Why did you choose Sea-Dweller over Sub?

[Tombstone]

When I spent some time in the AD I looked at both watches and tried both watches on. The SD just felt better on my wrist. It looked better without the cyclops on the crystal. I would also look into an LV Sub. It is very easy to put the black bezel on it and keep the green bezel. I love the Maxi dial over the SD smaller dial. My two cents worth.

[Tempo]

Sea Dweller has a more concentrated look than the Sub. MOre professional and business-like.

Just love feeling its heft and size

[Mwing]

Cleaner look, no cyclops, more rare, 1 favour, so that when ppl ask what rolex i have i just simply reply them i have a sd and they know what i have, no need to tell something like tt/ss, black/blue/lv, date/no date, yea im lazy, and when i was travelling in vegas in the ad (tourmant or something) in caesar palace, i saw the poster with the evolution of rolex watches, a poster with year 1978 there was a sd, yes thats my birth year, the birth year of sd-4000.

[Solar]

In the end my reasons are my own and you have to make your choice. My reasons for going with the SD over the Sub:

1. I had thought at the time that this would be the only Rolex I would ever own, so when hefting the Subs, Exp II and GMTs (old style 16710) the SD had the thicker bezel ring, the beefier bracelet and overall badness that seemed to me to be the choice if I could have only one.........

2. No cyclops; I like the cleaner look, lack of reflection with the date magnifyer. Now, I find that I do appreciate the cyclops as my eyes age, and the new cyclops have an anti-relflection treatment, but still.......

3. Uniqueness. I see way more Subs and DJ and very, very few SD in the wild.....

See my review of my SD for my opinions on the watch:

http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=33754

Best,

Chris

[shauno]

For me it was mainly the cyclops I really just dont like it for some reason and also to be a bit different as a couple of mates have got the sub tt and sub date.

The only one I really want now is the rose gold daytona but really at 35k its a bit much for me to justify so might just settle for the ss daytona.

[steel4me]

Originally Posted by mgm

Excuse me if I horn in on this conversation, but why, outside of diving, would one want or not want a helium escape valve?

Same reason one wants a ferrari that goes 200mph ... not that you will ever go that fast but knowing you got it, is what's its all about ... coolness and distinction -

[dukerules]

I chose the SD (just over a month ago) for 4 reasons:
1. History-it's a classic watch. But so are the sub date and non-date.
2. Uniqueness-in my neck of the woods, most people don't even know this watch exists. And it's no longer made.
3. Subtlety-Without the cyclops, people don't instantly know it's a $6K rolex you've got on your wrist, which to me is a good thing.
4. Comfort-Maybe it's just my wrist, but if you get the bracelet sized correctly, I think this is an incredibly comfortable watch. Doesn't shift at all on my wrist. Also, the curved lugs make it sit up a bit off the wrist, which allows for plenty of circulation between the watch and the wrist, increasing the wearing comfort.


I'll probaly buy another Rolex at some point in the future. Just don't know I'll ever buy a better Rolex.

[vjb.knife]

Originally Posted by mgm

Excuse me if I horn in on this conversation, but why, outside of diving, would one want or not want a helium escape valve?

I would rather not have it because I do dive with my Rolex and although I was a commercial diver and did do saturation diving for about two years now I just sport dive. The HRV is an extra expense that I do not need and it is an extra hole in the case that could be a potential leak point, so now I prefer not to have one. Besides there are only a small handful of people in the world that actually need one and I no longer do.

[Ed Rooney]

I was a COMEX saturation diver durng summers from law school, before my stint as a brain surgeon, and after my tours as a test pilot and Top Gun fighter pilot instructor.


I would choose the SD with or without the HEV. It's totally irrelevant.

[folexhater]

simple! their looks, performance and build are better! plus not a lot of fakes are being made like the sub!

[leethal21]

I like the look of no Cyclops. Sea Dweller looks so cool!!!

[Portzed]

The cyclops I had seen previously on GMT's had never floated my boat.
I was not really considering a Rolex. Seeing a Rolex for the 1st time without one
was a breath of fresh air to me......Dweller it was.

I went out shopping in 1990 for a waterproof SS watch. The AD only had a Dweller in stock - job done.
One dweller or another has had 99% wrist time ever since.

At the 1990 List price of £1,617 (about 3000 USD) I was so lucky to walk by that AD
and for them to have one in stock that day and furthermore that someone on the
wait - list had passed over on it that morning.
(there was a very long wait list at the time)

My Old Dweller's grandson......

[SDman]

In Sydney when you go to any AD you will only see Subs for some reason. They do not display SD's at all you actually have to ask. We all know that subs is one of the most popular Rolex in the worl and I would also say the most wildly copied, that's probably why I went for SD....just my 2 cents

[redsrover]

Like many others, I've had the 14060m no date, loved the balanced look, but needed the date feature. Had the Sub date, didn't like the cyclops at all on the Sub. Love it on my GMT, but not on the Sub for some reason. So I got the SD, perfect balance.

[Roselló]

Originally Posted by steel4me

Same reason one wants a ferrari that goes 200mph ... not that you will ever go that fast but knowing you got it, is what's its all about ... coolness and distinction -

*** Steel4me. I like your answer very much

[CKay]

SD for me. Can't get used to the cyclope. No regrets since.