[subsubzero]

As a watch nerd who has a nice watch(just one!) I know a bit about the moonswatch watches and their popularity and have not heard great things about their quality. Mainly the paint rubs off and build quality is pretty abysmal movements stops etc. You can(or could) get a used omega speedmaster moonwatch for around $3k and that watch will last you the rest of your life with regular maintenance. Or you could get a moonswatch and it will be in the landfill in 2ish years. I just don't see the appeal, for that price point I would get a GShock as they are sturdy and well built and will last quite a long time.

[gambiting]

I've had one(mission to mars) and I was really excited about it, but sold it within few months, the build quality was just so bad. Mine had two specs of visible dust on the dial, the hands were not alligned correctly, and worst of all the quartz movement that they use is actually crap, you can hear it tick from across the room it's such a bad movement. I actually went back to the store to compare with several other moonswatches that they had there and they all had some kind of factory defect like this. But you know, in any other watch I'd probably pay a local watchmaker a tiny bit of money to open it up, clean the dust, align the hands and be done with it - but in this one, you can't - it's all sealed up, the movement is literally disposable.

I also have an actual moonwatch and for me personally I love the idea of a "fun" moonswatch to go with it - but at the quality currently presented it's just not worth it, I wouldn't buy one again.

[shawn_w]

I have a few Swatches (wearing one now, actually), but even if the Moonswatch was sold online and not only in their stores (none even remotely near me), I doubt I'd get one. I like some of the color ways, but the price is hard to justify for what you get, and the color leaking is definitely a concern. I haven't experienced it with other Swatch watches, so I don't know what they're doing different with this line...

[blacksmith_tb]

$3000k... so a cool 3 mil? Just kidding, I assume that was $3K. I have a couple of old Swatch Irony mechanicals, they were pretty decent 25yr ago when I wore them regularly. Other than the style angle, I would be much more interested in a Sistem51 movement Swatch, if I was going to wear a cheap plastic mechanical again, but I have settled on a not-so-smartwatch with an e-ink screen as the sweet spot for my watch-wearing.

[tholdem]

Can you post the eink smartwatch you got? I miss my Pebble and haven't found any good alternatives. I just want to see the time and notifications easily.

[subsubzero]

Fixed! yeah the sistem51 is interesting, it doesn't have the style stuff that moonswatch has has but I like the low part numbers for its movement and the fact that its entirely made by robots and a case that is hermetically sealed.