Hello fellow Omega fans. I'm new to watches and starting to get my head around the various different modern Omegas. I'm still weighing up between a Globemaster and an Aqua Terra as my first modern purchase, so have been doing some research into the history of the Aqua Terra sub-series. From what I can piece together, it seems like they first got the "teak" dial in around 2008, so you can still find older pre-owned ones with smooth dials. The first examples with the co-axial 8500 movement seem to be from around 2014, and then in 2017 they were refreshed again with the "teak" moving to horizontal and the date window moving down to 6 o'clock. So my question is whether anyone knows of an authoritative source about the history of the series? I'm not talking about the various special editions, but just a good chronology of the basic differences between the different models to help me in my search for a pre-owned one. Thought I would find another thread here with some useful info but I couldn't find anything similar, so thanks in advance for any pointers!
And remember that you can choose from a whole bunch of different colors, but you should really get a blue one. https://omegaforums.net/threads/every-watch-collection-should-have-this-omega.103251/
Oh yes, definitely blue. But does the date window look better at 6 o'clock or 3 o'clock....? https://omegaforums.net/threads/new-or-old-aqua-terra.55471/
I prefer the date window at 6, though I really would like it trimmed. Failing that...I'll keep what I have. have fun kfw
Man, a no-date Master Chronometer with an 8900-series movement (quickset hour) would be all kinds of perfect.