Got mine used for a really good price recently on the rubber strap. Was my first luxury watch that took me years to decide on which one to get. I like its versatility and its look and the strap and watch are really comfortable to wear. I agree with you that I would not pay retail for this. Just shop around you can find really nice used ones for about 30 to 35 percent off the retail price like I did.
Great review! I have this watch with the same case size and dial color and I think that it looks much better in person. The stainless steel parts are very shiny while the color and texture of the dial makes it look like a classy and expensive watch. If you're interested in this watch, I strongly recommend checking it out in person.
My wife bought me a Aqua Terra 38 silver dial and I got it (the bracelet) adjusted and I was done! Got a NATO strap. I am the only one wearing the watch don't need to change the length again. Really well made watch.
For me, the Aqua-Terra is the ultimate "Everyday, every situation" watch. Yes, there are more well-known watches from that "R" brand, but those are extremely non-descript in styling to say nothing about their ridiculous pricing and negative brand image.
I would modify what John Veach said. You wouldn't really go anywhere, or do anything with a luxury watch, would you? If you work as a roofer, construction, plumber, or auto mechanic, you are probably wearing something like a G Shock or Timex Ironman as your every day. I think it is more like an everyday watch for someone who can afford it, and at that, we are talking about someone in a white collar job, like consultant, lawyer, doctor, or salesman. For someone working in the trades, it could be your good watch, but not your every day watch.
@@martintanz9098 I have several “GADA” watches in my collection and the only one that I do any sort of manual labor in is the Citizen Promaster Tough. Would never work on my air conditioner wearing a several thousand dollar watch. Usually what go-anywhere, do-anything (luxury) watches mean they can wear it to the golf club, out to dinner, at the beach, to the office, maybe skim the pool. It’s certainly not the muh rugged tOoL wAtCh that watch _idiot_ savants pretend it is.
@@martintanz9098 so, having recently bought one of these, while i wouldn't go tinkering with the car with the omega on, i do have a longines hyrdoconquest dive watch and i wear that doing everything. DIY, car repairs, hiking, swimming. After 8 years, it still looks amazing. 316L stainless steel and sapphire crystal are amazingly tough. I have no hesitation using these watches in every day life.
I've had my 41 AT for about 8 months and I can absolutely recommend it as a go everywhere and do everything watch. The option Omega rubber deployant strap is super comfortable and imo, looks better than the bracelet, which is kinda blingy imo.
@@jaysterling26 I chose the black dial, pretty much my entire collection is black. But the white face is really nice as well, like almost my fist not black dialed watch nice.
I have this same exact watch. I’m contemplating trading it in for the white/silver dial though as I love the watch, but I’ve fallen out of love w/ the blue. Terrific watch no matter what color you go for
I'm contemplating a purchase of the white or blue one. I'm leaning abit more to the white though. The sort of darkened indices and hands really stand out.
On of the main attractions for me of my Aqua Terra is the Aqua part…the 500 foot or 1500 meter water resistance component that you somehow neglected to mention. With the crown screwed in I’ve been confident and comfortable in both the pool and the surf. The black rubber strap also negates the bracket issue. Lovely piece…although my larger wrist prefers the larger 41 inch version. As always a good job in observation and reflection.
I had no idea Jon Favreau had quit acting and started a watch review channel on TH-cam. Loved you in "Couple Retreat" and "Rudy"! OK, j/k - nice review and very useful.
Nice video Nick. I have my eye on an AT but also own a Monta Nobel so thank you for the comparison. Food for thought as they would serve the same role in my collection. Would your comments on this example be the same for the 41mm AT?
I’ve worn a watch (3 total in the last decade) tightly and I’ve never felt the need for a quick adjust. Not in the heat. Not in the cold. Regardless of whatI eat, etc…. I guess my wrists just don’t “swell” 🤷♂️
I notice that in a cold, air conditioned, building my watch is a little looser and then the bracelet gets tighter when I go outside in the heat. However, I’ve never thought it was necessary to quickly adjust my clasp. Give me a conventional swing arm clasp rather than a butterfly every single time.
