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My first “rep”, I wanted something dressy but not flashy, so I went with dome bezel and oyster bracelet. I’m very happy, feels sufficiently “premium”, I’ve no intention of spending 10x the amount on a VSF.

Next purchase will likely be a gold 36 DD “Tony Soprano” 😂

Long story short, I’m just not a fan of the fluted bezel.

Looking for a rep something AAA or U1, I’ve looked on the usual sellers like Jason007 or Michael Travis, but couldn’t find it on either.

So I have fairly small wrists (6.5in), and whilst I do have 41-42mm watches and can get away with it, sometimes they do wear quite large on me. With that in mind, I was looking for something with more classical proportions, and I found this Addiesdive AW25902.

So yes, technically it does come from their Women’s section, it wears really well for me, and scratches the itch I have to get a rep submariner, for now at least. I could see people putting it into a nato strap for a Sean Connery Bond reference.

The Positives:

Great size, thin and light. Looks nice without coming across as flashy. Looks much better in person than the pics on their website, even my pics don’t do it justice.

Lume is reliably bright, though the dial and bezel are different colours.

Cost me £30, that was new on eBay.

The Downsides;

I’m not a fan of dates on watches, but hey ho. It is a quartz movement rather than an automatic, at the very least it’s completely silent.

Overall, I would recommend to anyone with a smaller wrist looking for a decent watch that goes with almost any outfit, and looks more proportionate to your wrist than a full-size sub.

We all admit the watch itself is so oversized that nobody wants it, but I’d like to put the strap on a black diver. I’ve trawled for a simple nato strap with the grey and beige stripe, but can’t find one. Any help appreciated.