Swatch’s playful diver just learned a useful trick. The brand’s SCUBAQUA Collection picked up four new colorways on April 23, 2026, and two of them now tap-to-pay straight from the wrist using Swatch Pay.
Price: $155
Where to Buy: Swatch
The fresh quartet covers aqua green, midnight blue, electric fuchsia, and solar orange, each named after a different jellyfish species. Aqua green (MEDUSEA) and midnight blue (SEA WASP) get the contactless payment chip, while solar orange (PACIFIC SEA NETTLE) and electric fuchsia (FLOWER HAT) keep the analog formula. All four are available now on [Swatch.com]( and in Swatch stores worldwide.
A Diver Built From Bioceramic and Castor Oil
Each 44mm case mixes white Bioceramic with a transparent biosourced material derived from castor oil. The opaque parts of the watch come out in white, while the colored sections sit underneath in translucent panels that show off the case structure. Swatch says that combination is meant to capture the look of jellyfish floating through water, and it lands as a more grown-up take on the brand’s usual plastic divers.
The dial follows the same translucent treatment in matching colors, with glow-in-the-dark hands and indices for low-light reading. Swatch keeps the SCUBAQUA’s signature crown at 10 o’clock, which the brand says offers enhanced safety and gives the case its unique signature look. Water resistance is rated to 10 bar (about 100 meters), so it’ll survive pool laps and a casual snorkel without complaint.
The dimensions push bold without going overboard: 44mm wide, 15.4mm thick, and 51.5mm lug to lug. Numbers like that usually suggest a heavy wrist presence, but the Bioceramic and biosourced material drop the total package, including the strap, to roughly 37 grams. The lugs also curve down sharply, which helps the case sit closer to the wrist than the spec sheet implies. The silicone straps run a white-striped pattern that reads more poolside cabana than dive boat, leaning into the summer mood Swatch keeps building toward with the SCUBAQUA line.
Swatch first pioneered Bioceramic on the MoonSwatch in 2022, and it has been the brand’s default story-mode material ever since. SCUBAQUA pulls the same trick but adds the castor-oil-derived translucent layer for the colored panels, which is what gives each piece its jelly-like appearance under direct light.
Tap-to-Pay Lands on a Quartz Diver
Adding Swatch Pay is the genuinely interesting part. Rather than turning SCUBAQUA into a smartwatch, Swatch picked one practical feature and slipped it into two of the four new pieces. The aqua green MEDUSEA PAY (ref. SSCU09L101-6000) and midnight blue SEA WASP PAY (ref. SSCU09N101-6000) link to a Swatch Pay account that connects with cards from a wide range of global banks. Swatch notes that the Pay versions only ship in markets where Swatch Pay is supported, so it’s worth checking availability if you’re outside those regions.
The other two new models, the solar orange PACIFIC SEA NETTLE (ref. SSCU09O100) and electric fuchsia FLOWER HAT (ref. SSCU09P100), skip the payment hardware and stick with classic time-only functions. Same 44mm case, same translucent treatment, same look on the wrist.
The mechanism itself is borrowed from the wider Swatch Pay ecosystem, which already powers payment-enabled versions of the Neon To The Max and Monet’s Palazzo Ducale. Setup happens through the Swatch Pay app: link a supported card, hold the watch near a contactless terminal, and the transaction goes through. There’s no battery cost compared to the analog version, no charging requirement, and no separate fee for the chip itself. The two SCUBAQUA Pay watches list at the same price as the time-only pair, which is unusual for a quartz diver carrying contactless hardware in this category.
Where the Lineup Stands Now
With these four added, the SCUBAQUA Collection now totals nine watches. Each carries a jellyfish species name, which is the kind of theme Swatch tends to commit to once it lands on one. Pricing sits at USD $155 in the US, CHF 140 in Switzerland, CAD$200 in Canada, and AUD$255 in Australia, with other regional figures listed on Swatch.com.
How It Stacks Up Against the Existing Five
The five existing SCUBAQUA models came out earlier in the line’s run and set the visual template the new quartet builds on. BLUE FIRE leans on transparent blue against white Bioceramic. LION’S MANE pairs vibrant red with the same matte white. BLACK SEA NETTLE goes the opposite direction with a matte black case and transparent black resin. AURELIA AURITA keeps everything almost translucent for a stealthy white-on-white look. EGG YOLK rounds out the original five with a sun-yellow transparent layer.
Each of those now lists at $155, the same as the new four, though the original five launched at $150 in May 2025 before a small price bump. What they do change is access to Swatch Pay, which has rolled across a wide range of Swatch lines since 2019 but never before landed on the brand’s SCUBAQUA divers.
Price: $155
Where to Buy: Swatch
If you’ve been hunting for a beach-friendly second watch, this drop earns a look. The colors are loud, the materials lean bio-sourced, and being able to leave your wallet at home when you’re already in board shorts is genuinely useful.
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