Omega Aqua Terra World Time Ceramic & Titanium | Why are Omega making big watches?

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[@tedmanasa907]

Thanks for your video. I picked up the titanium version yesterday. I think the 43 mm size works well because the world timer packs a lot of information onto the dial. A smaller dial would make the names of cities harder to read. I also love studying the intricate details of the world map. Any smaller and that’d be harder to do. In fact, I would have liked the map to be bigger to see more of its details, but it’s excellent as it is. 7.25” wrist.

[@vectorgen]

If the Worldtimer was any smaller you wouldn't be able to read it due to the design. As it is it's on the edge. (Full disclosure, I love this watch)

[@JackoWillMakeLives-loveu]

1-2mm wouldn’t effect the legibility all that much. Plus way too thick imo

[@elot]

Just got the titanium worldtimer and it’s perfect.

[@tiffer67]

I love the titanium world timer but firstly, I object at the price & secondly, I'm not keen on the size either. I do have an Aqua Terra on a rubber strap, so mainly its the price of the watch that puts me off. Given the ridiculous catalogue of watches that Omega have, I'd be staggered if these new models are a roaring success. There's so many other Omegas available for significantly less money, I doubt too many will be tempted by these world timers, no matter how beautiful they are.

[@Claus-L.Mueller]

Hi Andy! IMHO the blue World Timer is still the best looking one. And I also wish Omega would have made it a watch with a lug-to-lug below 50mm. Best wishes, Claus

[@skolappacaguy]

Fantastic video...very informative and well made! I own the Steel World Time Omega, and I was surprised by how well it wore on my 7-inch wrist; I was surprised because I thought it would overpower my wrist, but somehow it does not. I have it on the blue rubber strap, and that makes a difference. The rubber strap makes a huge difference in weight and keeps things very comfy. I picked it up for 7.3K USD before taxes and after discounts from my AD. I just saw an ad from Joma shop for 6.9K USD as a Thanksgiving 2023 promotion. So, the price has clearly fallen since their launch. Overall, it's a good-looking watch. What I don't like is the inner dial that shows the world time, which is really, really, really tiny, making it impossible to read without my reading glasses. Also, the color choice for the numbers in the daytime part of the inner dial is super light making it difficult to read. Clearly, form over function - I am surprised no one from Omega thought about this. This is not a true GMT in the sense that the GMT time is not readable due to the same font size issue. They could have put a Cyclops window over the GMT time and moved the date to 3'O clock. That would make this watch immensely more practical.

[@tedmanasa907]

Thanks for covering this release. Not enough watch channels are, imo. I love the green ceramic reference. It’s at the top of my list now.

[@frankw7266]

From the marketing standpoint, they must be selling since more & more brands/models are headed larger. And, from the perspective of someone with an 8.5" wrist, I can't say that I mind. For many years I had a pretty limited selection unless I wanted to wear something that looked like it belonged on my wife or kid.

[@TrumanBurbankFE]

The Omega sickness is the thickness of its 8xxx and 9xxx movements. Yes, the Globemasters are 39mm but they are as thick like the others so it will sit on your wrist like a hockey puck, so therefore I think by spreading out the case balances the watch case more. I'm not certain but the co-axial escapement, the automatic works and the sapphire case back probably take a lot of space height wise, adding on the chronograph as well.

[@theenavybluemonster]

Globemasters are around 13mm thick. They wear great on the wrist.

[@jellebos6589]

Same here. Great comment but as a Globemaster owner: they don’t wear big on the wrist. Just great!! Timeless classic

[@vertugallery7099]

Thank you for the video Andy

[@AnotherDaveInParadise]

I was in the market for the blue WT on the bracelet this time last year. The fit was excellent on my 7.25" wrists, and it does wear smaller than you would expect for 43mm. Delivery was delayed, so I went with the Tudor GMT S&G in the end as I came across one available in store. This is 'only' 41mm, but being on the chunky side the on-wrist wear is pretty much the same as the WT. One thing I will say, is Omega have got some neck with their pricing over the last 12-24 months. The WT on a bracelt was £8130 a year ago, and could be picked up for well under £7k.

