Omega and Swatch have partnered as quickly as additional to create an iconic timepiece — this time, the 2 well-loved watch producers are highlighting the connection between the moon and Earth. The mannequin new non-limited chronograph watch—the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase—decisions elements which have by no means been included all through the MoonSwatch assortment. It’d go down in historic earlier as the primary timepiece to be outfitted with an earth half and moon half.

Whereas this timepiece has some iconic chronograph elements, additionally it is the embodiment of an astronomical philosophy from Galileo. In accordance with Omega and Swatch, the mannequin new Moonswatch piece attracts inspiration from a deep astronomical assertion, “And but it surely absolutely strikes!” Galileo, thought-about the mastermind of present astronomy, spoke these phrases all through the seventeenth century and stood firmly in what he believed—the earth orbits the picture voltaic.

That talked about, the moon half is strategically positioned subsequent to the 2 o’clock denotation. Because of the cycle modifications, the subdial reveals the most recent lunar half, as seen from the southern and northern hemispheres. Actually, the sub-dial is subdivided into two elements, with a moon disc to signify the 2 hemispheres.

As a result of high-quality finishes, the earth half, which is fitted on the ten o’clock denotation, seems so smart. The subdial decisions well-detailed elements, from the ocean, deserts, clouds, and forests. Briefly, that is what Earth seems as if when seen from the moon.

The Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase shall be launched on November 2nd at choose Swatch retailers and it’ll retail for $380.