It’s a “performance” movement, and is more expensive to service than a standard ETA movement. If you want to buy a watch with a special automatic movement, the OMEGA is the obvious choice.Both watches use a stainless steel casing and bracelet and have a sapphire crystal.If you want to be part of a more exclusive club and wear a watch with an in-house movement, of the two, the OMEGA is up your alley. If you want to buy a watch because you appreciate automatic movements in general, both are fine choices. They’re both automatic watches, but their movements are apples to oranges.The ETA movement, nonetheless, has proven itself to be a competent one, which is why so many watch manufacturers chose to use it.Ĭonclusion: All snobbery and preferences aside, here’s an objective look at the two watches: Many watch enthusiasts harp on ETA movements for being less complex and mass-produced. The larger-scale production of the ETA movement makes it less expensive than OMEGA’s 8500 movement. TAG Heuer’s Caliber 5 movement is a Swiss ETA 2824 movement. The movement features a 60-hour power reserve and 39 jewels. The escapement is capable of oscillating 220,752,000 times annually, and the 8500 also features a twin barrel for added power. Its Hour Vision Co-Axial escapement minimizes friction between parts, creating a more efficient timekeeping piece. It’s a new movement, designed from the ground-up by OMEGA just years ago. The OMEGA calibre 8500 movement is heralded for its accuracy. There’s certainly a correlation between the different movements and price. The two big discrepancies are price and movement/caliber. The Seamaster is a bit beefier than the Aquaracer and weighs more as a result. OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean (232.30.46.21.01.003) …įrom an aesthetics perspective, the two watches are extremely similar. Here’s a side-by-side comparison of the two watches’ specs: Both are automatic dive watches with similar functions, though, so how do they compare? Obviously, this Seamaster model is a higher-end time piece than the Aquaracer.
stainless steel, sapphire crystal)Ĭriteria is subject to change based on your feedback, so please let us know what you think and what you’d like to see next! Here is the criteria by which these two watches will be judged: You asked for it, you got it: C&C’s first head-to-head watch comparison.
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