[@anthonystevens8683]

Some interesting comments Andy, I have the Globemaster in blue on the leather band and for me it will be the last watch that perish the thought that I would sell. I also have the long discontinued AT GMT 231.90.43.22.04.001 (pre-METAS) that although larger at 43mm is fine on my 7" wrist and it's very light being titanium and arguably more dressy. Following a call from the AD a few years ago I did look at the SS world timer that was a great watch and only a little bit bigger than my AT GMT but I just found it a tad too 'busy' on the dial side although I loved the way it worked. If it was smaller it might be just too hard to read the GMT functions so I can sort of understand that. For watches that have many complications a larger case sort of makes sense but as you mention the 8900 movement is fine in smaller cases so for new models 39mm or a smidgen bigger should be perfect for housing such a great movement. Oh and I do like titanium, on my wrist today is the Pelagos 39 that is crazy light. Many thanks for sharing Andy. I look forward to your thoughts on the Oris.

[@vinceslapchopper]

The dial is very cluttered on the world timer, maybe they manufactured a bigger case to improve legibility of the time zones?

[@shaunpatrick8345]

Omega has some 36mm Constellations in is Gents' range, but they're not the ones with the fancy bezels and you have to scroll a long way to get there. Tag Heuer recently showcased its new Carrera chronographs, which are 39mm, and the new Carrera Date models are 36mm, even in the mens' section!

[@tombluck]

I have this in steel on the blue rubber. I also have a 7.625” wrist so don’t mind the size. I think the legibility of the city names would be compromised if the watch was any smaller. I don’t think it wears as large as it’s dimensions though on the rubber strap.

[@robcameron9351]

At 40 or 41, it’d be a dream watch

[@smo1001]

Some of us with large wrists rather appreciate it when watches are made that actually fit us. It's actually kind of annoying when every youtuber actively try to bully watch makers into not making watches that will fit me.

[@Mega-zi7ys]

Agreed..got friends who have really large wrists.

[@giloro85]

But wrists above 6.75-7 inches are a minority. Why satisfy a minority and forget the majority us who can't rock these submarine dials as watches?

[@smo1001]

@@giloro85 We're not talking about "forgetting the majority" here. 70% of watches dont fit me. They're made for you. I can accept that. But what angers me is when you come for the 30%. Why can't you just be happy knowing that the great majority of watches are made for you?

[@giloro85]

@@smo1001 I don't know where you got those numbers from, it sounds like you're making up statistics. And since when are big watches proper? Watches are supposed to be the finishing touch to a man's clothes, not the main attraction. Maybe it's a "bigger is more masculine" thing?

[@smo1001]

@@giloro85 Obviously, the 70% was not meant to be a precise mathamatical calculation. As to your other point, big to you is not big to me. That's the whole point. I have an 8 inch wrist. A 43mm on my wrist looks reserved and tasteful, comparable to a 37 on an average wrist. I don't like the oversiized look any more than you do. But it's not oversized on me. A 38 on me looks like 'm wearing a watch intended for small children.

[@JLUnit416]

I do agree that Omega tend to make thick watches, but I also feel that the cases with polished lyre lugs tend to hide their size well. I'm on the fence with the World Timer; I own a Seamaster, which I find to be on the edge of being large for me, so I definitely have my trepidations about the size. I'm also not so crazy about the polished centre links nor the rubber strap. As much as I like the idea of owning one, it doesn't seem to crack the top 5 of my wishlist.

[@VWJCGGL]

Someone watch collectors I encounter really worry the people around them not noticing their fancy watch. Maybe this is toward that market.

[@turanga35]

Trying to decide whether to get the blue face or the green face with metal band. 🤔

[@SaltBhj]

I agree, Omega has definitely got a problem with size. Their watches have been thicker than they needed to be for quite some time now, and with these new releases, they’ve shown a problem with case size as well.

[@JamesSnell-rc5xt]

The Globemaster is a basic three-hander, with 100 m of water resistance, and it's still 12.5 mm thick. And since Omega's in-house movement adds complications on a modular basis, well I think you know where I'm going with this. Unfortunately for Omega, they developed their movement in the early 2000's, when larger watches were all the rage. As a result, it seems that no real priority was given to making the movement sufficiently compact like the ETA movements it replaces. The reason the case diameters are so big is to provide overall proportionality to the watch given the thickness that cannot be reduced. Omega really has painted themselves into a corner here, at least for as long as smaller watches remain fashionable.

