George Clooney Wore an Eye-Catching Omega Watch at the Venice Film Festival

2 min readGeorge Clooney touched down in Venice yesterday ahead of receiving the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement, in a navy polo, white trousers, and aviators—basically, the unofficial uniform of a very handsome man on an Italian holiday. But his watch was considerably more noteworthy.On Clooney’s wrist was an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Shades 38mm, complete with a warm saffron dial that, under the Venetian sun, looks suitably golden. A watch to match the Golden Lion? We’d like to think so.Jacopo RauleThe Aqua Terra Shades collection landed in 2023 as the more colorful member of the Seamaster family, with Omega swapping the usual watch-world restraint for dials spanning everything from Atlantic Blue to Lagoon Green and Terracotta. Clooney's version pairs its lacquered, sun-brushed saffron dial with a fully polished 38mm stainless-steel case and matching steel bracelet.Omega.Jacopo RauleInside is Omega’s automatic Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8800, with a 55-hour power reserve and resistance to magnetic fields of up to 15,000 gauss. There’s also 150 meters of water resistance—useful, perhaps, when your commute involves quite so many boats—plus a sapphire crystal and transparent case back.It’ll set you back $7,400, which is considerably more attainable than some of Clooney’s red-carpet wristwear.Of course, Clooney and Omega go way back. The actor has been an ambassador for the Swiss watchmaker since 2007, and his collection has included everything from Speedmasters to decidedly dressier De Villes. The Aqua Terra, though, feels particularly well suited to Venice: smart enough for festival duties, but relaxed enough to wear straight off the boat.The Golden Lion might be the main prize in Venice this week. Clooney’s wrist is making a decent case for second place.​SHOP​