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Old 31 May 2014, 02:56 PM   #1
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my little brother is 14 he wants a watch similar to rolex explorer 2
which is better out of these two?
or any other suggestions and please dont say buy the real thing . not for a 14 year old. hes just getting into watches
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Old 31 May 2014, 03:09 PM   #2
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I would say that the Invicta is probably the better of the two.

I think it would be more than adequate for a young teenager.
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Old 31 May 2014, 03:33 PM   #3
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Man that alpha is nearly identical... Either is fine. I'd rate them the same
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Old 31 May 2014, 04:01 PM   #4
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Man that alpha is nearly identical... Either is fine. I'd rate them the same
identical to what?
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Old 31 May 2014, 04:16 PM   #5
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identical to what?
The dial is different ;)

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Old 31 May 2014, 04:17 PM   #6
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I think he means that the two watches in your OP are nearly identical.
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Old 31 May 2014, 06:01 PM   #7
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Does he want a 'knockoff' or does he want a quality watch? If quality is important check Seiko.
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Old 31 May 2014, 07:51 PM   #8
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identical to what?
To a lay person I would say that it is near identical to a Rolex Explorer II.
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Old 31 May 2014, 10:50 PM   #9
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I'd get the Alpha for the SEL.
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Old 31 May 2014, 11:38 PM   #10
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identical to what?
The explorer ii it's emulating
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Old 1 June 2014, 02:18 AM   #11
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Does he want a 'knockoff' or does he want a quality watch? If quality is important check Seiko.
I agree. Look at Seiko
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Either one. I think there's a very good chance both of those watches come off the same assembly line in China.

And if he's not set on an Exp2 knock-off, I second the Seiko recommendation.
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