Deck stripes for smaller wrists
By Julien Moreau, Geneva ·
Teak. Or what Omega calls teak, the horizontal lines across the dial meant to recall a yacht deck, here in blue and very pretty in low light. The Aqua Terra arrived in 2002 as the Seamaster for people who do not dive, and it has been quietly selling ever since.
At 38 mm it suits slimmer wrists well, though 12.7 mm is a lot of height for that diameter, and the 19 mm lug width is a nuisance. The 8800 gives 55 hours behind an open back, 150 m keeps it safe anywhere, and sixty-two to sixty-seven hundred dollars is fair. I would like it two millimetres thinner. I would still recommend it.