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Sea Dweller has a thicker crystal and case. It is a tougher watch in terms of ruggedness. Just ask those COMEX (professional saturation divers). Even after COMEX stopped issuing Rolex as standard equipments, those guys still use SeaDwellers.

It is also a quieter watch. The SMP (2 of which I owned) are louder...

And now for heresy... The diver's extension clasp. I used to think the SMP's clasp was the greatest thing since slice bread until I actually tried it over a wetsuit. It popped off a couple of times, no matter how tried. Sometimes when there is too much pressure on the clasp, the bracelet will come undone. This is a fact.

Try wearing it over a jacket and do muscle flexing, it will come off. The SMP's rugged good looking clasp is really decieving.
The Sea Dweller has two advantages here: 1. There are additional pinslots on the clasp for additional adjustment of 3 mm increments. With the Omega, you have to remove links to size the watch. So if it fits fine with the diver's extension not in use, this may not be the case when you put it over a wetsuit. YOur suit may be thicker and it will be too tight. This can't be solved on the Omega. Making the bracelet too loose would not solve this. And it is not practical on the field. YOu can't remove links unless you have tools. With the SeaDweller. the clasp pins can be done with a toothpick or the toolkit they provide when you buy the watch.

2. Fold Over clasp. Seems cheap at first but it solves the problem above. It literally will holds it down if the wetsuit is too thick.

I am a novice swimmer/diver and would like to hear from others on this as well.
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H Doan