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Great Photos.....Three Questions for you, Bill....
Thanks for a great set of comparative photos, Bill.
I've worn both the new PLO Prof and the Rolex DSSD. I own, you may recall, a PO (42 mm).
- How big of a technical advancement do you think the new Omega Ploprof represents versus the older model?
- From a purely aesthetic and stylistic perspective (that is, putting aside movement and cost), how do you feel the Omega Ploprof stacks up against the new Rolex DSSD?
- From the perspective of a "day to day wearer" (that is, someone who will occasionally swim with the watch but uses it primarily as a daily beater that looks sharp....), how do you feel the Ploprof slots in with the base Planet Ocean?
Thanks!
David
THank you Bill!
By: francois : June 2nd, 2009-04:06
For this very interesting and quite complete (…for a 4h00 a.m. dissertation…) review! That is a hunk of a watch! I wasn't quite expecting it to be even bigger than the 600m! Nearly indestructible too! Quote: "Well I got a fedex box from Omega ...
Definitely!
By: BDLJ : June 2nd, 2009-16:57
The 1200 isn't a front-loader and is too blingy (Bezel release button, Polished ridges on bezel, etc) There is also more considered case work and form in the original. I know Omega didn't want a 100% faithful reissue, but so much of that watch is cosmetic...
Seems OK on an 8-inch wrist but
By: MTF : June 4th, 2009-08:45
.....probably a little silly on the smaller wrists depicted in subsequent photos by Kong. Then again, for it's "unique" design and history, EVERY Omega dive watch enthusiast has to have one! Thanks, Bill S, for the 1st Internet side-by-side comparison.......
Case size...
By: david.graham : June 10th, 2009-07:16
Hi Bill, sorry if I did not make myself clear. 48mm wor the overall case width doesn't seem that big at all to me. In your post you stated that the length of the case (12 to 6) is 54.7mm. When you look at the watch face-on, it looks wider than it does in ...