Omega Aqua Terra Lacquer - A Datejust Killer?
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Omega made a couple adjustments to this Aqua Terra, and provided us with another really solid offering.
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This is the right direction for Omega. Classic, timeless designs.
Great review!
One watch collection. Period. 🔥
I tried it on in Edinburgh on Sunday it’s a beautiful watch ,❤️👍🏴
It has better dial symmetry, no cyclops, and a great movement. Date complications at 3 o clock drive me CRAZY unless they’re color matched, VERY discrete, and do not impact dial symmetry by truncating the 3 o’clock index. The Omega here is also 2-3k USD cheaper and readily available. F Rolex.
Honestly I can get a date at 3, non color matched, and cyclops in a $500 Seiko
One flaw. Omega clasp springs can fail and you can end up like me waiting a month for a new clasp and having to pay $270 for it
My own opinion- the AT has much nicer dials/dial details compared to the Datejust. It is thousands less at retail and far more available. The only hands down spanking the Datejust really gives the AT is the superior bracelet and clasp designs
@@BruceWilliamsdon’t get me wrong, I’m not a fan of rolex at all, mainly based on the availability snobbery they do / price for what you get / that the design in my opinion is not to my liking and old fashioned. I love omega their movements etc and own the aqua terra black teak dial, but the wearability / comfort is getting to me so much I’m considering selling it for something else. Is the height and more importantly weight of the watch along with the bracelet it is just not comfortable, and trying lighter bracelets exacerbates how heavy the watch is. At the end of the day if it is not comfortable are you going to wear it ??? …. Is where my question ultimately leads …regardless of looks and technical prowess.
You should be a fan … they make great watches …I had so many … hands down Rolex is the best in wearability and in durability
Had the chance to try this on. It’s great watch.
I honestly think the shot at 6:00 sold me on this as my first luxury watch. I have been on the fence with the tudor burgandy and monochrome, but yah I would much prefer this for every day
I tried this on at the AD and it’s perfect.
My options were between this, smp 300, and tudor bb58 burgandy
Honestly the burgandy tudor was meh, and I’m a huge red person.
The ad was saying the new black smp was coming out and it was going to be thinner, so that’ll probably be my second watch
Much better watch by Omega - they should discontinue the other 99 AT variants and focus on this.
What about the 700+ Date just variations, which should they keep and discard?
Nope, keep the teak deck pattern dials, those are still iconic for the AT
Seamaster aqua Terra or 300m don’t speak to me at all.
Seamaster 300 heritage that’s another story. Those watches are beautiful and unique.
No, not all do want high gloss everywhere. Let there be other options.
Very nice. Wish it had a fold over clasp but it's a very nice watch
Same
Beautiful. A viable datjust competitor. One, it's not a Rolex (no snob factor). Two, it is more sporty and still an excellent business, business casual, and black tie option. Butterfly looks better in my opinion but yes, the other clasp is more functional for sure. AR is great but my old seamasters crystal is hazy at this point.
Buddy don't get too excited. Their date wheel is bad. They are almost always misaligned. Very bad quality control.
7000 euro watch but can't even get their date wheel aligned.
@@exploretheinternet2334 Yes, the quality control is bad. The date is alligned on mine but the hands are not - four minutes on the hour. Will get it fixed ev.
If it wasn't all high polish, I'd be on it immediately. Hopefully they'll release a brushed version as well at some point🤞
The Railmaster is all-brushed.
I definitely like this version. The bracelet is also much better looking than the others for the AT.
I bought my first luxury watch in2023. It was an Aqua Terra blue dial. I found it top heavy, lume was subpar , its clasp was not good. Come on $6200 and no T-fit glide lock. I then bought a day just smooth bezel mint green dial oyster bracelet and it fits perfectly. I won’t sell my Aqua Terra as it was my first luxury purchase. I changed the bracelet to a Artem strap with a deployment clasp blue with white stitching. It looks perfect. My wife uses it. lol.
The ultimate versatility monster . It’s just a stunning piece
Wow, completely stunning! Just can't go wrong with this type of classic simplicity.
