Sure, the MoonWatch is known quite well, while the Starwatch "Damier" ref14741 is overlooked... and I am a bit surprised about that. One reason: the known dealers and auctionhouses trumpet for the steel-spacewatch a lot -- encyclopedias are written about it; events and scandals; inclusive some questionable pieces sold for record-prices -- and this is not the case for the StarWatch. Instead, no one offers it to you and you are not even told about it -- interesting but let me put it like that: sometimes it is more interesting what is NOT sold by your favorite dealer and what is NOT in the glossy catalogue of your market-making auctionhouse. But that is stuff for a future blogpost...

However, both watches are quite interesting and important. And indeed one is closer to the moon, while the other closer to the stars.

• the MoonWatch is matte and not sparkling while the Damier is a lighting firework with its faceted sapphire-crystal;
• one is a density-lightweight (steel) while the other is made of the metal that is made in the stars and has a similar density: gold; whitegold or yellowgold but always 18K;
• one is closer and easier to reach, while the other one seems too far away to send your spaceship to;
• one was the first Omega in space and the other was the first Omega with the #ultraThin (*klikk) cal540 (*klikk) and the first Omega with the nowadays common and usual sapphire-crystal -- something special, innovative and expensive back then in 1960;

See all details about the fascinating ref14741 Damier "StarWatch" here: *klikk and here in the OmegaForum by Ashley Budgen: *klikk.