Moto Nylon Canvas Sport Waterproof Watch Band vs Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz: which is safer?
Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz is the clear pick. Motorola Moto Nylon Canvas Sport Waterproof Watch Band carries a failing PFAS grade, and we never recommend buying a failing product.
Motorola
Moto Nylon Canvas Sport Waterproof Watch Band
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleWaterproof coating leaching (undisclosed chemistry)
ReportedCoating degradation and microfiber shedding
PossibleContact dermatitis or skin irritation from coating
Our pick
Swatch
Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleResin band VOC off-gassing
PossibleResin band degradation over time
PossibleNickel leaching from stainless steel case
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Waterproof coating leaching (undisclosed chemistry), Coating degradation and microfiber shedding and Contact dermatitis or skin irritation from coating on the Motorola and not on the Swatch.
- We flag Resin band VOC off-gassing, Resin band degradation over time and Nickel leaching from stainless steel case on the Swatch and not on the Motorola.
- The Motorola is nylon canvas with waterproof coating (unspecified) where the Swatch is Quartz crystal, stainless steel case, resin band, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- The gap is 45 points, wide enough that this is not a close call, and the Swatch is the one to buy.
- We are less certain about the Motorola grade, at 45% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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