Well if you like the look but you don’t wanna spend the cash you can always check out Pagani design they may have run this thing across their photocopier and just chunked a Seiko movement in it
The clasp is a deal breaker for me. Frustrating because vacheron constantin has a quick adjust (2-2.5mm on each side) on their butterfly clasps. Granular enough, especially with the half links to get it set (maybe after trial and error) so you have it tight when wrist is at its smallest, but can loosen it if it swells. Omega has the industrial might of the Swatch Group behind it, if VC can do something like that, omega sure can. I mean they have been doing mass market full ceramic cases for a long time because of all that sweet sweet swatch money.
It is crazy how much Omega has jumped up in price in recent years. I have a collection of 4 Omegas, some which I inherited, but some I bought myself. I bought an Omega Dynamic date in 2003 from a grey market seller for $700. Brand new in box. A year or two later I bought a vintage Omega Geneve bracelet watch for $200 from a used watch dealer,. It didn't keep great time so I paid about $150 to have it serviced from a local watchmaker. Apparently though, the days of picking up an Omega for less then the price of a used car are over. As is taking your Omega to a local watchmaker for routine service.
@N A Coaxial escapement movement is a good thing, no doubt. I would love to have one of those in my collection, but not at more than $5,000. My Omega Dynamic has a modified ETA 2892 movement, which was pretty much what Omega used until they started putting Co axial movements in all their automatics.. The finishing on the AT bracelet is nice, arguably nicer than the bracelet on my Dynamic which I don't even use 90% of the time. But again, not to the tune of more than $5,000. I have an aftermarket bracelet from Strapcode for my Seiko Presage i paid $100 that seems to offer a similar look and function. Luxury watches are a funny thing. I sometimes as myself, if I could start over again and instead of 10 or 12 watches, some luxury brands some not, would I just have 1 modern luxury watch instead? And the answer is, I just don't know.
@N A well, as I am sure Nick would agree, there is nothing logical about getting into the luxury watch game. I don't wear Rolex, but I have inspected various Rolex models up close as my brother is a Rolex collector. Rolex are nice watches, but certainly not worth the $10k to $20k and up these models are selling for. So by that metric, the Omega SMP is a fine value, relatively speaking. I can only speak to my own experience having a collection of Omegas, and some other fine vintage brands such as LeCoultre and Hamilton, alongside some non luxury brands like Tissot, Seiko, Junkers, and Victorinox Swiss Army. For the most part, I get as much use and enjoyment out of some of my non luxury pieces as I do with my luxury pieces.
@@luxuryfood3810 Poking fun of the watch _idiot_ savant colloquialism of muh real watch. Dude, they’re _all_ watches. Everything that tells time is a watch. Price tag and fanciness of the watch doesn’t make it any more or less valid as a time telling device.
The two cheaper alternatives you mentioned are a poor comparison. Those that buy the Aqua Terra are mostly attracted to it because of its highly advanced/accurate movement. If you were to compare an Aqua Terra to a seiko, use a Seiko from their grand seiko line utilizing the spring drive.
The size of modern watches can get ridiculous. I am a big guy. Most watches i use all the links on and a regular 42mm watch still looks to big on me. I prefer 38mm watches except on divers those look fine at 42mm.
Agreed. I have a big wrist, but I prefer watches between 37 and 40 mm. Smaller watches are also fine, for vintage pieces, and larger for something like a diver, but frankly, anything larger than 41 mm wide, or with a lug to lug of more than 48 feels clumsy.
I'm going to wait for the date to go back to 3 o'clock & the lines to revert to vertical ( or won't they?). I can't decide on blue or black anyway . Agree with you Nick about the lug size, the clasp ( I wouldn't want it jangly over my wrist) & just make the minute hand lume like the diver - all along the hand in a different colour. Why have I wasted my time? As if Omega care..( if only I was Daniel Craig..or a mate of his..).
You’re comparing an Omega to a Seiko? Maybe try Grand Seiko then you’ll have a fair comparison. Or maybe Rolex datejust? Only problem with Rolex is that dealers only sell to their friends and grey market dealers so forget Rolex. The Omega AT is a beautiful luxury Swiss watch at a fair price.
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Butterfly clasps LOOK a lot better on the wrist aesthetically, but suffer like you point out with little to no adjustability.
It’s like Swatch group designs a watch and then thinks “but how do we fuck this up?!” They really do hate their customers. Tissot Gentleman and Longines Spirit have 21mm lugs, this Aqua Terra has 19mm lugs, all have butterfly clasps (that literally _nobody_ prefers.) The hour hand is weird on the AT, they could have used the Planet Ocean hand. Top it off with the absurd, unjustified, price of a “luxury” watch and you get a confident “no” from me. I really want to like this watch. This is the exact type of watch that I love. But there are too many flaws to make it as good as it should be.
although only 3mm in difference, the presence and proportion of the 41mm vs 38mm is totally different. The 38mm looks super ordinary, when side by side with the 41mm. Almost like 2 different watches. they look alike in pictures, but once you pick them up side by side you will not let the 41mm go. My wife, in fact prefers the 41mm herself too. Size is overrated. Overall proportion and look is much more important.
What are you doing man? As the only 'general store' in this 'one-horse town' I've spent the last few years converting my customers to spiderco-delica weights and measures. Now, as I'm poised to launch 'spiderco-delica cryptocurrency', you pull the rug from beneath me.
I love omegas case and dial design. I love how its not gaudy or flashy but more mature in its look.
Is that why it’s so underrated?
Measures distance in millimeters because "in the Watchworld we use units that make sense" and proceeds to measure weight in ounces... ;D
Got mine used for a really good price recently on the rubber strap. Was my first luxury watch that took me years to decide on which one to get. I like its versatility and its look and the strap and watch are really comfortable to wear. I agree with you that I would not pay retail for this. Just shop around you can find really nice used ones for about 30 to 35 percent off the retail price like I did.
The Aqua-Terra is really growing in me. Such a beautiful watch
Got the 41mm myself a week or so ago, it's a real beauty.
Does anyone else wait for Nick's puns before liking the video, or is that just me? 😁
I have discovered with my 19mm Omega Speedmaster 60th that 20mm straps will usually squeeze into 19mm lugs and look fine.
Great review! I have this watch with the same case size and dial color and I think that it looks much better in person. The stainless steel parts are very shiny while the color and texture of the dial makes it look like a classy and expensive watch. If you're interested in this watch, I strongly recommend checking it out in person.
My wife bought me a Aqua Terra 38 silver dial and I got it (the bracelet) adjusted and I was done!
Got a NATO strap.
I am the only one wearing the watch don't need to change the length again.
Really well made watch.
For me, the Aqua-Terra is the ultimate "Everyday, every situation" watch. Yes, there are more well-known watches from that "R" brand, but those are extremely non-descript in styling to say nothing about their ridiculous pricing and negative brand image.
You must not do manly shit ever! Take me a day to fuck that watch up. Take me a month to ruin it.
@@Jezus42 and what pray tell do you do, oh macho macho man.
I would modify what John Veach said. You wouldn't really go anywhere, or do anything with a luxury watch, would you? If you work as a roofer, construction, plumber, or auto mechanic, you are probably wearing something like a G Shock or Timex Ironman as your every day.
I think it is more like an everyday watch for someone who can afford it, and at that, we are talking about someone in a white collar job, like consultant, lawyer, doctor, or salesman. For someone working in the trades, it could be your good watch, but not your every day watch.
@@martintanz9098 I have several “GADA” watches in my collection and the only one that I do any sort of manual labor in is the Citizen Promaster Tough. Would never work on my air conditioner wearing a several thousand dollar watch.
