2014 Sea-Dweller 4000

[moby33]

Originally Posted by FTX I

That article was decisive for me too for the same reasons. I guess JH had problems with Rolex after that and was forced to change the name of his site. The game only changed for me when the Sub-C was released.

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Agreed. Rolex really caught my attention when I saw the SubC.

We're all the same. My intro to Rolex was via the original SD...but being an Omega SMP fan & owner for years, I entered Rolex ownership with reservation seeing as I was always turned off by the cheap feeling stamped clasps of previous generations models.

But clasp disappointments aside, I quickly learned to love the look & feel of the SD (and eventually the Sub), but again, being an "Omega Man", I also wasn't thrilled w/ the poor lume of the Sub. Hence the purchase of the SubLV w/ it's maxi-dial. At that time I was thinking, "Okay Rolex, you fixed the lume disappointment, now do something about that damn clasp."

When the DSSD was introduced w/ it's revolutionary Glidelock, I was HOOKED. It's then that I pretty much became a "Rolex before Omega" man. I loved my DSSD and didn't take it off for 3+ years...then the SubC came along. I didn't even think I would give the SubC a look, but after a year I bought it just to experience, and was convinced it would be flipped shortly after the "newness" wore off. But WOW...it quickly replaced my DSSD as my favorite daily wearer, so much so, I eventually sold off the DSSD because the SubC seemed to do everything I needed out of a watch. I still have a handful of watches in my collection, but there's no doubt if someone said I could only keep one, it would be my SubC without hesitation.

All that said, I LOVE the graduated bezel of the DSSD (and now SDc) and the domed crystal...if the new SDc had a domed crystal is would be hard to beat IMO as the ultimate, ultimate Rolex diver. There's just something cool about the way the light reflects off the dome...I use to stare at my DSSD more than any other watch just to look at that glorious subtle dome.

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by moby33

We're all the same. My intro to Rolex was via the original SD...but being an Omega SMP fan & owner for years, I entered Rolex ownership with reservation seeing as I was always turned off by the cheap feeling stamped clasps of previous generations models.

But clasp disappointments aside, I quickly learned to love the look & feel of the SD (and eventually the Sub), but again, being an "Omega Man", I also wasn't thrilled w/ the poor lume of the Sub. Hence the purchase of the SubLV w/ it's maxi-dial. At that time I was thinking, "Okay Rolex, you fixed the lume disappointment, now do something about that damn clasp."

When the DSSD was introduced w/ it's revolutionary Glidelock, I was HOOKED. It's then that I pretty much became a "Rolex before Omega" man. I loved my DSSD and didn't take it off for 3+ years...then the SubC came along. I didn't even think I would give the SubC a look, but after a year I bought it just to experience, and was convinced it would be flipped shortly after the "newness" wore off. But WOW...it quickly replaced my DSSD as my favorite daily wearer, so much so, I eventually sold off the DSSD because the SubC seemed to do everything I needed out of a watch. I still have a handful of watches in my collection, but there's no doubt if someone said I could only keep one, it would be my SubC without hesitation.

All that said, I LOVE the graduated bezel of the DSSD (and now SDc) and the domed crystal...if the new SDc had a domed crystal is would be hard to beat IMO as the ultimate, ultimate Rolex diver. There's just something cool about the way the light reflects off the dome...I use to stare at my DSSD more than any other watch just to look at that glorious subtle dome.

I feel the opposite. The dots on the SDC bezel are really unwelcome IMHO. To be honest the last Omega I sold was my 2254 and the dots played an important role. I never noticed they were there. Had it for 3 years and loved it. But the day I realised their presence I just could not get over anymore. This is mad. How can someone be sick of a tiny detail that was absolutely normal in the past is beyond me. Maybe the clean look of the Sub-C bezel was the reason all this happened as I was in love with mine and lusting after another Sub-C for my team. Anyway.. this is part of collecting watches. Love this hobby.