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Received my long sought after Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 8500 on Friday, and I am still drooling over the beauty and class this model offers. Initially I was interested in the 41mm model and preferred the grey dial, but after a trip to the AD the thin bezel had me thinking that 41 may be too large, and I ultimately like the black dial golf version better.

Having confirmed that the smaller 38.5mm version was probably best for my wrist size and seeing carlhaus' pics of his blue dial un-officiall "Skyfall" version I was confident that this will be the replacement to my sold Navitimer. I found a great deal on a gently used model with a warrant card dated April 2013, so tons of warranty left.

I am incredibly pleased with the build quality and fit! The watch has a substantial feel to it with the smaller size. One of the little things I noticed, and don't know if I was just lucky, but the Omega logo on the crown is perfectly aligned when the crown is fully screwed in. The blue dial takes on so many variations it is difficult to capture with cheap phone pics, but I attached several different lighting conditions in an attempt to show this.

All in all I can't imagine a better all around three hander. Omega got things right with this one

Congrats - it looks really good on your wrist.

Great pictures! Will you ever switch it to a strap or will it always be on a bracelet?

Looks great!

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Nice! Wear it in good health!

Looks like you made the right decision on watch size. Looks very good. Congratulations.

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Scott

AP Royal Oak 15400, silver
Zenith Chronomaster El Primero Classic Cars
Vintage gold Corum
Rolex DJ 36 TT, oyster dial, oyster/smooth
Baume & Mercier Riviera 200m, silver dial/aquamarine bezel
Breitling Superocean 57, rose/stainless

great watch, congrats & wear it in health !

Very nice. As an aside, I properly timed my new SMP for the first time yest and it had gained 5 seconds in a week. Very impressed.

Great looking watch!!

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NAVITIMER WORLD (SILVER)
PATEK PHILIPPE 5980 (BLACK)

Thank you all for the kind words. At first I was a little concerned that the mid-size would be too small or even considered feminine, as we know Breitling has a 38.5mm TO marketed to the ladies, but in the end I think the smaller version is a perfect fit, and will be much more versatile. Smaller is coming back IMO.




I will put a croc strap on it come fall but with 100 degree summers here in Texas leather needs to be reserved for cooler times of the year.

Indeed stunning. Congrats Thomas. It does look great. I could totally live with 38mm too as I've had smaller size watches in the past.

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"I don't got the bright watch I got the right watch" -Jay Z

Looks great

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Very Nice! ENJOY!

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"A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure."

Looks great and fits your wrist perfectly.

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Regards,

Peter

BREITLING for Bentley Motors T & Mark VI, Aerospace
ROLEX Submariner Ceramic116610LN
OMEGA Plantet Ocean 8500 42mm Orange arabics
OCEAN7 LM-3

Looks awesome, big congrats! Mine says hi:

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Breitling Chrono Superocean
Omega Aqua Terra 8500
Rolex Submariner Date Ceramic