Usually what go-anywhere, do-anything (luxury) watches mean they can wear it to the golf club, out to dinner, at the beach, to the office, maybe skim the pool. It’s certainly not the muh rugged tOoL wAtCh that watch _idiot_ savants pretend it is.
@@martintanz9098 so, having recently bought one of these, while i wouldn't go tinkering with the car with the omega on, i do have a longines hyrdoconquest dive watch and i wear that doing everything. DIY, car repairs, hiking, swimming. After 8 years, it still looks amazing. 316L stainless steel and sapphire crystal are amazingly tough. I have no hesitation using these watches in every day life.
Definitely a grail for me! You reviewing the Formex Essence 39 anytime soon, Nick?
I've had my 41 AT for about 8 months and I can absolutely recommend it as a go everywhere and do everything watch. The option Omega rubber deployant strap is super comfortable and imo, looks better than the bracelet, which is kinda blingy imo.
Which dial colour did you go for?
@@jaysterling26 I chose the black dial, pretty much my entire collection is black. But the white face is really nice as well, like almost my fist not black dialed watch nice.
What’s your wrist size? I’m seriously considering a 41mm for my 7.5” wrist.
I have this same exact watch.
I’m contemplating trading it in for the white/silver dial though as I love the watch, but I’ve fallen out of love w/ the blue.
Terrific watch no matter what color you go for
I'm contemplating a purchase of the white or blue one. I'm leaning abit more to the white though. The sort of darkened indices and hands really stand out.
You can’t lose either way imo.
I had another change of mind and held onto the blue.
Lol can’t lose whichever way you choose!
I like the olive green. But I'm holding out for the new generation with the red dial.
I love the Aqua Terra - a great all-rounder!
19mm is the correct lug width. It should be a 1:2 ratio between lug width and case width
I bought the white 41 second hand and am VERY happy. Price falls to expensive second hand, away from outrageous.
That Omega at 4500$ would be a-gem-O!
On of the main attractions for me of my Aqua Terra is the Aqua part…the 500 foot or 1500 meter water resistance component that you somehow neglected to mention. With the crown screwed in I’ve been confident and comfortable in both the pool and the surf. The black rubber strap also negates the bracket issue. Lovely piece…although my larger wrist prefers the larger 41 inch version. As always a good job in observation and reflection.
Good Morning Nick! Hope you have a great weekend, keep up the great content!
Such a compact, beautiful watch
I had no idea Jon Favreau had quit acting and started a watch review channel on TH-cam. Loved you in "Couple Retreat" and "Rudy"! OK, j/k - nice review and very useful.
Very much agree about the clasp. It's a bummer. Butterfly clasps in general are just uncomfortable with small wrists in my experience.
Nobody likes them. At best I’ve heard people begrudgingly accept them but no review or comments section actually prefers butterflies.
Probably the best all around watch out there. Great piece, especially for the price.
Nice video Nick. I have my eye on an AT but also own a Monta Nobel so thank you for the comparison. Food for thought as they would serve the same role in my collection. Would your comments on this example be the same for the 41mm AT?
Which Monta Noble did you get? Been back and forth between these two and the Tudor BB36 as my daily driver. Do you rate your Monta?
Might be purchasing this guy soon
The horizonal lines on the face kind of remind me of TAG Heuer Aquaracer. Very beautiful
So after review the omega railmaster and the omega aqua Terra which would you recommend?
I’ve worn a watch (3 total in the last decade) tightly and I’ve never felt the need for a quick adjust. Not in the heat. Not in the cold. Regardless of whatI eat, etc…. I guess my wrists just don’t “swell” 🤷♂️
I notice that in a cold, air conditioned, building my watch is a little looser and then the bracelet gets tighter when I go outside in the heat. However, I’ve never thought it was necessary to quickly adjust my clasp. Give me a conventional swing arm clasp rather than a butterfly every single time.
