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my thaughts

In Response To: Planet Ocean ()

Wonder why your wife said no to the Rolex.
The PO hasn't an inhouse movement, hasn't an automatic escape helium valve, triplock crown and isn't a profesional diving watch unlike the sea dweller which is the standard of deep sea diving watches since 1971. I am not also mentioning that the Rolex loses very few of its (resale) value.
The PO has some advantages on the Rolex however with a better clasp and better legibility due to larger hands.
When it comes to the movement, the Rolex wins hands down, can you compare a movement with 18 years of feedback with something new and with an unexisting feedback? Not me.
The PO is a dress diver but certainly not a professional tool watch unlike the Dweller which was a part of Comex operations from 1971 till 1998.
Of course all depends of your budget and what you like. The two best deep sea diving watches Omega ever made were the plo prof and the seamaster 1000.