poorly finished "inhouse movement" really command over double the price...I am all for inhouse if it means getting a better product that the company cares more about, but that obviously isn't the case here...
As far as the helium valve is concerned, I guess if either was actually used as intended then it might possibly matter but the reality is that nowadays no one uses either for their intended purpose...who cares if one is manual or automatic if the feature will never, ever be used
And as far as the history is concered, while it is nice one really has to factor just how much it means to them...personally I wouldn't sacrifice product quality just because a brand has a nice past...what I get here and now is what is truly important to me.
Also I have sold a few modern Rolex pieces and can honestly say that they do lose a good deal of money if bought through dealer channels, and I would have done far better buying and selling new Omega watches than I did with Rolex...
I would hardly call the modern iteration of the Seadweller any more or less of a tool than the Planet Ocean, if anything due to price alone people would be more likely to actually use the planet ocean than a SeaDweller...just because Comex had chosen the Dweller in the past and stuck with it doesn't mean that other pieces could have fit the bill, they approached Rolex when Rolex used to actually focus on watchmaking and were loyal customers
