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OMEGA · Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M and Seamaster Railmaster

OMEGA 220.10.41.21.01.002 vs OMEGA 235.10.38.20.06.001

10 published specifications differ between these two, and 4 are identical. Every figure below is what the manufacturer states for that reference; nothing is inferred from the other watch.

What differs

Specification
CaseSteel, 41 mmSteel, 38 mm
Diameter41 mm38 mm
Thickness13.4 mm12.36 mm
Lug to lug48 mm44.92 mm
Lug width20 mm19 mm
DialBlackGrey
CalibreCalibre OMEGA 8900Omega 8806
MovementSelf-winding movement with Co-Axial escapement, automatic winding in both directionsSelf winding
Power reserve60 hours55 hours
Movement notesResistant to magnetic fields reaching 15,000 gauss. Free sprung-balance with silicon balance spring, two barrels mounted in series, and a time zone function. Rhodium-plated rotor and bridges with Geneva waves. Total product weight approximately 148 g.Listed by OMEGA as a Master Chronometer certified watch. Total product weight approximately 136 g.

What is identical

Worth knowing as much as the differences: these are the specifications you cannot use to tell the two apart.

Water resistance
15 bar (150 metres / 500 feet)
Crystal
Domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
Bracelet
Steel
Clasp
Foldover butterfly clasp with comfort setting

Stated for one, not the other

These rows cannot be compared, because one maker publishes the figure and the other does not. An empty cell is a gap in the manufacturer's documentation, not a gap in the watch — and not a licence to fill it in from the other column.

CertificationMaster Chronometer, approved by METASnot stated

What the differences cost you

Each note below follows from the published figures in the tables above — what they mean for intake, for a listing, and for the handover. Nothing here estimates a price or a margin.

One of these is the harder fit

Lug to lug is 48 mm on the 220.10.41.21.01.002 against 44.9 mm on the 235.10.38.20.06.001 — a 3.1 mm difference across the wrist. Diameter is what buyers ask about; lug to lug is what decides whether a case sits flat or overhangs. Ask for a wrist measurement before shipping the 220.10.41.21.01.002, and put the figure in the listing rather than the diameter alone.

These reach different buyers

41 mm on the 220.10.41.21.01.002 against 38 mm on the 235.10.38.20.06.001. Diameter is a poor predictor of how a watch actually sits, but it is the field buyers filter on, so the two land in front of different people. Do not let one listing's photographs or copy stand in for the other.

Different movements to verify and to service

The 220.10.41.21.01.002 runs the Calibre OMEGA 8900 and the 235.10.38.20.06.001 the Omega 8806. Two consequences at intake: the service history that is normal for one calibre is not evidence about the other, and the calibre is the check that catches a movement swapped into the wrong case. Confirm the movement matches the reference rather than assuming it from the dial.

What to check on each

220.10.41.21.01.002

  • Test the time zone function properly: the hour hand should jump independently in one-hour steps without disturbing the minutes or seconds. A hand that drags the minute hand with it is a fault, not a quirk.
  • Check the anti-reflective coating on both crystal surfaces. OMEGA specifies treatment on both sides, and worn or patchy coating on the inner face cannot be polished away — it needs a new crystal.
  • Wind and run it for a full day to confirm the 60-hour reserve behaves. Twin barrels in series should deliver consistent amplitude rather than fading early.

235.10.38.20.06.001

  • Quote the 44.92 mm lug to lug. It is under forty-five millimetres, which makes this the easiest OMEGA here to fit on a small wrist and is the strongest selling point the sheet contains.
  • Check the lug width is the published 19 mm before sourcing a strap. Nineteen is a stocked but uncommon size and a buyer will assume twenty.
  • Confirm the calibre is the 8806, which appears on no other OMEGA documented here and carries 55 hours rather than the 60 of the 89xx movements.

Sources

Not affiliated with OMEGA. Specifications are read from each manufacturer's own published documentation on the dates shown and may change; the manufacturer's current documentation governs.