MoonSwatch Moonshine Gold
MoonSwatch Moonshine Gold
Suitcase containing 11 Moonshine Gold Moonswatches
Lot Closed
February 24, 02:11 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 10,000 CHF
Lot Details
Description
All proceeds from this sale will be donated to Project Orbis International Inc.
OMEGA x Swatch
An unique suitcase containing 11 bioceramic Moonswatches 'Zurich Edition' featuring an 18k MoonshineTM Gold seconds hand. Each model features a special seconds hand released for each full moon. The suitcase will contain a golden monocle with the OMEGA x Swatch logo, and a one of a kind coin, engraved with the 3 letter aviation code from the corresponding city. This same code will be engraved on the side of all watches within the suitcase.
Dials: black or blue
Movement: quartz, 4 jewels
Case: bioceramic
Size: 42 mm diameter, suitcase is 46.8 x 35 x 11 cm
Closure: Omega x Swatch Velcro strap
Signed: case and dial
Box: yes
Papers: yes
Accessories: OMEGA x Swatch Certificate of Origin and presentation suitcase
Weight: 4.2 kg
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: