Lige – China Watches Review, Chinese Homage Watches Guide

If you are a fan of my blog, you may have noticed that I have introduced a lot of Rolex Submariner homage watches produced in China, I bought most of them, took pictures and made comparison reviews, actually most of them have a good quality, and I more hope these reviews can help you a lot when deciding to buy your first watch in China or picking some homage watches to rich your collection. Today, I will make a summary of the top ten best Submariner hulk homage watches made in China, from this list and by reading my previous reviews, you will easily tell which one is the best.

1.Sugess Seaman SP116610LV

Seeing from its model number, Sugess Seaman is a classic homage watch of Submariner hulk 116610LV. I made some searches about Sugess, and found this is a watch company coming from Shenzhen of China, now they have become one of the most popular homage watch brands. In many watch forums and Reddit, a lot of watch fans have admitted that this is the best homage of Submariner hulk. It has a case measured to be 40mm in diameter and 12.5mm in thickness, which is closest to the case size of the Rolex Submariner 116610LV, the Seaman SP116610LV has a green ceramic bezel, its green color on the bezel and dial looks very close to that on hulk Submariner. By the way, the Sugess Seaman uses a Japanese NH35A automatic movement inside, which is very reliable.

Advantages: correct case shape and size, genuine green ceramic bezel insert, Japanese NH35A movement, correct lume color
Shortcoming: high price, almost 190 USD on their official site

2.San Martin SN0017

SN0017 is a famous model from San Martin, it has black and green color options, I introduced the green SN0017 on my blog at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/05/31/san-martin-submariner-116610lv-homage-review/, and I also have given a comparison review about the black one between it and the Cronos L6015 as well as the Steeldive SD1953, please check my review at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/08/20/black-submariner-homage-review-cronos-l6015-vs-san-martin-sn0017-vs-steeldive-sd1953/. The SN0017 deserves the second position because it really has a very good finish on the case, dial and bracelet like the Sugess. Among all homage watches created in China, the ones made by San Martin all have good finish, their case finish should be among the best. The case of the SN0017 is 40.5mm in diameter and 13mm in thickness, the bezel also uses real green ceramic. The watch is equipped with a Japanese NH35A automatic movement.

Advantages: good case finish, sunburst dial finish, correct bezel engravings, strong and correct blue lume, stable NH35A movement.
Shortcoming: Bracelet structure is not as good as the Sugess Seaman, the top of the bezel pearl is not domed, high price, almost 190 USD.

3.Pagani Design 1639

Why does this watch have such a high position in the list? We know Pagani Design is famous for making cheap homage watches, their Speedmaster, Tiffany Blue Rolex and Daytona homage watches are popular in watch industry, it is the hottest Chinese brand that is being discussed in Reddit. After receiving a Pagani Design watch, you will find its quality exceeds your expecation because you only paid tens of US Dollars, that’s the reason why Pagani Design should rank so high in this list. The Pagani Design 1639, I talked about it in a comparison review here at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/12/12/hulk-submariner-homage-reviewpart-3-pagani-design-1639-vs-vakuy-rigas-v-003-vs-tevise-t801/.

Advantages: good finish on the case and bezel, bezel pearl looks nice, nice sunburst finish on green dial, very reasonable price.
Shortcoming: big case over 43mm, weak lume light on the bezel pearl and dial markers.

4.Cronos L6015

I firstly knew Cronos because it makes a good quality Pepsi GMT-Master homage watch, the L6015 is a Submariner homage model of Cronos, which has black and green color choices. The Cronos L6015 hulk Submariner homage has a correct case size and a green ceramic bezel, the bracelet and clasp are nice and have the similar structure to Submariner. The watch uses a NH35A automatic movement.

Advantages: good finish on the case, green ceramic bezel and Japanese NH35A movement. Bezel pearl is slightly dome-shaped, strong blue lume.
Shortcoming: Arabic number markers on the bezel are bit thinner, surburst finish on the dial not obvious, too green on the dial.

5.Heimdallr HMSR01

Heimdallr is also a great homage watch brand that has been in this field for years. I have introduced its background information in the first article review about a Heimdallr diver’s watch at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2022/04/09/heimdallr-divers-200m-black-the-big-monster-in-deep-ocean/. Heimdallr is mainly famous for making these homages of Seiko diver’s watches. This green hulk Submariner homage watch HMSR01 from Heimdallr has a great quality, it deserves the fifth position in this list, I like its sunburst finish on the green dial, which is very close to that of green Submariner 116610LV.

