. Their colors are based on celestial bodies, for example the sun
The Swatch replica with a quartz movement instead of the expensive Omega mechanism still costs 250 euros. There are 11 color variants, the design of which is inspired by the sun, moon, the planets and the sub-planet Pluto.
The backs of the Moon Swatch models show a view of the stars and planets. Here: the moon
The crazy thing: the Moon Swatch is not a limited special edition. Swatch announced on Saturday that the watch was currently sold out. However, supplies will soon be available in stores again.
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Apparently many didn’t realize that the collection isn’t limited. The MoonSwatch is offered on eBay for up to 2000 euros. Media from the USA even report prices of up to 4000 dollars. It’s almost like Apple.