Shield MagSafe Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz: which is safer?

Pelican Shield MagSafe Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

Pelican Shield MagSafe Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max

Pelican

Shield MagSafe Case for iPhone 17 Pro Max

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Excellent 77/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 2

Material

Proprietary thermoplastic polymer

Confidence

25%

PossibleMicroplastics from degradation when heated

PossibleGasket and seal material leachables

Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz

Swatch

Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Quartz crystal, stainless steel case, resin band

Confidence

78%

PossibleResin band VOC off-gassing

PossibleResin band degradation over time

PossibleNickel leaching from stainless steel case

Where these two actually differ

  • We flag Microplastics from degradation when heated and Gasket and seal material leachables on the Pelican 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 Pelican.
  • The Pelican is Proprietary thermoplastic polymer where the Swatch is Quartz crystal, stainless steel case, resin band, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
  • These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
  • We are less certain about the Pelican grade, at 25% confidence against 78%, because it discloses less.

Both products run through the same public rubric, which covers 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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