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Help me decide which Rolex Sea Dweller (DBlue) to get?

13rutal

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I did some research and couldn't come to a decision which would be best for the money and reliability.

-SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" ARF 1:1 BEST EDITION 904L SS CASE AND BRACELET SH3135

-Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" V7 1:1 Noob Best Edition SA3135

-Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" 1:1 Noob Best Edition A2836 V2


I am new to rep watches and this will be my first purchase. Thanks.
 

Jlbeat

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The D-BLUE V7 with a SA3135 is looking good.
Can you give the price of each and the website ?
 

R2D4

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I did some research and couldn't come to a decision which would be best for the money and reliability.

-SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" ARF 1:1 BEST EDITION 904L SS CASE AND BRACELET SH3135

-Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" V7 1:1 Noob Best Edition SA3135

-Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" 1:1 Noob Best Edition A2836 V2


I am new to rep watches and this will be my first purchase. Thanks.

Best for the money? That is so up to you. I mean, you can spend a quid and say "that'll do". Am I right? Same for 300? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ;)

Reliability? I would error on the side of worst case with this hobby. They are all reliable to a point, but they are Chinese knock offs and as such, could break. 50/50 roll the dice. ;)

Congrats on the first foray into the hobby. Welcome to RWI! I sincerely hope you find something that will fit your needs.

This is my advice. I'm just not a Rolex guy, but I don't think the caseback would be off for me to tell a decorated movement from an ETA clone. I'm just not too fussed about that kind of stuff. So me, I'd do an ETA clone over a Decorated to look like a gen movement anyday. Function over form. Then again, I like to compare the newest versions features to the gen and see what I can live with and cannot. Then see if the price falls within my budget. TLDR, see what you can live with on the flaws to gen, then pick one with a movement that can be repaired if needed. (2836)
 
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13rutal

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18/9/18
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The D-BLUE V7 with a SA3135 is looking good.
Can you give the price of each and the website ?
They're all from intime03.co
-SEA-DWELLER DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" ARF 1:1 BEST EDITION 904L SS CASE AND BRACELET SH3135 $488

-Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" V7 1:1 Noob Best Edition SA3135 $438

-Sea-Dweller DEEPSEA 116660 "D-BLUE" 1:1 Noob Best Edition A2836 V2 $408

I have heard about some issues with the SA3135 movement though.
 

Raddave

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id go with the 2836 , if it breaks , it can be fixed ...
 

lenart98

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I did go with the ARF as I find it to be the most accurate with the least amount of drawbacks. 2824 is a workhorse and cheap to replace when end of life.
 

charmandad

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The black and blue dials have a noticable difference compared to gen actually
 

saliansw6

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What do you guys think of the older BP versions of the Dblue?