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: That you are one of the few complaining about
: the rolex finish. The rolex finish has an
: alu bouchonné finish and geneva waves too I
: will post you a link because you are wrong.
: Divers despite they have a diving computer
: still use a dive watch so you are wrong here
: again. The automatic escape helium valve is
: an advantage for the professional divers and
: it has been proven since 1971 with the sea
: dweller.
: You talk about product quality when the 2500
: isn't even manufactured by Omega themselves
: but by a subcontractor for Omega (in this
: case Eta), sorry but I can't compare an
: entirely inhouse made movement with a
: movement that is subcontracted. The thing
: would be diffrent if Omega modified the eta
: 2892-a2 itself but it is not the case.The
: 3135 has a serious feedback that is not the
: case of the 2500. The 33xx was said to be
: reliable but it only had failures.
: You are one of the few who lost value while
: resaling a Rolex,I have seen some pre 1997
: dweller and even 2002 dwellers maintaining
: their value very well.
: The sea dweller has been used by the comex from
: 1971 till 1998, it is a professional tool
: the PO was a result from the marketing
: strategy of Hayek to attack the Sea
: Dweller/Super Ocean/Aquatimer market.A
: reference is always favored with a serious
: feedback is always favored over a pure
: product of marketing with a non existing
: feedback.

Hi Georges,
After their respective discounts, the Seadweller is about $22-2300.00 more than a PO. I'll agree that the movement may cost more to produce, but not $2k+ more. So where does the other couple of grand come in? For the name on the dial.

Regards,
Ken

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