When perfect replica Omega introduced the Aqua Terra Shades in 2022, the response was… Well, lukewarm at best. The range of colors was considered a little too on-trend after Rolex’s colorful Oyster Perpetual models. And the frameless date window certainly caught some flack. Availability was also compromised. Now, though, UK luxury fake Omega has fixed the date window and supply issues. And the colored dials hype has quietened down a bit. So how does the new Aqua Terra Shades collection fare in 2023?
I have spent time with all five of the 38mm variants. After my encounter with the white-dialed regular cheap replica Omega Aqua Terra last year, I was eager to see if the Shades can resolve my few remaining doubts. Let’s jump in and find out!
Nine Shades of Aqua Terra
The Swiss made fake Omega Aqua Terra Shades in 38mm come in five colorways. You can have your pick of blue, taupe, green, saffron, and red. The 34mm version adds a different shade of blue, a lagoon green, purple, and pink variant. That makes a total of nine shades. The lagoon green 34mm can also be had in a Moonshine yellow gold case. If you want your 38mm AT in precious metal, there is a diamond-set version with the sandstone (taupe) dial, in Sedna rose gold. All, except for the 34mm gold model, come on steel bracelets.
All in all, there are twelve references in the Aqua Terra Shades collection. Fun fact: that makes up barely over 5% of the entire Seamaster Aqua Terra collection! Don’t say aaa quality replica Omega doesn’t give you options!
Lex covered the red version—or Terracotta, as high quality replica Omega calls it—in a separate article. He had some exciting ideas about what the new Aqua Terra Shades is meant to be. Let’s see if I come to the same conclusion after wearing all five colors.
What is the Aqua Terra Shades, technically?
Let’s start with the basics. The top super clone Omega Aqua Terra Shades is a 38mm stainless steel watch in the GADA (go anywhere, do anything) style. The fully polished case measures 44.9mm from lug tip to lug tip and 19mm between the lugs. You get a slightly domed sapphire crystal up top and a flat one on the case back, putting the movement on display. The tapered crown is of the screw-down variety. Water resistance is rated at 150 meters. Contrary to what Lex suggests, that is overkill for this style of watch.
The new bracelet is somewhere in the middle between an old Omega Flat Link and a Rolex President. It has the short links and shallow depth of a Flat Link, with the curved top surface of a President. The bracelet tapers from 19mm at the watch to 17mm at the butterfly clasp. The clasp has to be closed in the correct order and features no micro-adjust. The center links are polished, while the outer links are brushed.
Inside, we find the automatic Omega Caliber 8800, a three-hander with a date at six. As you may expect, this is a METAS-certified co-axial caliber, with Swiss movement replica Omega’s recognizable rifled striping. You get a 55-hour power reserve and a beat rate of 3.5Hz. It is also capable of resisting magnetic fields up to 15,000 Gauss.
A closer look at the Aqua Terra Shades dials
The cheap fake Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Shades models all feature sunburst dials with applied logos and indices. It shares the pointy indices and arrow handset with the majority of the rest of the AT collection. The 34mm versions feature softer, oval markers. The 38mm versions have a printed minute track with numerals at five-minute intervals just beyond the applied markers. And, of course, there is the date at six. It is black printed on a white date wheel. This is the right choice, as it mirrors the white lume-filled indices elsewhere. Personally, I only like color-matched date wheels if they do not take the place of an index, i.e., at four-thirty.
The indices and handset are faceted and partly brushed. This works well with the bracelet, as the case is fully polished. It also aids with legibility, so two birds with one stone. As always with modern Omega replica for sale, the brushing is nice and deep, with great texture. The lume glows a very bright blue.
I always felt the colors were a bit dull and uninspired until I saw them in real life. They are actually well-chosen and have great depth to them. The different colors fundamentally change the best quality copy watch’s overall character. The terracotta version that Lex prefers is a very different watch from the blue and sandstone versions I lean towards. If you have a chance, it is worth seeing them in real life before making a choice.