OMEGA x Swatch 'Beijing Edition'

The proceeds from each set will be entirely given to OMEGA’s long-term partner, Project Orbis International Inc., who fight avoidable blindness and vision loss around the world.

Orbis’s work is especially valuable for children, allowing many of them to see their parents, the moon, and the stars for the very first time. Through its programs and on board the Flying Eye Hospital, Orbis has provided care for millions of patients, while also training eye care professionals in areas with the greatest need globally. OMEGA has supported Orbis since 2011 and this upcoming auction will highlight the brand’s ongoing commitment to the cause.

The original MoonSwatch collection by OMEGA x Swatch made headlines in March 2022 when

it was released to critical acclaim and high demand. Produced in revolutionary BIOCERAMIC,

the 11 models drew their colourful inspiration from space and the planets, while also paying

tribute to the legendary OMEGA Speedmaster design. Throughout the months of 2023, the collection was given a radiant twist in the form of the“Mission to Moonshine Gold” versions. These 11 watches each feature a seconds hand coated in 18K Moonshine ™ Gold a distinctive alloy created in house at OMEGA that offers a more subtle and long lasting form of yellow gold. The releases were the following:

• March 7: inspired by the shining moonlight in a dark blue sky, OMEGA’s Moonshine™ Gold was created in 2019 and is an exclusive yellow gold alloy.
• April 6: inspired by the shining moonlight in a dark blue sky, OMEGA’s Moonshine™ Gold was created in 2019 and is an exclusive yellow gold alloy.
• May 5 & 6: featuring seconds hand with a pink Super-LumiNova™ detail referencing the Pink Full Moon of April.
• June 3: featuring a seconds hand with a floral pattern inspired by night-blooming flowers which are shaped like the full moon.
• July 3: featuring a seconds hand with a strawberry pattern as a homage to the Strawberry Moon.
• August 1 (2 in Switzerland): while there is no official day dedicated to the full moon, Swatch commemorates August 1st, the Swiss National Day, also paying homage to the Swiss Made heritage of the OMEGA and Swatch brands.
• August 30: Drawing inspiration from the shining moonlight in a dark blue sky,
• September 29: featuring a seconds hand with a barley grain pattern as a homage to the Harvest Moon and a secret signature that glows in the dark.
• October 28 & 29: featuring a secret signature on the lollipop that glows in the dark. It is a tribute to the OMEGA Speedmaster CK 2998-3 FAP from 1961, the last Speedmaster with the 2998 reference that was fitted with the chronograph lollipop seconds hand. 
• November 27: inspired by the Beaver Moon and a secret detail that glows in the dark. Drawing inspiration from the shining moonlight in a dark blue sky
• December 27:featuring a snowflake pattern as a homage to the Cold Moon and a secret detail that glows in the dark.
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