[@ahmedkanfer3223]

Excellent video on this spectacular collection. Well, I think the new generation as we can see are more muscular or obese and maybe that's why most new watches coming in bigger dials. Not to mention that people are slowly getting over the Rolex obsession who set the criteria for watches small sizes.

[@andrpers14]

Agree. Ice cold these ones at 43 😓

[@fahadkhan-db6bh]

That Oris Pro Pilot is a knockout, save for suboptimal lume. Personally I’m okay with the movement idiosyncrasies, but I wish this had applied and lumed markers

[@soifranc]

It's too large and too thick. And yet I love it. I tried it and it just pops. Looks smaller than the JLC Polaris 42mm btw. I would have liked to hear more potential answers as to why these are 43mm... And what Omega is doing to make it look smaller than it is.

[@sergeyyatskevitch3617]

Let me start with an axiom - watches are made to be enjoyed. The corollary to it, is - if one does not like one model, he needs to find something else that rocks his boat. All those talks about 1 mm here and 2 mm there sound like a snobbery of sorts. I have both PO and Speedmaster Moon phase, and I can assure you that looking at them on my wrist, I just enjoy them and do not, even for a second, think about the size. They are just great. Plan to add the Worldtimer. Remember, the size does not matter, if the joy is here :)

[@TheEnglishWatch]

Very well reasoned and why I still hold a soft spot for a full fat IWC Big Pilot.

[@sergeyyatskevitch3617]

@@TheEnglishWatch exactly! This is what makes collecting watches an interesting game. The same can be applied to the life itself :) I like your Planet Ocean “series”, have one in my collection and share your sentiments completely. Cheers!

[@jayzechab]

I tried the WT on at the store and it wears nicely. Looks smaller than some smaller divers. Dimensions are one thing, overall design is another. The huge speedies are huge indeed and that’s a shame.

[@nickbrooker1411]

i like the new AT wordtimer's....clearly Omega are looking to have some change/improvements to justify a punter shelling out on an "upgraded" version.... I also am quite glad they are producing watches over 42mm - - so so many manfs are just going the other way, which is a pain if like me your wrist is 8" - - btw, i have the new tudor opaline gmt on order! cant wait....

[@tombombhdgamer6988]

Big watches look better on social media possibly? Nice video 👌

[@aleximd9244]

Yes got it but it is your opinion. For me my personal taste is for thick watches. Imo only

[@CaptCanuck4444]

I like the grey one and I like the size. Personally I find the critique of larger cases (anything above 39mm these days?!?) to be a bit played out and disingenuous, as many watch buyers have larger wrists and prefer a watch that fills out the wrist. A 43mm case on a 7.5" wrist looks just like a 39mm case on a 6.5mm wrist. Hope this clears up the confusion for those who continue to be deliberately obtuse about the issue. I don't care for the strap choice though, and look forward to seeing some aftermarket straps on these Ti watches.

[@finesse49]

Lovely, but even if I wanted to spend that much on a watch I would't because of the hockey puck sizes.

[@marcdee4427]

Great stuff Andy. Really do like your channel. I’m a watch enthusiast with limited means , which is unfortunate as I love all the watches you own and show case on the English watch. I’m really into the longines spirit lately it’s sort of a budget iwc mk 20 but actually really good. What do you think 🤔 of it , by the way they are unbelievable in the flesh

[@TheEnglishWatch]

Thanks Marc. I like the Spirit. Some of the range are a little large, but the basic Spirit sizes well. Longines is a great brand and loved by collectors due to its history. I tried the heritage diver recently and loved it.

[@marcdee4427]

@@TheEnglishWatch I think 🤔 it comes in 38 40 and 42

[@jamesparkin7322]

I just tried on the green version on the bracket and really didn’t like it. Compared to loving the original blue version on the dark blue strap.