Advantages: green dial with sunburst finish, engraved inner bezel, strong lume, Japanese movement
Shortcoming: inner bezel is a little high, wrong lume on the bezel pearl, thin bezel markers

6.STEELDIVE SD1953

STEELDIVE is a Chinese brand that is loved by a lot of people, they do make high quality watches and sell them at reasonable prices, when selecting a homage watch from China, STEELDIVE may become the first choice. Among watches made by STEELDIVE, SD1953 is one of the most popular models. STEELDIVE offers a hard plastic box that gives the watch a full protection, there are some accessories coming with the watch such as card, user manual and screwdriver. As far as I know, STEELDIVE does not make a 40mm Submariner homage, the SD1953 has a 41mm case that is measured to be 14mm in thickness, which is much thicker than other Submariner homage watches I saw. The finish on the case and bracelet is very good. The dial has nice printings. With a low price, the quality of the STEELDIVE SD1953 absolutely meets your expectation.

Advantages: good case finish, very nice dial details, strong lume on the bezel and dial, Japanese movement, cheap price.
Shortcomings: no bezel pearl, the green color is a little dark on the dial

7.Hruodland F-015

This brand has a strange name, which is hard to pronounce. I knew Hruodland because the Explorer homage watch really caught my attention. I made a comparison review between it and the Heimdallr, both watches are very nice. The Hruodland has a stainless steel case that is measured to be 40.7mm in diameter and 12.4mm in thickness. The bezel uses genuine green ceramic, there are engravings on the inner bezel, the green dial looks great but sunburst finish is not obvious. The watch uses a PT5000 movement made in China, the brand also offers a SW200 movement option for this watch.

Advantages: good finish, strong lume, real ceramic bezel, PT5000 movement
Shortcoming: no bezel pearl, the sunburst finish on the dial not too obvious

8.Mysterious Code Submariner

It is one of my most favorite green Submariner homage watches, now it is hard to find this watch on the aliexpress, maybe because of the “SUBMARINER” printing on the dial, it violates the intellectual property right. Now if you want to buy this watch, perhaps need to search it on Taobao and ask one of your friends in China to buy for you. The Mysterious Code Submariner uses real green ceramic on the bezel insert, the dial color also looks great, you can read the review between this watch and the Lige on my blog at https://www.bobswatchstore.com/2023/11/30/hulk-submariner-homage-reviewpart-2-lige-vs-mysterious-code/.

Advantages: ceramic bezel, correct case size, good bezel pearl, correct lume, Miyota 8215 movement
Shortcoming: lume not last

9.Lige 6801

About Lige, actually I know little about this watch company, I also do not suggest you buy watches from Lige watch company, because their watches are overpriced in China, while sold at very cheap prices abroad, so I do not think they are trusted. However, this Lige green Submariner homage watch looks nice, especially its green color, better than some watches I mentioned above. I love its tridimensional brand logo on the dial and the see-through design on the back.

Advantages: good finish on the case, good bezel pearl with similar shape to hulk, strong lume, good dial color and details,
Shortcoming: wrong lume color, a low-end Chinese movement with short power reserve

10.Vakuy Rigas V-003

There is little information about the background of Vakuy Rigas, actually I know something about this brand, do you know Parnis? It is the earliest homage watch manufacturer in China, now Vakuy Rigas is owned by the same team as Parnis, you can think Vakuy Rigas is a sub-branch of Parnis. The hottest Vakuy Rigas watch being discussed on the internet is the Daytona Paul Newman homage model. This green Submariner homage watch is also in good quality.

Advantages: acceptable quality with very cheap price, good bezel pearl with similar shape to real Submariner, real ceramic bezel(claimed by the dealer), Miyota 8215 movement
Shortcoming: the green color on the dial not good, smooth dial without surburst finish

The hulk Submariner has always been one of the best sellers of Rolex, it is also one of the mostly cloned watches, and there are a lot of its homage watches made in China, like the Cronos, San Martin and Steeldive I mentioned in review of black Submariner homage in August, the Hruodland and Heimdallr I just reviewed in my last post, all these Chinese brands make considerable quality homage watches of black Submariner and green hulk Submariner. Today, I will bring another comparison review on the hulk Submariner homage, the two watches I am going to review are Lige and Mysterious Code, this is not the first time for me to talk about these two brands, I introduced Lige watch company in one post about its FoxBox G-style digital watch, and Mysterious Code is well-known for making good homage watches at very cheap prices. Today, let’s see if the hulk Submariner homage watch made by them is the one you are looking for.

