![]() These early Omega Seamaster models largely resemble refined dress watches, yet they were created during an era when most people only had one watch (if they were lucky), and whatever timepiece they owned needed to be able to withstand a wide range of different activities. In many respects, the Aqua Terra can be seen as the modern-day interpretation of the early water-resistant Seamaster watches that Omega produced before the proliferation of recreational scuba diving and the advent of purpose-built dive watches. With that in mind, the Aqua Terra still features a screw-down crown with 150 meters (500 feet) of water resistance, and modern versions also offer magnetic-resistance up to a whopping 15,000 gauss. ![]() Unlike many of the other models from the greater Seamaster collection, the Aqua Terra is not a dive watch and it therefore lacks the rotating timing bezel that is found on many of its siblings. ![]() With its name quite literally meaning “water” (aqua) and “land” (terra), the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra is intended to be a go-anywhere, do-anything watch that is comfortable being in aquatic environments, yet still refined enough to be worn with a suit. Even still, when you look at everything that it brings to the table, it's hard not to wonder why the Omega Aqua Terra doesn’t get more love. However, when it comes to the enthusiast landscape, rarely does the Omega Aqua Terra receive nearly the same amount of attention as other models from the brand’s catalog such as the Speedmaster or any of the various Seamaster dive watches.Īdmittedly, it would be quite hard for a watch to rival the hype and recognition that accompanies the Speedmaster’s space exploration heritage, and the Seamaster divers get an added boost of popularity from being the watches worn by James Bond. To call the Aqua Terra “unpopular” would be inaccurate the model is actually quite commercially successful for Omega. More information and to check out the other executions of the 2021 Aqua Terra: omegawatches.First introduced in 2002 as a new sub-collection within the greater Seamaster lineup, the Omega Aqua Terra has expanded over the course of the last twenty years, and it now represents one of the major offerings within Omega’s catalog. Straps/Bracelets: All-steel, two-tone or all-18K Sedna™ gold bracelets for select versions in relation to case material rubber strap versions available for 41mm versions 38mm offered with factory selected leather straps Movements: Co-Axial Master Chronometer calibre 8802 for the 38mm steel and two-tone pieces Co-Axial Master Chronometer calibre 8803 for the 38mm 18K Sedna™ gold pieces the Co-Axial Master Chronometer calibre 8916 for the 41mm steel and two-tone pieces Co-Axial Master Chronometer calibre 8917 for the 41mm 18K Sedna™ gold pieces all self-winding movements hour, minutes and small seconds date 55-hour power reserve for 38mm pieces 60-hour power reserve for 41mm piecesĬase: 41 or 38mm in all-steel, two-tone or all-18K Sedna™ gold 150m water-resistance In the case of the 38mm version, dials are offered in a dark green and linen in steel light green, linen and extra white mother-of-pearl in steel and 18K Sedna™ gold lastly full 18K Sedna™ gold versions with an extra white mother-of-pearl or purple jade. The subdials all feature an applied subdial ring, which are in some instances in precious metals, to match the case, or are adorned with diamonds in other instances.įor the dials, Omega’s created several options for individual tastes. The common denominator that all of these shares is the addition of new small seconds subdial paired with the date window at 6 o’clock. There are ten variations of the 38mm, while the 41mm will come in nine versions. The 2021 Aqua Terra collection starts off with two case sizes, 38 and 41mm. ![]() Up next, and being announced today, is an update to the Aqua Terra. First thing for 2021, the brand gave us a redesigned Speedmaster followed closely by with all new Seamasters in the 300 and Diver 300 collections. Omega seems to be on a trajectory, working through all of its collections, making major updates and additions.
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