Another great video - I love this watch, and it will definitely be my next watch, and this coming from someone who already owns the blue teak dial AT. Just love the simplicity, the lacquer dial and the bracelet
Thank you. I agree, Omega did so well with thus quiet release
very beautiful and a new classic. yes, this was overdue for years. But so what - the AT design language will be seen as iconic one day. Great GADA watch.
The wrist shots on these are 🔥🔥🔥 best review I've seen. Love this release, the only minor things I didn't like are the minute track numerals and the bracelet gap, but not a huge deal killer. Will have to try this on in person. Thanks Bruce!
That…is a classy watch! Will try it on next week.
Love this. Now I am torn between this and the silver(white) teak AT. The finishing looks the part but when you put it next to your day/date ....... man o man... that gold finishing is the biz.
I kinda wished that the new bracelet had a milled clasp with a quick adjustment similar to the SM300 Heritage. Also, I think there should be a bit more lume on the hands on the AT + the hour hand should have the broad arrow instead of the minute hand.
so glad someone did a review of this...the framing of the date window was the only thing missing and now the balance to the dial is complete and it looks amazing. Wish they added the framed date window to the teak dial versions. Strange to compare it against a DD YG bracelet..hard to see the value proposition when not comparing steel to steel for the price and at $40k the DD could be seen as not a great deal hence it selling on the secondary for a discount.
This is a call back to the 1st generation 2003 ATs (2503.50 in this case), they were ahead of their time and are still the best watch you can buy pre owned. I have a blue dial and it's perfection.
Another great video! And I love your new classical music outro.
Gorgeous dial. I think it is not just a shot Rolex but at Grand Seiko.
Or both
Happy Omega is finally updating their wearability. I have the 41 AT small seconds, but damn this looks good!
WOW! The new lacquer dial looks so good. As much as I love the black dial I hope Omega eventually releases the lacquer dials in some other colors.
I'm seriously tempted, already have the white seamaster, so it would be a nice contrast. But I'd have to change that strap for a black sailcloth. The strap is just a scratch magnet.
This new bracelet is awesome 🎉
Need this on a rubber strap like some other AT models; the bracelet leaves something to be desired.
I never saw this! What a gem. Love my chrome/blue. But I think this is a step up. Edit: I notice a very subtle change-no more ears on the bottom of the end links. Does this bracelet fit more snugly than the last model…?
The perfect collection on my opinion is the omega seamaster 300 white dial, the speedmaster moonwatch either black or white and this aquaterra
I 100% agree!
Gorgeous watch. A few months ago I purchased the SBGA467, basically the GS version on this watch. Same black lacquer dial. Had this Omega been released earlier I would have been in the running. No regrets.
I love this watch so much, i have the green one non laquer. The only small gripe i have is that i wish they would do a micro adjust on the clasp.
Love the Aquaterra, especially in terracotta.
However, it’s the Rolex bracelet and clasp that crushes Omega. Also, resale if that matters to you.
What an amazing GADA watch
Great looking watch, but the over polishing and clasp are a deal breaker for me.
I love it except for the polished centre links. If it was an all brushed bracelet it would be perfect.
Want this watch so damn badd.
I just bough the Shades Terracotta this past week and I have to say these new smooth dials and link bracelets are really a great wear. Datejust killer? No. They would need to come up with a better clasp and micro adjustment to start but to be quite honest as much as I love the watch it just doesn’t feel as significant as the DJ. They need to design a new clasp with micro adjust and boost the power reserve to start.
This one has microadjust but not the best one yet
@@davidsankaritalentsourcer9900 Quite possibly the worst micro adjust I have ever seen on a watch in this price range. The gap it leaves looks like something on a $50 Chinese watch. Omega needs to take note of what Tudor is doing. There t fit clasp is one of the nest in the business.
I've the blue "Skyfall" Aqua Terra and love it. It'll always be in my collection. Curious though...Why not show your viewers the micro adjustment at the clasp and the horrible gap it creates?
