Martyd3 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Thanks. Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takashi Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Seadweller would be a wiser choice if money permits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sea-dweller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swdivad Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 It's a no brainer for me... I would choose the Seadweller, I like the beefier case and don't like the bubble on the sub You may think completely different though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronus Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sea Dweller no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febus Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Used prices on Sub's and SD's is more or less the same in the UK, therefore I'd go for a SD every time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyd3 Posted November 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 That is what I was thinking. I love my Sub reps, but with the Seadweller, I think you need to go with a gen. Some watches just don't rep well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archibald Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 That is what I was thinking. I love my Sub reps, but with the Seadweller, I think you need to go with a gen. Some watches just don't rep well. Personally, I'd buy a great sub rep and a gen that can't be repped (I operate under the principle that a rep is truly just a rep, but that buying a gen of well repped watch is flushing money away) but if you're dead set on a gen Rolex the seadweller is the way to go. I wouldn't be surprised if an excellent rep of the Seadweller came out tomorrow, but so far, they seem content to use the (incorrect) sub cases for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sea-Dweller, BUT... 16660 transitional with matte dial/sapphire crystal combo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HauteHippie Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Thanks. Marty I made this decision about 6 years ago and went with the Seadweller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmeister Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 SD everytime over the Sub. After all, you never know when you are going to need that HEV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsandtigers Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 just like the rest, seadweller, great looking watch, and like everyone else says, the sub can be reped to almost perfection, so might as well get a gen that nobody has been able to make a convincer of yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swemoose Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Seadweller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alextor Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 SD everytime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indyclmbr Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Everyone loves the SD! Even though you don't have it as an option, I'd recommend the EXP II with black dial. Sweet! But if it's between the two, I say SD as well. Climb on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2005SUBMARINER Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 the mighty SD ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 SD with the old discontinued side case holes case. I can't warm up to the new flush case, not on the SD or any of the sports models for that matter. Unfortunately, the SD doesn't sit comfortably on my wrist with its thick and steeply angled case back. I'l also a big fan of the 14060, the only remaining sports model to retain the side case holes and thick [censored] spring bars. The simple and clean dial is a thing of beauty IMO, as it was with the original. Reps of these aren't even close, either. Nice problem to have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x86uops Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I have a gen modern sub, a vintage sub rep, and Josh's perfect sd rep .. Between them, the SD gets the most wrist time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x86uops Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Which means if I were to buy a gen, I'd go for the SD ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tracy Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sea Dweller, 100%,... a serious working man's tool watch that has remained that way,.. while the Sub, went the way of the suburban status symbol for the arm holding a starbucks cup... ...just in case of spillage.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watcher Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Seadweller is far less common and every man and his dog has a Sub and even the reps are common and so good at first glance that you see them everywhere! I bought a gen SD just before they went up in price around a month ago and have absolutely no regrets whatsoever. The watch has great wrist presence and looks far more purposeful with the thicker case and crystal. The bracelet is stronger too than a SUB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoTone Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Hmmm... I had the same quandary last December... I ended up going with a TwoTone Sub... There are no decent choices for this piece in Reps... And it's versatile... Casual or Dress, I'm good either way... justmy2centsforwhatitsworthwhichaintmuch TT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat247 Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Try them both on... after you're done wondering why the SD is so much more comfortable than the sub, buy it. I did that a few summers ago... owned a sub... tried on a SD and it was a thousand times more comfortable... turns out it's 1mm thicker in the back so the crown doesn't dig into the back of your hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sjako Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 Sub.... eventhough SD is probably the best investment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvt Posted November 20, 2006 Report Share Posted November 20, 2006 I'll be one of the few voices of dessent and say SUBMARINER every time. The SD is a great watch but the sub is the one with all the heritgage and call me dumb but I sort of get a kick out of the fact that Sean Connery wore it through all the early Bond films. Plus I think a Rolex is not a Rolex with out the cyclopse. I can see why some people think they are ugly but it is a MAOR part of what makes Rolex Rolex. Not getting a cyclopse is sort of like buying a 40mm Panerai... what's the point? Fianlly, and this is just a REALLY small issue I would not worry much about but still. The SD looks SO similar to the sub that a lot of people who see it will assume it is a fake sub since it does not have the cyclopse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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