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- Jul 16, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
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- Jul 21, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969 Ballot Opens
- Swatch opened the ESTA ballot for the MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969 at 15:32 CEST on 16 July 2026 - the minute Apollo 11 lifted off in 1969 - and closed it at 23:59 CEST on 21 July[1][3]
- Only 1,969 numbered pieces exist; selected applicants were invited to buy and collect from a Swatch boutique[1][2]
- Applicants answered a 32-question form, a nod to the US travel ESTA[1]
- Swatch moved to a ballot after crowds and queues at the original MoonSwatch, Blancpain and Royal Pop launches[3]
- Priced at CHF 500[1][3], $570 in the US[2]
Notable features
- Dial, hands, crown and pushers in OMEGA's 18K Moonshine Gold, 11 grams in all - a nod to Apollo 11 - melted down from OMEGA spare parts dating to 1969[1][2]
- Price set from the cost of 11 grams of gold in 1969[1][3]
- Black Bioceramic case and bezel with a gold tachymeter, period-correct OMEGA logos, and a battery cover showing Neil Armstrong's first step[2][3]
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- [1]90%fratellowatches.com/we-have-a-lift-off-meet-the-new-swatch-moonswatch-mission-to-the-moon-1969fratellowatches.com· Posted Sep 27, 2026· Starts Jul 16, 2026 ✓· Ends Jul 21, 2026 ✓· 36% of score
Fratello, 16 July 2026: "Swatch[2] will make the ESTA form available from July 16th at 15:32 CEST until July 21st at 23:59 CEST."
- [2]90%MISSION TO THE MOON 1969 with 18K gold | Bioceramic MoonSwatch Collectionswatch.com· Added Sep 27, 2026· 36% of score
Swatch's product page: 'Limited to just 1969 individually numbered pieces worldwide, this exclusive edition is available for purchase only through an approved Electronic Swatch Timepiece Application (ESTA)'; gold made by melting down OMEGA spare parts from 1969; US price $570.00.
- [3]80%New MoonSwatch to celebrate Apollo 11 landingdeployant.com· Published Jul 20, 2026· 28% of score
Deployant: ref. SSX01B700 at CHF 500 / SGD 800, 1969 pieces allocated by ESTA ballot 'open on swatch.com[2] from July 16 at 15:32 CEST' to 'July 21 at 23:59 CEST'; notes the queues at earlier MoonSwatch, Blancpain and Royal Pop launches. (Its headline's 'July 12' does not match its own body.)
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