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Re: depends of your needs and tastes

: Hi

: The Dweller and the Planet Ocean are two very
: good watches.
: The Omega has a better legibility, better
: clasp, better bracelet comfort and great
: soberty. The Rolex is almost the same watch
: since 1971 except that it has a sel
: bracelet, a triplock crown, non argon coated
: glas and not so solid over the long run
: bracelet.
: The Rolex has two advantages over the PO: the
: movement and the automatic helium gas escape
: valve.
: The 3135 is a proven movement which has shown
: its outstandin greliability since 1988
: almost 17 years. It is often quoted as a
: reference in terms of movements. The coax
: 2500 is pretty new and the best modified eta
: 2892-2.
: All is matter of money and of course personal
: taste.
: Good luck whatever you decide.

: regards

: georges

I agree with you but wanted to point out two things:

1) The helium relief valve isn't really a big deal to anyone except a deep sea diver. Both watches have the valve, the Rolex's is simply internal and does not have to be manually opened and closed like the PO's.

2) I'd be interested to see how the Omega movement ranks in terms of servicing compared to the Rolex. Omega claims the co-axial movement can go 10 years without servicing, while the Rolex experts on timezone.com seem to feel the Rolex MUST be serviced every 5 years regardless of whether it is still keeping good time or not. The detailed article I read, written by a Rolex watchmaker, showed that several parts had worn out and needed to be replaced at the 5 year mark. Omega's co-axial escapement produces less friction, so one would assume that the parts would not wear out as quickly. Time will tell if this is true.

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