Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz vs Smartwatch Withings Scanwatch Wristband Withings ScanWatch 38mm Black: which is safer?

Omega X Swatch Mission To Moon Quartz is our pick, better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.

Our pick

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

Withings Smartwatch Withings Scanwatch Wristband Withings ScanWatch 38mm Black

Withings

Smartwatch Withings Scanwatch Wristband Withings ScanWatch 38mm Black

PFAS grade

Excellent 85/100

Overall grade

Good 59/100

Verdict

Buy

Hazard flags

⚑ 5

Material

Rubber/elastomer wristband

Confidence

45%

PossibleColorants and dyes in elastomer

PossibleRubber accelerators and vulcanization residues

ReportedBacterial growth and biofilm

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 Colorants and dyes in elastomer, Rubber accelerators and vulcanization residues, Bacterial growth and biofilm and Polymer degradation and microparticle shedding on the Withings and not on the Swatch.
  • The Swatch is Quartz crystal, stainless steel case, resin band where the Withings is Rubber/elastomer wristband, 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 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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