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After a gruelling test series that Rolex and Longines-Wittnauer chronographs failed, NASA completed its trials on 1 March 1965 and the Omega Speedmaster became the watch qualified for all manned space missions.

When Apollo 11's Buzz Aldrin followed Neil Armstrong onto the lunar surface on 20-21 July 1969 he wore an Omega Speedmaster, the first wristwatch worn on the Moon, earning the model its Moonwatch nickname.

The 11-model Omega x Swatch Bioceramic MoonSwatch collection went on sale on 26 March 2022 at about US$260 each in select Swatch stores, drawing queues around the world.

As Official Timekeeper, Omega timed the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games, 6-22 February 2026, its 32nd Games since 1932, and launched Speedmaster and Seamaster Diver 300M Milano Cortina watches.

Swatch and Omega's MoonSwatch Mission to the Moon 1969 - 1,969 numbered pieces with an 18K Moonshine Gold dial made from melted-down 1969 Omega parts - was sold only by an online ESTA ballot open 16-21 July 2026, at $570.

Swatch Group posted CHF 3,121 million in first-half 2026 net sales, up from CHF 3,059 million a year earlier and 8.5% higher at constant exchange rates, even as a stronger Swiss franc cut nearly CHF 200 million from the reported total.

Swatch and Omega sold the MoonSwatch Mission to the Sun - Solar Eclipse, with a black pusher and a New Moon caseback, only in Spain and only on 12 August 2026, the day of the total solar eclipse, for EUR 280.

On Global James Bond Day, 5 October 2026, Omega launched six Seamaster Diver 300M references including a Spectre edition, with two steel editions at US$8,600 and two 77-set limited box sets at US$89,800.

Swatch Group's investor calendar lists mid-March 2027, with the exact date still to be confirmed, for its Annual and Sustainability Report covering fiscal year 2026 - the group's next full results release after first-half 2026 sales growth.