Good point! I'm not sure why he didn't show one of the main features introduced on the AT. Even though poorly executed...
Very nice watch Bruce!
Nice watch , I think the date window looks a lot better on this one compared to the other version .
Great review
Omega please make a brushed & polished case, brushed bracelet version of this watch. It would be the ultimate GADA watch. One and done.
Simply outstanding 👌🏼
Stunning watch indeed - and probably not alone on this - just wish it was thinner.
Dont get me wrong I LOVED that model on paper, when I tried it on, just looked too shiney to be honest, I ended up getting the DJ36, also the jubilee bracelet is just brilliant.
The butterfly clasp and polished center links are the only reason I haven't already bought one.
Tries both sizes on last night, the clasp extension looks daft when fully extended - it leaves a visible gap between the extension and the bracelet.
Doesn’t top the DJ imo.
I like the watch but do not like how the clasp looks when the comfort setting is being used. It cheapens the watch significantly.
This is beautiful and would make an excellent daily wearer, especially for the office or more formal events. I think it would look better on a black leather strap.
No such thing as a datejust killer. 2 very different and beautiful watches.
I own a blue teak dial Aqua Terra and DateJust with fluted bezel (white gold), and to me, the DJ feels more dressy (probably because of the fluted bezel). My Aqua Terra is very much a go anywhere, do anything watch. Go swimming in the pool, or fancy dinner with the wife, it just works.
Omega if ur listening please please making it white with a similar clasp to the speedmaster pro…..and….more brushing, lots more brushing, so it doesnt get wrecked. Thats all.
Went into boutique the past weekend and got to try it on, looks stunning and classy but went with planet ocean for more day to day since it has more brush then polish
I am working on a new planet ocean video and the new watch is incredible
@@BruceWilliams can't wait to watch it
It’s closer to the AT I’d want. I’d probably buy one if the bracelet were all brushed with a PO-style clasp and micro adjust, plus more lume on the hands.
Can someone please explain why they minutes hand has such an emphasised arrow head? That’s the only thing I don’t like about this watch. I have always wanted them to put the 36mm bracelet on the 41mm. I hope they role it out across the colour range
Personally I don’t like a black dial colour but I do like the Aqua line of products
The datejust is an icon and its quality is superb. Despite this looking quite nice and maybe a great alternative- the datejust objectively is king.
Throw a high accuracy quartz movement inside, half the msrp, and you got a deal……….i really miss the quartz seamasters and aqua terras. Yes I know they were not high accuracy
Clasp on these feel really flat. Not sure if it's just because I have a small wrist and sport the 38mm version. Omega should round them out.
beautiful watch
Love it! It's a recall though to the original aqua terra 36mm
Gorgeous looking watch! The look really reminds me of a GS I once owned a couple of years ago. Just 2 small points of contention. This really needs a fold over class instead of the butterfly. I don't get the love for butterfly clasps and I know that is just me. A standard clasp with microadjust would be preferable, but not a deal breaker. The second would be all the polish. With all the polish, to me, it excludes it from being the GADA type of watch it could be. Is it a deal breaker? No, but it does mean that I wouldn't wear it as much as I would want for fear of it getting all scratched up. But overall very good offering.
Ive got a Blue Teak 38mm, Im going to order the bracelet from these new ones and its perfect then 😍
Beautiful dial. A definite improvement. But for the life of me, I just don't understand why Omega does not fully lume the minutes hand on the AT? It's a glaring oversight and a real negative on an otherwise almost perfect watch.
Lume is overrated! The lume in thos watch is sufficient.
I have the blue teak dial 41 mm versione and I find it beautiful
lovely watch but i prefer ATs with the teak decking textured dial, makes them more interesting. also, blimey is "datejust killer" still a tagline after all these years? (with rolex's unparalleled marketing prowess there won't be a datejust killer!)
What watch is being used for the alternate clasp style at 7:27 ?
I really don’t like the all polished finishing of the new models. I think the brush work on the other models is just too good to leave out.
