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twizit
·my christmas gift!
Let's see those Aqua Terra's
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frasatriani
·Lovely. Am a sucker for rose (ok Sedna) gold
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AEC
·my christmas gift!
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·Another green one here - never thought I’d go this colour on a watch.
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502 to right
·38.5mm Skyfall
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Alex Cheers
·New to me 41.5mm Spectre 😎
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Tet
·my christmas gift!
Now that is something special.
Love the AT, here's my bumblebee, on Omega shark mesh(the original bracelet is away having it's PCL's professionally brushed).
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Pupone
·Hello, fellow aquaterristi !
I took this picture today while wearing my AT... Why did I forget to show it on the picture... Would have been spot on :/
So I'll just share one shot from home with it instead 😀
I took this picture today while wearing my AT... Why did I forget to show it on the picture... Would have been spot on :/
So I'll just share one shot from home with it instead 😀
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R90ruiz
·Hello guys, could you help me checking if this OMEGA 1538 movement is legit ? It’s from an aqua terra
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Tet
·^This thread isn't really the place to ask such questions, but yes that movement looks correct.
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Peach Gobbler
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Hopefully you are still monitoring this thread. These appear to be the 42.2mm w/ 2500 movement and 41.5mm w/ 8500 movement respectively. These are my favorite two iterations of the AT and I'm very much in the market to purchase one. Can you comment on and/or compare the wearing/ownership experience of each? From the reviews I have come across it appears the original case is more easily scratched than the versions that followed. Has that been your experience? FWIW I have about an 8" wrist. TIA!
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EuroDriver
·Only 2 remain in my collection - the Worldtimer and the Skyfall 41
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·Hopefully you are still monitoring this thread. These appear to be the 42.2mm w/ 2500 movement and 41.5mm w/ 8500 movement respectively. These are my favorite two iterations of the AT and I'm very much in the market to purchase one. Can you comment on and/or compare the wearing/ownership experience of each? From the reviews I have come across it appears the original case is more easily scratched than the versions that followed. Has that been your experience? FWIW I have about an 8" wrist. TIA!
Greetings. You're right, those are the 1st generation in 42.2mm and the second generation in 41.5. The first one was a gift from my wife, and it was my first good watch. I recall there was an ad in a printed magazine and I couldn't stop staring at it! When my wife suggested a good watch should come from her as a gift on a special occasion there was no question it would be the Aqua Terra. When Omega updated the model with Caliber 8500 ten years later I began to squirm a bit about wanting to upgrade a watch that had been a gift from my wife. As another special occasion was approaching we happened to be in a nice jeweler's shop together, and this was around the time the blue dial was first introduced in the second generation watch. She loved it, I suggested the upgrade (as a gift from her again) would be a great way to mark the upcoming special occasion, and she agreed!
Pros for the first generation watch: white gold furniture under the crystal and slightly slimmer profile. Cons for that watch: legibility was okay, but there were times when the hands were invisible against the gorgeous but somewhat glossy black dial. Also, the Co-Axial components in Cal. 2500 are prone to go off in a way that affects timekeeping and requiring service from a qualified watchmaker.
Pros for the second generation watch: uh, I wouldn't change a thing. The date display can be a bit difficult to see from an angle because of the frame, but that's pretty much it. Caliber 8500 is fantastic, and in my opinion makes this watch undoubtedly the better choice over its predecessor. Proper, ground-up integration of the Co-Axial technology, twin barrels, modern materials, and beautiful finishing. I think Omega caught the competition off guard with a new industry standard with Cal. 8500 (look at what Rolex, JLC, Grand Seiko did a few years later). The case was tightened and toned a bit, and the bracelet and clasp were modernized, but the new caliber is really the big story, and I think it puts this watch in a different class than its predecessor.
Between the two I can strongly recommend the Cal. 8500 watch.
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Peach Gobbler
·Greetings. You're right, those are the 1st generation in 42.2mm and the second generation in 41.5. The first one was a gift from my wife, and it was my first good watch. I recall there was an ad in a printed magazine and I couldn't stop staring at it! When my wife suggested a good watch should come from her as a gift on a special occasion there was no question it would be the Aqua Terra. When Omega updated the model with Caliber 8500 ten years later I began to squirm a bit about wanting to upgrade a watch that had been a gift from my wife. As another special occasion was approaching we happened to be in a nice jeweler's shop together, and this was around the time the blue dial was first introduced in the second generation watch. She loved it, I suggested the upgrade (as a gift from her again) would be a great way to mark the upcoming special occasion, and she agreed!
Pros for the first generation watch: white gold furniture under the crystal and slightly slimmer profile. Cons for that watch: legibility was okay, but there were times when the hands were invisible against the gorgeous but somewhat glossy black dial. Also, the Co-Axial components in Cal. 2500 are prone to go off in a way that affects timekeeping and requiring service from a qualified watchmaker.
Pros for the second generation watch: uh, I wouldn't change a thing. The date display can be a bit difficult to see from an angle because of the frame, but that's pretty much it. Caliber 8500 is fantastic, and in my opinion makes this watch undoubtedly the better choice over its predecessor. Proper, ground-up integration of the Co-Axial technology, twin barrels, modern materials, and beautiful finishing. I think Omega caught the competition off guard with a new industry standard with Cal. 8500 (look at what Rolex, JLC, Grand Seiko did a few years later). The case was tightened and toned a bit, and the bracelet and clasp were modernized, but the new caliber is really the big story, and I think it puts this watch in a different class than its predecessor.
Between the two I can strongly recommend the Cal. 8500 watch.
It’s been interesting trying to research these two watches because typically there would be a lot of "this vs. that" comparison videos on YouTube however, the 2500 and 8500 versions are just old enough that I think they largely pre-dated that kind of thing. It’s been very difficult to find head-to-head comparisons, particularly the 42.2 vs. 41.5. When I did find anything it was always 39.2 vs 38.5.
The 2500 photographs extremely well though I prefer the proportions of the 39.2 over the 42.2. That said, with an 8" wrist I am focused on the larger sizes, and feel the 41.5 8500 is spot-on perfect. I had been leaning towards the 8500 for some time now for a number of the reasons you pointed out, it also appears the bracelet is an upgrade over the one on the 2500 as well.
Thanks again, this has been truly helpful! I'd say its a pretty good bet there is an 8500 AT in my (hopefully near) future!
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