[@kevinr206]

I want to see more no date options

[@robynsjp]

My AT blue is 39 mm, perfect. 43 is big. Also, why green ? The Earth is the blue planet. Just following the green trend ? I prefer the small seconds blue AT on strap among the late versions. Love titanium, mine is the 2232 swords hands blue. Bought it under 3 K back in the day.

[@verykeen2please]

with so many complications, world timer, etc need to some real estate on the dial, unless you wear binoculars

[@racingr3553]

I really don't understand why Omega can't release a GMT 40mm watch?? or a diver smp300 40mm

[@garyboyle695]

A real divers watch shouldn't be 40mm, too small.

[@Culturalgazelle]

I have a fairly sized wrist at 7” but I won’t buy any watch that wears bigger than 42mm

[@daddyskaddy94]

I have just under a 7" wrist and this worldtimer fits great! If you like this watch go for it.

[@DzejWiJV]

Andy, bigger watches will be trendy again you will see. Apart from that if you have only right size watches in your collection that will be boring.

[@boop8621]

Omega unlike Rolex can’t seem to het it right.

[@ondrahavala701]

I saw worldtimer i boutique madrid, and seems to me a smaller than 43mm. Dont understand these men wearing 38mm watches🙃. Mans wrist at least 40mm.

[@michaelfierman3256]

I have always loved the original blue one but the only one I was able to try on was the bracelet version which felt like I was wearing a lead puck on my wrist. When I saw this grey version and seeing that it's made of Ti, I became interested again. luckily these will be heavily discounted on the grey market in a year, so i'll think about it then. Here is one thing that bothers me: Have you noticed Andy that there is no minute track on these world timers. That really bugs me. Great episode as always.

[@TheEnglishWatch]

🤔 no minute track. Means you can only set accurately every 5 mins. You’ve triggered me now 😖. I’m looking forward to trying the Ti version also. For research of course.

[@charliebrown2359]

Legibility. That's all you had to say.

[@KeepingWatchUK]

Omega slowly & surely losing more ground to Tudor.

[@garyboyle695]

You're having a laugh. Tudor are miles behind Omega.

[@KeepingWatchUK]

@@garyboyle695 Not in terms of value for money imho. Tudor are gaining in that regard I think.

[@tapaschakraborty3691]

Too big I wish they could bring down the size of the green world timer .Why they don't make such beautiful watches for smaller wrist sizes

[@borassictime918]

Omega’s current catalogue is a hot mess. Too many variants of too many models, a great many of which are far too big and too expensive, the best of which remain mysteriously unavailable months, or even years, after ‘launch’. I can only surmise that Omega has production problems - perhaps Omega is struggling to produce enough co-axial movements (?) - and is choosing to launch in unpopular sizes so that they don’t have to make that many of them, whilst appearing to have new models coming up all the time.

[@TheEnglishWatch]

Those 38mm ATs have been on a years lap of honour. Crazy really considering Tudor release on the day of launch.

[@KeepingWatchUK]

Agreed re the catalogue. Omega could learn A LOT from Rolex in that regard.

[@garyboyle695]

​@@KeepingWatchUK Yeah, let's make the same watch for 50+ years. Rolex are boring beyond belief

[@KeepingWatchUK]

@@garyboyle695 you mean like the moonwatch Omega have dined out on for decades 😂 ps. I have one 👍🏻

[@cedarcanoe]

how much more cluttered can a dial be (World Time)? Regarding legibility Omega should have a good look at Sinn.Also for thickness and case size. For example the Sunn U50 is 41mm wide by 12 mm thick. Large enough for diving (who goes diving with an automatic watch those days??), very legible dial and very thin for a 500 (!!) meter water resistance. I love Omega's but they are giving me a hard time finding one that doesn't look like a hockey puck on my wrist

[@drexplordinaire]

garbage. patek is 40 not 43

[@lachlansteffen1665]

Too big . Unwearable for me. What happened to the southern hemisphere?

[@nikmansol]

They are so ugly sorry I love omegas so much but not those

[@phmwu7368]

1848 to 2023 means " 175 years Omega " but is this what they come up with ? 43 & 44 mm ? Larger certainly doesn't mean better nor classy... and less affordable prices for average fan. Your Oris looks far better than any of those headache dial World Timer, then again "de gustibus non est disputandum"