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Omega is diet Rolex.

Rolex is diet San Martin

 

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What about Invicta 🔥🔥

Diet AP

 

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I have a diet Rolex from the 60s

 

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I've tried with Tudor...only their Advisor actually looks good. I tried the Pelagos, but it feels awful on the wrist. I tried a few of their other models, but they're either too tall or just unrefined when compared with Rolex.

I will never begrudge someone wearing what they love; that's my rule, of course: 'Buy what you love, and to hell with the rest'. My personal opinion on the brand however is not in the 'positive' column. I don't love Tudor as a brand, nor do I find their design aesthetic attractive or compelling in the least.

I fall quite happily in the camp of people who, if given a free choice between a Rolex and its Tudor counterpart, I'd choose the Rolex every time. Then again, I seem to choose Omega over Rolex every time too...so I guess I don't have a horse in the race.

I haven't seen anyone say anything controversial in this thread...so perhaps the popcorn should wait. Maybe I should try...

"Tudor will always be a budget step down from Rolex, and Rolex will ensure that this relationship stays this way forever."

How about that?

So Rolex IS diet San Martin?

 

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ah, a Frenchy skin(ny) diver
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Mine is German, but I definitely accept and approve of your post.

 

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I’ve been wearing a Tudor since October and haven’t lost a single pound.

Get a refund. Or maybe opt for the sugarfree or lite models.

 

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I can appreciate that. But it looks like some guys are taking offense. Recently someone here callled me an Omega fanboy, wasn’t sure what that was, I really do like Omega I own a few, I also really like Rolex, again I own a few…but I’ve owned Seiko and Tissot and so many others that I’ve loved…because a beautiful piece is just that, regardless of the brand…but I’ve never been offended by someone not like one of my time pieces. I simply don’t care.

The perfect male specimen.

 

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That looks nice, can you tell me more about it?

A very common and popular type of skin diver for the 60s!

Roberta were a German maker and my one is equipped with a popular to the time automatic PUW 1561 movement. Full stainless steel case and rated to 200m. Mine is dated to 1966/67.

Very similar watches were made by French, German and Swiss makers until the quartz crisis of the mid 70s.

 

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That was really helpful, and I appreciate you sharing that with me. It’s a lovely piece!

A couple other examples of divers from that period:

 

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Which is the better value?

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Some like vanilla

Some like chocolate

Some like strawberry

To each their own......

Do you like caramel?