The news Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphasepresented by Swatch in October 2024, is a unique watchmaking creation celebrating the Earth and the Moon through an unlimited watch, integrating for the first time in the history of watchmaking a earth phase in addition to the moon phase. This double complication, innovative and poetic, offers a unique vision of the two stars.
A new earth phase alongside the moon phase
Inspired by photographs of Earth from the Moon captured during the Apollo missions, the Mission to Earthphase displays an earth phase on a sub-dial at 10 hoursrevealing the varied colors of the planet, including oceans, forests, deserts and clouds. This subdial contrasts with that of the moon phase located at 2 hourswhere the moon follows its traditional cycle.
These two phases, synchronized on a cycle of 29.5 dayscomplement and oppose each other: when the moon is full, the earth is in a new phase, and vice versa. The earth phase, rotating counterclockwise, constitutes a unique reinterpretation of the retrograde function, usually reserved for fine watchmaking.
A tribute to legendary materials and design
Designed in bioceramica patented material composed of ceramic and bio-sourced materials derived from castor oil, the Mission to Earthphase is part of the MoonSwatch tradition with details reminiscent of Omega’s legendary Speedmaster Moonwatch. The asymmetrical case, the black tachymeter bezel and the dot on the 90 reinforce this homage. A curved glass made of bio-sourced material, with a central “S” for Swatch, protects the textured dial, which imitates lunar powder with a grained finish.
Available in Swatch stores
The Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase will be available from November 2, 2024exclusively in selected Swatch stores. Limited to one watch per person per day, this inspiring piece celebrates the union between watchmaking and astronomy, reminding us that “And yet, they turn!” “.
