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Omega Basel 2013 Preview Aqua Terra Day-date

  1. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 22, 2013

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    I love the date at six on this, harks back to the Seamasters of old with that placement, and the day at the top gives is a real sense of symmetry. I'd also guess that side from the 18K gold varient a stainless model will also be available, its a rather simple complication but I really like the way they've executed it!
     
  2. ulackfocus Apr 22, 2013

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    They barely, and I mean barely, show the date window. That's a great selling point and gives the dial balance, yet you only see the tiniest edge of it twice for a split second. ::confused2::
     
  3. Wetworks Apr 23, 2013

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    One of my favorite complications and I can't wait to see more detailed pictures. I'm a bit concerned about the lack of a day window frame or bevel (the ONLY thing I don't like about my AT chronograph). Hopefully it works, because I'd love to add a modern day/date to the collection.
     
  4. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    Click images for a more detailed view:

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  5. ulackfocus Apr 23, 2013

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    Son of a ::censored:: .
     
  6. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    Yea sure glad I didn't get ahead of myself and buy the date only version now that there's a date at six with day complication :D

    Edited post above to add another image of the blue dial
     
  7. Wetworks Apr 23, 2013

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    It comes in the teak blue?!?!?! Pleasepleaseplease tell me that it's 41mm too! I'll get over the lack of a bevel.
     
  8. DLT222 Double D @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    OMG - that blue dial...

    Excuse me gents, i will be right back! :whistling:
     
  9. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    It appears to be in both sizes AFAIK
     
  10. ulackfocus Apr 23, 2013

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    F::censored:: me! Gawd dammit Ashley, you HAD to post that, didn't you? ::rant:
     
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  11. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    Yes, and I understand there's going to be a white gold one too.:cool:
     
  12. ulackfocus Apr 23, 2013

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    I'm just going to keep telling myself that mine is nicer because the date surround is cool.
     
  13. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    BASELWORLD 2013 - The Seamaster Aqua Terra Day-Date

    The watches in OMEGA’s Seamaster Aqua Terra collection have established themselves as some of the brand’s most distinguished. With timeless styling, they live up to their name: they are equally at home on the decks of the boats recalled by the distinctive vertical lines on their dials or on dry land.

    This year, OMEGA is proud to introduce new Aqua Terra models that include a date window at 6 o’clock as well as a window at 12 o’clock displaying the day of the week. The day and date indications don’t change gradually but jump instantaneously at midnight.

    The range of case metal and dial options offered for the Day-Date watches gracefully extends the Seamaster Aqua Terra family.

    The Seamaster Aqua Terra Day-Date in subtle stainless steel
    An understated member of the Aqua Terra Day-Date family, this model has a case made of sturdy stainless steel with either a matching bracelet or a leather strap. These models are available with blue or black dials and rhodium-plated hands and indexes or with a silvery dial with 18K red gold hands and indexes.

    Powering the bicolour and stainless steel models in the Aqua Terra Day-Date collection is the OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 8602. Equipped with an Si14 balance spring, this COSC-certified chronometer is delivered with a full four-year warranty. The exclusive OMEGA movement is visible through the sapphire crystal caseback.

    The OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra Day-Date in 18K red gold and stainless steel
    One of the year’s most compelling new watches is the bicolour version of the Seamaster Aqua Terra Day-Date. Its case is made of 18K red gold and stainless steel and the striking timepiece is presented with a brown leather strap and a grey dial. The bicolour Aqua Terra Day-Date has 18K red gold hands and indexes coated with white Super-LumiNova.

    The OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra Day-Date in classic 18K red gold
    The most luxurious Aqua Terra Day-Date has a 41.50 mm 18K red gold case presented on either a matching bracelet or a brown leather strap. It is available with a silver or a grey dial and features applied 18K red gold brushed and polished indexes coated with white Super-LumiNova. The watch’s central hour, minute and seconds hands are facetted and made of 18K red gold.

    At its heart is the OMEGA Co-Axial calibre 8612. Visible through the sapphire crystal caseback, its special luxury finish includes an 18K red gold rotor and balance bridge. OMEGA’s proprietary Co-Axial mechanical movements are widely considered to be among the very best in the world. The movement is equipped with an Si14 silicon balance spring for added stability – a combination so robust and reliable that it is offered with a full four-year warranty.

    A legend enriched
    Every watch in the OMEGA Seamaster family has a distinct link to the sea and the Aqua Terra collection boldly carries on that connection. Like the other Aqua Terra models, the dazzling Day-Date models are water resistant to 15 bar (150 metres / 500 feet). With a design that is at once elegant and sporty, the stability offered by one of the world’s finest watch movements and the useful and stylish day and date functions, these new members enhance one of OMEGA’s most popular watch collections.
     
  14. ulackfocus Apr 23, 2013

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    No mention of a 38.5 mm version being available?
     
  15. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Apr 23, 2013

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    The 18K version they specify as being 41.50mm, my understanding is the stainless steel version comes in both sizes.
     
  16. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Apr 24, 2013

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    Dennis yours is nicer..........trust me..... yours is nicer............:D
     
  17. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 24, 2013

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    Bound to be more expensive though than the date only AT.
     
  18. Mare Nostrum Apr 25, 2013

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    I bet 007 will be sporting one with the blue dial in the next installment of the Bond franchise...