Looking for qualified response for Aqua Terra watch differences.

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What is this LiGA-grown stuff that is in 8500G?

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Amazing production technology!

W, I re-read the METAS procedure and was wondering if you took a 8500 AT or the bumblebee AT with 8508 and put it through the pace of METAS how likely are they to pass/fail?

If things are so close and only minimal cosmetic changes are made from one calibre to another is the METAS even worth waiting for just to have a watch that is METAS certified?

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I see your point. And yes it surprises me the 8900 is cheaper actually. I really like the six o'clock date position compared to the three o'clock. It makes it more clean looking. However the symmetrical case is a step back IMO. I really like the 8508/8500G's case where the crown is sunken into the case for additional protection, that's a nice feature. One can then argue that the new 8900 design is more symmetrical.

Right now I'm stucked between the yellow and the orange. However the orange will set me back even further due to the leather strap (that I don't like). So I need to purchase original omega bracelet for the orange if that is what I go with. :-(

Will the 8508 hold better historical value as the "pioneer" of 15.000 gauss compared to the 8500G and 8900?

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Time will tell but We all thought it could or should sometime in the future as the 15000 legend on the dial could be considered a very limited production transitional. That being said the consumer sets the demand and it is not easy to predict. In any event the value differential will kick in the future.

the same could be said for the "vertical" line AT versus the new Horizontal. On pictures I much prefer the Vertical. I Still have to see the new one though.

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The Aqua terra worn in the movie was not the specter limited edition, it was the Master coaxial Blue.

I actually really wan to see the new models live. I have the Blue MC and it is one of my favorite's and the only Omega I've kept in my collection, but there are a couple of issues with it, namely the date window and the "broken" hour hand.

Much like the new Rolex Datejust has refined it's aesthetics making me jump into getting one right away, it may be that the new AT captures my eye on the same way. If I do get it I'd still go for the blue

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Yep, that's what I meant. The "SPECTRE" LE Aqua Terra was actually to celebrate the 20 year anniversary of Omega and Bond, not SPECTRE. Hence why it was launched at Basel 2015, not later when the SPECTRE watch was announced.

Hence why I refer to the SPECTRE AT as such (like the Skyfall AT), not the Bond AT LE.

Edit: I actually love the hands on the Aqua Terra. I find them amazingly easy to read, more than almost any other watch but my PO (my PO is also 45.5mm, so...) and I prefer having no date window as it makes the date easier to read.

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No question, the legibility is about the best you can hope for under any condition. it's just the end of the hour hand that is a bit weird. I would have likes a more standard hand.

But, I's a lot of picking. It is still one of my favorites and pretty perfect as a watch. And still a stunner. The only other thing I did change is the CPL on the bracket, which I brushed to match the rest.

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Alot of people like the blue dial. Everytime I see it against a black dial it just seems to fade out. The black has much more contrast and the indices are so vivid.

But in picture these blue dials look 10x better than the black ones. This makes me wonder are there different blue dials out there? Because when people post a pic of their blue dial it looks great!