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Calling the brand new Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise watches in 38 and 41mm summer time watches would promote them quick. Due to the colourful turquoise dial with a black gradient impact, these two newcomers don’t seem like “Ibiza watches,” however extra like timepieces within the fashion of Terceira Island within the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. On that island within the Atlantic Ocean, you’ll discover Algar do Carvão, a dormant volcano with a novel magma chamber that has turn out to be a cavern with a freshwater lake on the backside.
I can see you pondering, “I’ve seen these Aqua Terras earlier than, haven’t I?” You’re not completely unsuitable. Final yr, Omega launched 38 and 41mm Aqua Terra watches displaying gradient turquoise dials. “Then how can the 2 watches you see right here be new?” would almost definitely be your follow-up query. There are two important variations between the completely different turquoise-dialed watches. Most noticeable is the black rubber strap with contrasting turquoise stitching as a substitute of a three-link metal bracelet. The second distinction is a little more delicate however has a considerable visible impression on the watch. As a substitute of a clean metal bezel, the 2 newcomers characteristic a brushed black ceramic [ZrO2] one which matches the dial’s arms and indices.
New Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise watches in two sizes: 38 and 41mm
The mixture of the darkish ceramic bezel, the black fringe of the dial, and the darkish indices and arms creates a glance stuffed with distinction that jogged my memory of an aerial view of a dormant volcano with its caldera crammed with water. Anyway, let’s follow the info and begin with the specs of the 38mm model.
The 38 × 12.36 mm totally polished metal case with a lug-to-lug size of 45mm and a lug width of 19mm holds the Omega Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer Calibre 8800. This 3.5Hz METAS-certified motion with bidirectional winding rotor has 55 hours of energy reserve and is outfitted with a silicon “Si14” steadiness spring.
Via the show case again, you possibly can see the free-sprung steadiness, ornamental Geneva waves in arabesque, and blackened screws, barrel, and steadiness wheel. The watch is water resistant to 150 meters and magnetically resistant to fifteen,000 Gauss.
38mm Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise (220.32.38.20.03.001)
Into the caldera
The turquoise dial that’s lacquered, varnished, and polished seems like a mysterious bottomless lake below the domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective therapy on each side. The three central arms, utilized markers, date window, and OMEGA emblem all present the identical gray PVD therapy. At evening, the already intriguing look will get an additional visible impact when the white Tremendous-LumiNova on indices and arms lights up blue.
41mm Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise (220.32.41.21.03.001)
Larger watch, “greater” motion
The 41mm model of the brand new Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise isn’t just completely different in measurement. This bigger “volcano” of a watch is outfitted with the marginally extra highly effective Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer Calibre 8900. Due to its twin barrels, this METAS-certified motion can beat at 3.5Hz for 60 hours— that’s 5 extra hours than the Calibre 8800.
The remainder is just about the identical, so let’s give attention to the proportions. The polished metal case is 41mm in diameter, 13.26mm thick, 48mm lug-to-lug, 20 mm between the lugs, and 17 mm large on the clasp. For the reason that watches share the identical dial, we are able to now focus on the strap.
The brand new Aqua Terra Turquoise fashions have a black rubber strap with an built-in look, because of the polished extra hyperlink. The structured strap additionally exhibits contrasting turquoise stitching, and also you shut it with a brushed and polished fold-over clasp. Though each watches’ lug width varies, the strap’s width tapers right down to 17mm the place it meets the clasp.
41mm Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise
Which one to put on?
How a lot distinction do three millimeters make? Typically virtually nothing, typically an entire lot. Relating to the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise in 38 and 41mm, I’m undecided about which measurement seems and wears finest. The 38mm is “sufficient,” so to talk, however the 41mm can also be not “an excessive amount of.” Removed from it, on the black rubber strap, it sits very effectively on my 18cm wrist. Perhaps the 38mm is a little more versatile with regards to carrying it with various kinds of apparel in numerous intervals of the yr. The 41mm is the brasher, extra outspoken model. The contrasting stitching is one thing that appears finest on the bigger mannequin. The 38mm would have appeared extra delicate with a black-on-black strap, however possibly that’s simply me.
38mm Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise
Omega created an intriguing watch which may take a while to understand by placing a darkish bezel across the distinguished, gradient turquoise dial. It’s a provocative look, that’s for positive.
Each the 41mm Seamaster Aqua Terra Turquoise (220.32.41.21.03.001) and its smaller 38mm sibling (220.32.38.20.03.001) have the identical worth: €7,700 (incl. VAT).
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