It’s a beautiful watch and an Aqua Terra I would like to buy myself but once again it’s just a tarted up old model with a different dial colour with an old movement. The part brushed bracelet doesn’t match the fully polished watch head which looks odd too. Brushed lugs or sides would have balanced things out better. What exactly have Omega been doing for the last 5 to 7 years 🤔 the Seamaster and plant ocean desperately need a huge overhaul especially in the shockingly bad bezel action department and awful thickness and bracelet department too. They’ve ramped up the prices but they haven’t ramped up quality or refinement hardly at all.
I bought this popular video watch from amzwatch , which was originally priced at a few thousand dollars, but now it's only $380! It's really suitable to pick up feces!
Beautiful watch! Wish they would use the Planet Ocean hands.
I wonder if you could exchange the clasp for a non butterfly omega model.
Hope you can make a review of the GS Shubun SBGH273. That I think is a sleeper as well.
Everything about this watch is absolutely amazing, however I still don’t know why they charge so much h more then the seamaster 300 for it
Thank you for making high quality videos!Love amzwatch ’s watches
Bruce, please check out the grand seiko sbga467. It’s a spring drive model and it to me is a datejust killer. The only thing it lacks for me is lume. I’d love to get your thoughts
Yeah. Not a fan of butterfly clasps. The micro adjustment seems very minor.
It’s beautiful
I like some of the updates, but the butterfly clasp on this is a definite NO for me!
The new model looks like my first gen aqua terra (25045000)
Looks like a great watch, but the bracelet lacks. Rolex day-date is not marketed or designed for diving/sport, but the aqua terra is and the butterfly clasp has not made sense to me. All other aspects are fantastic.
I think this is a challenger for the Rolex explorer 1
the bracelet is the same as the one that comes on the aqua terra shades references, right?
Correct
I hope they come out with a white or silver dial.
Butterfly is a deal breaker for me on this watch.
super sharp!
I wish they made a 36mm with a tapering bracelet.
Will the previous aqua terras (shades) get this new bracelet with the micro adjustment?
It is less iconic than a Datejust, but it looks less fragile and more daily usable
i may not agree .But it seems like walking the same design path like grand Seiko.Just too plane to live with ,while datejust has more character of its own ,there dial & hands & big magnifying date window
Wait, no demo on how this "new clasp" works? 😮
@bruce which do you like better, the black Breitling SOHII or this new Aqua Terra? I have a dive tool watch, but in the market for a dressier diver.
How is the crown? I always had issues with the grip on the aqua terra, especially trying to unscrew and wind it.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY SEXY. And...In 38mm? HELL YES.
I have this watch and I’m torn.
The Great:
The band has good one-way articulation and it wears VERY comfortably on my 6.25" wrist. I'm happy to say that this one is keeping good time. The crown is a good size and easy to operate and I love the look of the dial and the domed mineral.
The Okay:
The clasp is pressed and feels a little on the cheap side. The seconds hand does not align with the markers at all.
The Bad:
Lume is... present. It exists. But doesn't get very bright at all even after direct exposure to sunlight. And it QUICKLY fades after a few minutes indoors. Pretty disappointing. The bezel: ugh. This is the biggest bummer of the watch, honestly. It's a friction, bi-directional bezel with almost no friction. Reaching into your pocket to grab your phone or keys can turn this thing SO easily. I’m on the lookout for mods that will add more friction. Right now, I have a piece of dental floss under the bezel which improved it but still… bleh. Probably gonna sell this thing at the end of the day lol
Rotating bezel?
I think the way they did the micro adjust is half baked and looks really ugly.
Lovely but I'll stick with my lump of a 8900 PO 😊
Regards from England
prefer a quick set date than the hour skipping feature. Changing date is too much of a hassle
Beautiful watch, but I think just way too polished. A brushed case with their polished knurled lugs (Omega’s more traditional style) with a fully brushed bracelet would make this amazing. While we’re at it, implementing a fold over clasp with better quick adjust options would make this the ultimate timepiece. Sometimes I wonder why watch companies get so much right, yet flub key details.