Rolex Submariner homages

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I'm interested in buying a divers watch - nothing to fancy, but practical. Do like the look of the Submariner homages, such as the Invicta Pro Diver or Loreo.

Any recommendations or experiences? Needless to say, I don't have 8k for a Rolex ;)
 
Scurfa Diver One. Enough like a Submariner to have the same kind of feel without looking like a copy, 500m WR, sapphire crystal, lot of watch for the money. They're designed by a commercial diver who uses one himself. They're also not well known outside the watch nerd community so you're unlikely to see another one.


If you're after an automatic I'd go for a Steinhart.

 
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If you can get your budget to around £300 (or more) you will get a watch with a good movement and much better strap, often the weakest part of inexpensive watches. I've been wearing a Seiko Turtle for a few years, tough as old boots and Day Date and timing bezel.
 
Hiya,

Maybe 15 years ago I was looking into a homage for that Rolex model and ran across the site Bill Yau operated. Interesting place and back then his watches had a good reputation. Just checked and he's still up and running, but I somehow resisted spending time there. Name of the place is MKll so take a look and read some current reviews and see whatcha think. Not cheap I will bet, but some intriguing options available.

Certainly not meaning to enable anyone reading this,

Martin
 
Nothing naffer than a fake Rolex imho. Homage yes, because the Submariner design was 'borrowed' from the Blancpain 50 Fathoms, in any case. Have a look at Nite Watches, a Christchurch UK company that uses Swiss quartz movements in their Alpha range. A quality Swiss quartz in a good divers case and bracelet will last 25 years + as long as you have the watch pressure tested at each battery change. I have owned a couple of Omega Seamaster Quartzs, the first one, circa 1979 kept to within 10 seconds a year.
 
You might like to have a look on the Steinhart website at the Ocean One black ceramic at around €430 or perhaps the Certina action diver which is a little more expensive. Both mechanical watches with Swiss movements.
 
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