Is that a black or blue dial?
Hi Nick, Thank you for this nice review! Do you mind to take the width at the clasp? Does it taper a bit? Cheers!
A little bit--perhaps from 20 to 18. Width is fine.
Well if you like the look but you don’t wanna spend the cash you can always check out Pagani design they may have run this thing across their photocopier and just chunked a Seiko movement in it
Is the Sham wow guy?
Love this watch and size.
Thank god l only have a knife addiction!
Lucky
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet and cost a lot less too.
The clasp is a deal breaker for me.
Frustrating because vacheron constantin has a quick adjust (2-2.5mm on each side) on their butterfly clasps. Granular enough, especially with the half links to get it set (maybe after trial and error) so you have it tight when wrist is at its smallest, but can loosen it if it swells.
Omega has the industrial might of the Swatch Group behind it, if VC can do something like that, omega sure can. I mean they have been doing mass market full ceramic cases for a long time because of all that sweet sweet swatch money.
I mean you can buy a different bracelet
If it weren’t for the clasp I would’ve bought that watch. Also don’t like the shining center links.
AP Royal Oak also doesnt have any quick adjustment. But there its seemed to be ok. PP Nautilus also dont have I think. There its fine. 😉🤷♂️
No, it's not fine there either. People just have Stockholm syndrome 🤣
It is crazy how much Omega has jumped up in price in recent years. I have a collection of 4 Omegas, some which I inherited, but some I bought myself.
I bought an Omega Dynamic date in 2003 from a grey market seller for $700. Brand new in box.
A year or two later I bought a vintage Omega Geneve bracelet watch for $200 from a used watch dealer,. It didn't keep great time so I paid about $150 to have it serviced from a local watchmaker.
Apparently though, the days of picking up an Omega for less then the price of a used car are over. As is taking your Omega to a local watchmaker for routine service.
@N A Coaxial escapement movement is a good thing, no doubt. I would love to have one of those in my collection, but not at more than $5,000.
My Omega Dynamic has a modified ETA 2892 movement, which was pretty much what Omega used until they started putting Co axial movements in all their automatics..
The finishing on the AT bracelet is nice, arguably nicer than the bracelet on my Dynamic which I don't even use 90% of the time. But again, not to the tune of more than $5,000. I have an aftermarket bracelet from Strapcode for my Seiko Presage i paid $100 that seems to offer a similar look and function.
Luxury watches are a funny thing. I sometimes as myself, if I could start over again and instead of 10 or 12 watches, some luxury brands some not, would I just have 1 modern luxury watch instead? And the answer is, I just don't know.
@N A well, as I am sure Nick would agree, there is nothing logical about getting into the luxury watch game. I don't wear Rolex, but I have inspected various Rolex models up close as my brother is a Rolex collector. Rolex are nice watches, but certainly not worth the $10k to $20k and up these models are selling for. So by that metric, the Omega SMP is a fine value, relatively speaking.
I can only speak to my own experience having a collection of Omegas, and some other fine vintage brands such as LeCoultre and Hamilton, alongside some non luxury brands like Tissot, Seiko, Junkers, and Victorinox Swiss Army.
For the most part, I get as much use and enjoyment out of some of my non luxury pieces as I do with my luxury pieces.
I like those proportions,
Bracelet feels very cheap. This one or the Omega seamaster 300 as first watch?
Neither. I’d buy a Casio or Timex or similar as a _real_ first watch.
@@Mister_Phafanapolis Already have those.
@@luxuryfood3810 Poking fun of the watch _idiot_ savant colloquialism of muh real watch. Dude, they’re _all_ watches. Everything that tells time is a watch. Price tag and fanciness of the watch doesn’t make it any more or less valid as a time telling device.
The two cheaper alternatives you mentioned are a poor comparison. Those that buy the Aqua Terra are mostly attracted to it because of its highly advanced/accurate movement. If you were to compare an Aqua Terra to a seiko, use a Seiko from their grand seiko line utilizing the spring drive.