Box and Accessories

Both watches come with box, the Lige uses a square leather box with card user manual, the Mysterious Code comes with a big soft cloth box, there is no card and instruction book.

Case

The case of both watches is made with solid stainless steel, Lige claims that they use 316L stainless steel on this watch. The case of the Lige is bigger, which is measured to be 41.3mm in diameter and 13.6mm in thickness. The case of the Mysterious Code watch is about 40.4mm in diameter and 12.7mm in thickness. The Mysterious Code has a case that is closer to hulk Submariner in size. When I holding the two watches in hand, the Lige obviously looks a bit larger. The case back of the Lige is see-through crystal, while the Mysterious Code has a solid case back. I prefer the crystal back on the Lige watch. The brushing finish on the case of the Lige watch is more even and delicate.

Lige Watch Case Diameter — the case diameter of the Lige

Lige Watch Case Thickness — the case thickness of the Lige

Mysterious Code Green Submariner Case Diameter — Mysterious Code Submariner case diameter

Mysterious Code Green Submariner Case Thickness — Mysterious Code Submariner case thickness

Mysterious Code Green Submariner Weight — The weight of the Mysterious Code watch

Bezel

Mysterious Code claims that they use a green ceramic bezel on this watch, but I think the bezel insert on both watches is not made with real ceramic. Just because each watch has a cheap price. However, in my opinion, the Lige and Mysterious Code have a better bezel than the Hruodland and Heimdallr I reviewed last time, the bezel pearl on both watches looks very close to that of genuine Submariner, the top of the lume pearl is a bit arched, and we can see the bezel pearl on the Lige watch has a green lume light, while on the Mysterious Code, it is blue. On both watches, the bezel does not fit the middle case perfectly, you can see a gap between them.

Lige Watch Bezel Teeth — The bezel teeth on the Lige

Mysterious Code Green Bezel — The bezel teeth on the Mysterious Code

Crystal

Both Lige and Mysterious Code use sapphire crystal. The crystal is correctly installed on the Lige watch, while it stands a little higher above on the Mysterious Code.

Dial

The green color on the dial of both watches is very close. About the finish, the sunburst finish on the dial of the Lige watch is more obvious, the hour markers on the Ligi also look larger than that of the Mysterious Code. Another difference is the lume light, on Lige, the dial lume is green, while Mysterious Code has a blue dial lume. By the way, I like the tridimensional brand logo on the dial of the Lige watch, the white logo printing on the Mysterious Code is lengthy.

Bracelet

Both watches have a very good quality stainless steel bracelet in similar length. Because of the different case size, the bracelet of the Lige watch is a little wider than that of the Mysterious Code. And the finish on the bracelet is better on the Lige watch. The clasp on the Lige watch also has a closer structure to genuine Submariner.

Movement

The movement inside the Lige is a DG2813, which is a Chinese movement cloned from ETA 2813, this movement was widely used by those low-end and middle quality fake watches. As far as I know, this movement is produced and assembled in Guangzhou. DG2813 has 21 jewels and 44 hours of power reserve, it beats 21,600 times per hour. While Mysterious Code claims that they use a Miyota 8215 automatic movement in the watch, absolutely the Japanese Miyota 8215 is much better than the DG2813.

Conclusion

At last, we can see their own advantages on each watch. The Lige watch has a better finish on the case and bracelet, it also has a very good-looking brand logo on the dial. The Mysterious Code Submariner has a better green color on the dial, the lume light on the bezel pearl and dial is also correct blue, more importantly, the Mysterious Code has a more stable and reliable Miyota 8215 automatic movement from Japan. Even the Mysterious Code is $30 higher than the Lige watch in price, I still suggest you choose it because of its better movement. For a Submariner homage watch with automaitc movement around 30 US Dollars, this Lige watch is also a good option, however, about Lige, this is a very strange brand, their watches usually have deceptive prices, which are very high for Chinese customers but normal for the others.

More pictures below to compare them.

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