getting tougher

Dec 13, 2008,22:07 PM
 

its getting tougher

as i just ordered the MOP ladies 2520... at a very good price

have two days to pay or delay!

tough call

she doesn't have the bug anywhere near as bad as any of us!

but then she doesn't have a watch atm

I am REALLY torn on what to do...

wait or not??

appreciate everyone's advice though

James

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Tough decision Aqua Terra 2500 or 8500 movement?

 
 By: james byron : December 11th, 2008-13:56
I am now in the difficult decison territory... & need HELP... Zoe found a 1967 seamaster chronograph, manual, she really liked the other day, but i was n't sure about it's authenticity, nor its practicality as an everyday 1st watch for her 25th birthday??... 

NEW vs CURRENT

 
 By: dannymc : December 11th, 2008-14:45
From what I've seen of the new Aqua Terra, I actually prefer the look of the current one! Whilst the new dial with its vertical texture is certainly intersting, I've always loved the simplicity of the Aqua Terra and the current model is perfect in that re... 

ladies 2500 not coaxial

 
 By: james byron : December 11th, 2008-19:55
thanks Dan from my understanding, which is very novice, the ladies series in AT are not coaxial movement.. i can't seem to find much about the 2500 movement in the ladies watch for this reason i thought the new 8500 was touted as being revolutionary for a... 

my mistake!

 
 By: dannymc : December 12th, 2008-10:58

Personally, I'd wait for the NEW Aqua Terra

 
 By: keithddowning : December 13th, 2008-21:03
I think the in house manufacture 8520/8521 to be in a league above the 2520. I think it's worth the wait, especially if she's got the watch but like the rest of us. I do think it will be quite a bit more expensive than the current AT, but I think it's wor... 

getting tougher

 
 By: james byron : December 13th, 2008-22:07
its getting tougher as i just ordered the MOP ladies 2520... at a very good price have two days to pay or delay! tough call she doesn't have the bug anywhere near as bad as any of us! but then she doesn't have a watch atm I am REALLY torn on what to do...... 

The 25XX series movements do have a lot going for them, though...

 
 By: MandoBear : December 14th, 2008-11:47
I was faced with a similar dilemma... torn between going for a current Aqua Terra with the 2500 movement or wating until (sometime) in 2009 for the new model. What swung it for me was that the 2500 movement has been in production for several years now and... 

Yes, but one should note that . . .

 
 By: Dr No : December 14th, 2008-13:46
. . . the 8500 series movement was developed by the same crew that accumulated years of experience with the 2500 series, so I'm not overly concerned about developmental problems that a truly experimental movement would be prone to. I'm going to wait until... 

I'll have to see what I can do about some photos of the AT

 
 By: MandoBear : December 15th, 2008-13:33
...But hopefully these will give you a flavour of the grey dialled DeVille... sadly not the best JPEGs, but I had them handy on my C drive. As for the 8500 calibre, I'm sure Omega will have tested it very thoroughly - I didn't mean to disparage their R&D ...  

Thanks so much, Michael . . .

 
 By: Dr No : December 15th, 2008-13:42
. . . this series of DeVilles was tastefully understated, and very much to my liking . . . warm regards, Art

I had a little photoshoot today...

 
 By: MandoBear : December 16th, 2008-03:49
These Images are rather better, I think... I love that grey dial - as you rightly say, so very understated. Getting along fine together.... The colour of the rose gold is tricky to capture in a photo, but here are a few attempts. The matt, bead-blasted si...