Very surreptitiously, Omega launched a pair of Aqua Terra fashions simply earlier than Christmas that actually caught our eye. As Omega’s on a regular basis all-rounder able to tackling most environments and nonetheless look stylish, the brand new turquoise fashions are descendants of the extra vibrant and dressier Aqua Terra 150m Shades sub-collection – no texture on the dial, absolutely polished circumstances. Standing out with their engaging turquoise gradient dials, the newcomers function a reworked bracelet with the long-awaited micro-adjustment and are available in two case sizes. We’ve had an opportunity to spend a while with these handsome fashions, and that is what we discovered.
The gathering’s title, Seamaster Aqua Terra, factors to its all-terrain capabilities. Though it isn’t touted as an expert dive watch, the Aqua Terra provides the very best of each worlds with its greater than respectable 150m water resistance (aqua) mixed with basic attractiveness and a precision motion to take you from the workplace and past in fashion (terra).
The Aqua Terra is a member of the enduring Seamaster household (don’t miss our three-part protection with movies), born in 1948. The longest-running product line at Omega, the Seamaster was a civilian model of a wristwatch provided to the British Air Pressure throughout WWII. Evolving into numerous sub-families, the Aqua Terra joined the Seamaster household in 2002, choosing up on cues from dressier classic Seamasters from the early Fifties and Nineteen Sixties. Whereas there are just a few issues just like the Worldtimer, the best-sellers are the time-and-date fashions. Revamped in 2017, the Seamaster Aqua Terra held onto its basic lyre lugs, broad arrow fingers, and triangular indices however launched horizontal grooves on the dial, evoking the teak decking of yachts.
Armed with a variety of colors to attraction to a fair wider vary of consumers (there are at the moment 11 dial colors on the web site with quite a lot of tones), Omega’s new Aqua Terra is grouped with different blue dials starting from navy blue to child blue and the whole lot in between. However right now, it’s all about this daring and novel turquoise tone. Turquoise is a tough color to outline. An ophthalmologist not too long ago developed an online app (ismy.blue) to see how individuals categorise blues and greens otherwise. The place some see blue, others see inexperienced, so defining the color of this dial will rely in your notion. Nevertheless, should you examine our images to the photographs of the watch on the web site, you’ll discover that the color is much less blatant within the metallic – which could be for the very best.
To me, this dial evokes the color of tropical lagoons and is a right away temper booster. Refreshing, unique and suggestive of hotter climes, the lacquered turquoise dial has no decking and its gradient or fumé impact produces a lighter shade of turquoise within the centre, which darkens because it reaches the perimeter.
The daring, darkish gray PVD-coated indices and fingers make a powerful assertion and glow at the hours of darkness because of the white luminescent inserts. For a extra refined end, the trapezoid date window is framed and has a darkish background. One of many particulars that works exceptionally properly is the extremely legible vivid turquoise minutes monitor on the periphery.
Uncommon for a sports activities watch, the absolutely polished stainless-steel case provides it a extra refined power and attracts reflections to the basic lyre lugs and large bezel. Out there in 38mm and 41mm circumstances, each function the up to date three-link metal bracelet with brief, rounded, brushed outer hyperlinks and a sophisticated central hyperlink. The bracelet is fitted with a foldover clasp with push buttons and likewise incorporates a comfort-release or micro-adjustment system.
Whereas the actions powering the watches are totally different, each are METAS-certified Grasp Chronometers with co-axial escapement, an anti-magnetic silicon stability spring and a 3.5Hz frequency. Omega’s calibre 8800 powers the 38mm with a 55h energy reserve and a quick-set date perform. The 41mm Aqua Terra depends on calibre 8900 with twin barrels, an elevated 60h energy reserve and an unbiased quick-set hour hand (helpful when travelling).
Regardless of sharing totally different actions, the value for each Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Gradient Turquoise fashions is EUR 7,300. Extra data at OmegaWatches.com.
