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Omega Quietly Debuts the Titanium Aqua Terra Armand Duplantis Wore During World Record Pole Vault

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On August 5 in Paris, Armand Duplantis took home the gold medal in the men’s pole vaulting competition, representing his home country of Sweden. On his wrist was a special Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Titanium watch from Omega, and we finally have some details. But before we dive into the watch itself, let’s take a look at the athlete’s amazing feat…

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World Records Are Rare for a Reason

Every four years, we tune into the Olympics not just to see the greatest athletes in the world face off as they represent their own countries but perchance to witness history being made. America’s Noah Lyles took home the Gold at the marquee men’s 100m sprint but came a far cry from the world record set by Usain Bolt over a decade ago. In fact, aside from the mixed 4 x 400m relay, the only other world record broken so far during this summer’s track and field events is by Armand Duplantis, who broke his own pole vaulting record with a height of 6.25m. 

This isn’t Duplantis’ first time around. In 2020, he broke the record a whopping three times, winning his first gold medal in Tokyo and the 24-year-old currently owns the top nine heights ever recorded for pole vaulting. Now considered one of the greatest pole vaulters in history, the Swede bested his 2020 scores back in April with a height of 6.24m and did so again for his second consecutive gold medal this week. Omega, who’s the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games, said that by their own tracking data, Duplantis could have cleared 6.5m if the bar had been set higher.

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Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Titanium Basics

For those of you who remember back in June, Omega unveiled a new Aqua Terra 150m as a tribute to the pole vaulter. Colored in blue with yellow accents on the strap in honor of the Swedish flag, the timepiece had a steel case. 

Now, to aid him in his world-record accomplishment, Duplantis swapped the steel version for an Ultra Light titanium reference, going from 148g to 55g in weight. With the same 41mm diameter, this new watch looks similar to the June model with the exception of the sand-blasted Gamma Titanium case material, a new strap design, and a buried crown. Rather than blue rubber with a woven design, the rubber strap is yellow with an interesting textured pattern that I thought was fabric at first glance. Also, it integrates itself into the lugs on the inside section.

The new titanium watch also comes with a different movement than the steel variant. Viewed through the caseback, it’s powered by Omega’s in-house Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8928 Ti with 72 hours of power reserve, high precision, and anti-magnetic properties.

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​Spec Sheet

Case Size: 41mm
Lug-to-Lug: 49.2mm
Case Thickness: 13.5mm
Case Material: Titanium
Water Resistance: 150m
Movement: Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8928 Ti
Band: Rubber strap
Limited Edition?: No

Pricing & Availability

Not limited in edition size and coming in a special collector’s box, the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Titanium Armand Duplantis watch is priced at a whopping $51,300 (for reference, the steel version in June was about $6,300). Head over to Omega’s website to learn more.

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Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Titanium Armand Duplantis Watch

Omega officially debuts the mysterious titanium Aqua Terra 150m watch that Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis wore as he broke the world record at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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