Swatch has found another reason for MoonSwatch collectors to rearrange their day. Coinciding with the August 12 solar eclipse, the OMEGA x Swatch Mission to the Sun – Solar Eclipse gives the familiar yellow chronograph one small but suitably cosmic alteration.
Its pusher at 2 o’clock is rendered in black Bioceramic to represent the Moon passing across the Sun. Flip the watch over, and the battery cover displays a New Moon—the only lunar phase during which a solar eclipse can occur. Congratulations: your watch now comes with an astronomy lesson.
The 42 mm quartz chronograph retains its yellow Bioceramic case, asymmetrical Speedmaster shape, three subdials, OMEGA x Swatch branding, and tachymeter scale with the famous dot over 90. Orange and white accents brighten the dial, while a white rubber strap with a hook-and-loop closure keeps it attached during any frantic collector sprinting.
The catch is that it will be sold only on August 12, 2026, and only in Spain (€280 [ES]). Buyers can try the Spanish Swatch website, stores in Bilbao, Ibiza, and Valencia, in-store digital catalogs nationwide, or the Rolling Planet touring León.
The eclipse will be brief. Availability may prove even shorter, as history has taught us so.
Images: Swatch.
