Watch Battle Tag Carerra vs Omega Aqua Terra · Watch Lover

Watch Battle Tag Carerra vs Omega Aqua Terra

Ok finally made the trip to see both watches. Unfortunately the shop I went to no longer had the Tag boutique. Luckily there was a Tag AD not too far away.

First initial thought: This is why you go see stuff in person. Don't trust renders on websites.

When they brought out the Aqua Terra without even touching it I knew this was in a whole different league. The Omega had much better finishing and honestly looked more like a dress watch than a sports watch. I did look at the Teak dial on a rubber strap and that was more dressed down.

The Carerra felt more like a watch you wear to the office while the Omega felt more like a special occasion watch.

All of that being said The Tag did fit my wrist significantly better that the Omega on the bracelet.

This is a very difficult call. Honestly I've come to the conclusion these 2 watches, although similar, are very different and don't overlap as much as I thought they would for how I would use them. I'm considering buying the Tag now and getting the Omega in a year or two after the gray market get them.

My other option would be just get the Aqua Terra and buy the rubber deployant strap to dress it down sometimes.

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