5 Gold MoonSwatch Alternatives You Can Actually Buy

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Omega and Swatch just dropped the Mission to the Moon 1969, a MoonSwatch with a dial, hands, crown, and pushers cut from 18K Moonshine Gold. It’s capped at 1,969 pieces, priced around $570, and the only way to get one is by winning an application lottery. If you missed the window or you’d rather not gamble on a raffle, the gold and black look is easy to buy off the shelf right now.

Here are five gold and black watches that chase the same warm, high-contrast vibe. Four are quartz chronographs and one is a dive-ready three-hander, and they range from a sub-$100 diver to a bold 51mm statement piece, so pick the one that matches your wrist and your budget. A quick note on the look: a true gold dial on a black bracelet is rare in this price range, so this list mixes black-band-with-gold-accents builds and gold-tone takes that still land the black and gold contrast. This is an early list and we’ll keep adding to it, but we like to stay prepared: if the MoonSwatch lottery left you frustrated, you’ve already got real gold-and-black alternatives to reach for today.

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1. Invicta Pro Diver 6981

The cheapest way onto this list, and the most shameless homage. The Pro Diver 6981 runs a 48mm gold-tone stainless case, a black and gold bezel, a black dial, and a quartz chronograph movement, all for roughly $75 to $170 depending on the seller. It’s rated to 100m, so it’ll survive a pool or a rainy commute.

A few honest caveats. At 48mm it wears very big, so it’ll swamp smaller wrists, and its Flame Fusion crystal, while tougher than plain mineral glass, still scratches more easily than sapphire. The strap is black polyurethane rather than a metal bracelet, which keeps it sporty but leans casual. For the money, though, nothing else nails the gold-and-black diver look this hard: a true black dial and strap set against a gold-tone case and bezel.

Price: $79.99
Where to Buy: Amazon

2. Casio MDV-106G Duro Diver

The value pick that leans on gold accents instead of a chronograph. The MDV-106G is the gold-toned version of Casio’s cult-favorite “Duro” diver: a black dial with gold-tone hands and hour markers, a roughly 44mm stainless steel case, a black resin strap, and a 120-click unidirectional bezel. It runs on quartz, adds a screw-lock crown and a date window, and carries a genuine 200m water rating. Expect to pay somewhere between $55 and $95.

The honest caveat is that this isn’t a chronograph like the rest of the list, it’s a simple time-and-date diver, so there are no subdials or stopwatch function. It also uses a mineral crystal and a resin strap rather than a metal bracelet. But for the money, the Duro is the most watch here: the deepest water resistance, real dive credentials, and a black and gold look that punches well above its price.

Price: $56.97
Where to Buy: Amazon

3. Michael Kors MK8286 Oversized Lexington Chronograph

The dress-leaning pick, and the most literal gold-and-black take on the list. The MK8286 is the classic Oversized Lexington: a black sunray dial with gold-tone hands and markers, set in a 45mm gold-tone stainless steel case on a matching gold-tone bracelet. It’s a quartz chronograph with three subdials, a date window, a mineral crystal, and a 10 ATM (100m) water rating, and it typically runs between $125 and $250 depending on the retailer.

The trade-off is what you’d expect from a fashion watch. It’s quartz, the 45mm case wears large, and you’re paying partly for the name. But if you want the MoonSwatch’s warm gold-on-black formula in a full gold-tone package, the Lexington’s black dial framed by an all-gold case and bracelet is the closest dress-watch match here.

Price: $295
Where to Buy: Amazon

4. Bulova Marine Star 98B278

If the MoonSwatch’s black and gold combo is what you’re after but you want an actual black strap, this is the closest pick, with one twist. The Marine Star 98B278 runs a 44mm black ion-plated and rose gold-tone stainless case, a black dial with rose gold-tone markers, and a black silicone strap. It’s a six-hand quartz chronograph with a calendar, rated to 100m. List price is $625, but it’s now available closer to $321.

The black rubber strap keeps it sporty and comfortable in heat, and the rose gold markers do the heavy lifting on contrast. It’s the most wrist-friendly of the bunch at 44mm, and the finishing punches above the price. Just know two things: the gold lives in the accents here, not the dial, and it’s a warmer rose gold rather than the MoonSwatch’s yellow Moonshine Gold.

Price: $321.80
Where to Buy: Amazon

5. Nixon 51-30 Chrono Gunmetal/Blackberry/Gold

The boldest statement on the list, in Nixon’s moodiest colorway. This 51-30 pairs a gunmetal stainless case with a blackberry-toned dial and gold-tone accents, so it trades the straight gold-and-black look for something darker and richer. Underneath it’s a 51mm solid stainless chronograph with a Miyota Japanese quartz six-hand movement, a unidirectional countdown bezel, a screw-down crown and pushers set at 9 o’clock to avoid wrist bite, a hardened mineral crystal, and a serious 300m water rating. Retail sits around $484.

This is a big, heavy watch that announces itself, so it rewards larger wrists and punishes smaller ones. The gold accents keep it in the spirit of this list, but the blackberry dial reads more dark-plum than true black, so reach for it if you want gold-and-dark presence with a twist rather than a literal gold-and-black clone.

Price: $484.18
Where to Buy: Amazon

How to choose

Start with the look. None of these copies the MoonSwatch’s solid gold dial, so it comes down to how each plays gold against black. The Michael Kors gets closest to an all-gold presence with its full gold-tone case and bracelet, the Invicta and Casio set yellow gold against a black dial, the Bulova does the same in rose gold, and the Nixon goes darkest with a gunmetal case and blackberry dial.

Then think about size. The Invicta and Nixon are the biggest here at 48mm and 51mm and wear large, while the Bulova and Casio at around 44mm are the safest fit for average wrists. All five are quartz, so you get grab-and-go accuracy without babying a mechanical movement, and four of them are chronographs with stopwatch function (the Casio Duro is the simple time-and-date exception). If you want one that can actually go in the water, the Nixon’s 300m rating leads the pack.