Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz vs Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Watch: which is safer?
These two grade almost identically. Pick on price and preference; neither has a PFAS edge.
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
TomTom
Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Watch
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleElastomer band degradation and skin contact
PossiblePolymer case brittleness under UV and thermal stress
PossibleSweat and salt corrosion of internal components
Where these two actually differ
- 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 TomTom.
- We flag Elastomer band degradation and skin contact, Polymer case brittleness under UV and thermal stress and Sweat and salt corrosion of internal components on the TomTom and not on the Swatch.
- The Swatch is Quartz crystal, stainless steel case, resin band where the TomTom is Polymer case, elastomer 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 TomTom grade, at 45% 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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