Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz vs ScanWatch Vitals: 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
Withings
ScanWatch Vitals
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleNickel release from stainless steel case (contact dermatitis)
PossibleSilicone strap degradation and microparticle shedding
PossibleBacterial or fungal growth in strap-case junction
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 Nickel release from stainless steel case (contact dermatitis), Silicone strap degradation and microparticle shedding and Bacterial or fungal growth in strap-case junction 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, sapphire crystal, silicone/rubber strap, 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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