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.

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

TomTom Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Watch

TomTom

Multi-Sport Cardio GPS Watch

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 73/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 3

Material

Polymer case, elastomer band

Confidence

45%

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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