Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz vs ScanWatch Light Hybrid Smart Watch: which is safer?
Withings ScanWatch Light Hybrid Smart Watch is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
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
Our pick
Withings
ScanWatch Light Hybrid Smart Watch
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossiblePolymer strap degradation and skin contact
PossibleAdhesive or glue residue on strap interfaces
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 Withings.
- We flag Polymer strap degradation and skin contact and Adhesive or glue residue on strap interfaces on the Withings and not on the Swatch.
- The Swatch is Quartz crystal, stainless steel case, resin band where the Withings is Stainless steel case, polymer straps, electronic components, 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 Withings grade, at 35% 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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