More watch content please
$500 for a Oceanus S100.. thats where my cash would go.
Good choice, I've had one for a year, highly recommended
@@John-P casio Linage and a oceanus, only a few months for me.. but really like them.
Truly hard to justify buying a watch like this when there are extremely competent, capable and good looking watches for way less than $1,000.
Hey Nick, what wallet do you carry?
It’s empty because he keeps buying Omegas
I'll buy it. Don't mind the price.
The size of modern watches can get ridiculous. I am a big guy. Most watches i use all the links on and a regular 42mm watch still looks to big on me. I prefer 38mm watches except on divers those look fine at 42mm.
Agreed. I have a big wrist, but I prefer watches between 37 and 40 mm. Smaller watches are also fine, for vintage pieces, and larger for something like a diver, but frankly, anything larger than 41 mm wide, or with a lug to lug of more than 48 feels clumsy.
The 19mm lug width is actually a deal breaker for me
Dear Nick, I prefer your quartz AT but may I suggest trying a Rolex Explorer or a Time factors Everest for comparative purposes. All the best David
All the nitpicks aside i like this one, it is pure class, i dayly wear a Omega speedmaster and i am a big fan of the brand.
I'm going to wait for the date to go back to 3 o'clock & the lines to revert to vertical ( or won't they?). I can't decide on blue or black anyway .
Agree with you Nick about the lug size, the clasp ( I wouldn't want it jangly over my wrist) & just make the minute hand lume like the diver - all along the hand in a different colour.
Why have I wasted my time? As if Omega care..( if only I was Daniel Craig..or a mate of his..).
You’re comparing an Omega to a Seiko? Maybe try Grand Seiko then you’ll have a fair comparison. Or maybe Rolex datejust? Only problem with Rolex is that dealers only sell to their friends and grey market dealers so forget Rolex. The Omega AT is a beautiful luxury Swiss watch at a fair price.
Butterfly clasps LOOK a lot better on the wrist aesthetically, but suffer like you point out with little to no adjustability.
It’s like Swatch group designs a watch and then thinks “but how do we fuck this up?!” They really do hate their customers. Tissot Gentleman and Longines Spirit have 21mm lugs, this Aqua Terra has 19mm lugs, all have butterfly clasps (that literally _nobody_ prefers.) The hour hand is weird on the AT, they could have used the Planet Ocean hand. Top it off with the absurd, unjustified, price of a “luxury” watch and you get a confident “no” from me.
I really want to like this watch. This is the exact type of watch that I love. But there are too many flaws to make it as good as it should be.
although only 3mm in difference, the presence and proportion of the 41mm vs 38mm is totally different.
The 38mm looks super ordinary, when side by side with the 41mm.
Almost like 2 different watches.
they look alike in pictures, but once you pick them up side by side you will not let the 41mm go.
My wife, in fact prefers the 41mm herself too.
Size is overrated. Overall proportion and look is much more important.
My name is Giovanni Giorgio but.....
The polished center links… ugh! Why Omega? Why? Scratch magnet
I’ll take the bracelet on my Railmaster Trilogy any day over this
Jody at JOMW had his bracelet brushed to get rid of the polished center links that nobody asked for.
41mm in blue, stop there
Elon Musk wears this watch
I’m not getting into watches…!!!
Smart move
Your NJ/Bostonian accent is ridiculous 😂😂😂😂😂
To expensive 😩
Nick I really admire Your videos but plese stop bashing watch casebacks on a bracelet. This really scratch easilly.
Hahaha "41MM!" Pretty sure my GShock is 51mm. It fits nicely.
What are you doing man?
As the only 'general store' in this 'one-horse town' I've spent the last few years converting my customers to spiderco-delica weights and measures.
Now, as I'm poised to launch 'spiderco-delica cryptocurrency', you pull the rug from beneath me.