The Snoopy Moonphase MoonSwatch Has Landed
On 14 March 1969, four months before the Apollo 11 launch, Snoopy made it to the moon.
“I beat the Russians... I beat everybody,” the NASA mascot thinks to himself in Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts strip for that week.
Now, the popular pup is putting his astronaut suit back on—a uniform he last dug out for his Apple TV+ debut, Snoopy in Space (a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes suggests the series is well worth a watch)—as Omega and Swatch have assigned him a new moon-centric mission.
Mission celebrates the second birthday of the MoonSwatch in style.
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The Peanuts-themed MoonSwatch doesn't mark the first time the canine cartoon character has graced a Swatch watch, nor an Omega one.
As any watch buff will inform you, if you let them, the former launched a line starring the entire Peanuts gang (Snoopy, Charlie, Woodstock, Lucy etc.) in late 2021.
And the latter's relationship with the comic strip-turned-television series dates back to the early aughts.
In 2003, the luxury watchmaker released a Speedmaster finished with an Astronaut Snoopy sub-dial. The timepiece—crafted to commemorate the Silver Snoopy Award that Omega received in 1970 for playing a role in getting the Apollo 13 crew home safely—was limited to 5,441 pieces to acknowledge the exact length of the mission (142 hours, 54 minutes and 41 seconds).
Two other Snoopy-adorned Omega Speedmasters eventually followed: a black and white take released in 2015 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Apollo mission, and a blue and white one that dropped five years later to observe the 50th anniversary.
And although leaks and rumors pointed to a bioceramic imitation of one of these existing models, the Snoopy Omega x MoonSwatch has revealed itself to be its very own thing.
Features of the Snoopy MoonPhase MoonSwatch
A full moon-inspired timepiece that introduces a moon phase complication to the affordable collaboration.
In fact, this marks the first time ever that Swatch has combined a moonphase with a chronograph.
It's here where Snoopy lives. Two Snoopys, actually, that move in the subdial at 2 o'clock. Along with a quote from a Peanuts comic strip that can only be viewed under UV light.
The third and final Snoopy touch is located on the caseback: where you'd usually find an accurate graphic of the moon on a Mission to the Moon watch, you get a Snoopy-fied moon instead. And you won't require a telescope to spot his paw print.
As you'd expect, securing one on release day was a pursuit that proved as strenuous as an actual mission to the moon, but since this MoonSwatch, like all others, is confirmed to be non-limited, exercising a little patience is sure to pay off.
As the wise Charlie Brown says in his Little Book of Wisdom, “live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon”.
Frequently Asked Questions About the Snoopy Moonphase MoonSwatch
When did the Snoopy Moonphase MoonSwatch launch?
The Snoopy Moonphase MoonSwatch launched on March 26, 2024, a date that marks two years of the Omega x Swatch collaboration.
Where is the Snoopy Moonphase MoonSwatch available?
The Snoopy MoonSwatch is exclusively available in selected Swatch stores, and only one watch can be purchased per person, per day, per Swatch store.
What other Omega x MoonSwatches are available?
There are 21 other Omega x MoonSwatch styles in existence.
This story originally appeared on Esquire.co.uk. Minor edits have been made by the Esquiremag.ph editors.
