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Top Ten Best Submariner Hulk Homage Made in China

Post author By Bob
Post date December 21, 2023
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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

Tags 1639, Ceramic, Cronos, Heimdallr, HMSR01, Hulk, L6015, Lige, Miyota 8215, Mysterious Code, NH35A, Pagani Design, PT5000, San Martin, SD1953, Seaman, SN0017, SP116610LV, STEELDIVE, Submariner, Sugess, Vakuy Rigas

Pagani Design Tevise Vakuy Rigas

Hulk Submariner Homage Review(part 3): Pagani Design 1639 vs Vakuy Rigas V-003 vs Tevise T801

Post author By Bob
Post date December 12, 2023
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I have written two articles about the comparison between hulk Submariner homages made in China, today, this is the third part of this series, hope these three articles can help you to get one good homage watch of green Submariner. Homage watches occupy a large part of the market here in China, a lot of companies make them, even the big three such as Sea-gull and Shanghai Watch Factory also make the homage watch of the hulk Submariner. Absolutely the quality varies, price also different, some are over 200 USD, some are even under 50 USD, you can choose the right one according to your budget. As a homage watch, they have shortcomings when being compared with the genuine watch, but low price is their big advantage, I have been dong watch reviews for more than 20 years, I only give you guys my most honest opinions on these homages.

Box and Accessories

Both Pagani Design and Tevise come with a black square box, there is a blue cloth inside the box of Pagani Design, while Tevise offers one pair of black leather band for free. About the Vakuy Rigas watch, it comes in an orange plastic box, inside, there is a card, one screw driver and one green nylon strap. In my opinion, the hard plastic box of Vakuy Rigas will give the watch a better protection.

Pagani Design 1639 Case Diameter — The case diameter of the Pagani

Pagani Design 1639 Case Thickness — The thickness measurement of the Pagani

Pagani Design 1639 Weight — The weight of the Pagani Design

Tevise T801 Case Diameter — Case diameter measurement of the Tevise

Tevise T801 Case Thickness — Case thickness of the Tevise

Tevise T801 Weight — The weight of the Tevise

Case

Among them, the Pagani Design has the largest case size, which is measured to be 43.3mm in diameter, but its case is not too thick, which is only 12.8mm in thickness. The Tevise watch is also 42.3mm in diameter, while only the Vakuy Rigas watch has a correct case size that is very close to that of Rolex Submariner hulk, which is about 40.8mm. I do not know why Pagani Design adopts such a large size on this green Submariner homage watch, it almost reaches up to the size of the Rolex Sea-Dweller. The Pagani Design and the Vakuy Rigas have a similar case shape and good case finish, while I do not like the case of the Tevise, it is polished to be too bright, especially the bright polishing on the lugs and the bezel teeth, Rolex hulk Submariner does not use this finish. By the way, the middle case of the Tevise looks weird, there is one extra piece of metal on the top, just like the bottom of the bowl.

Bezel

The bezel of the three watches has a color difference with the one on real Rolex hulk Submariner. The finish of the bezel on the Tevise watch is the worst among them, the bezel teeth on the Tevise has a rough finish, they are even a bit scratchy when you touch them by hands. The pearl has a too arched face, I mean the too round face, and these markers on the bezel are not engraved but printed.

Vakuy Rigas claims that they use a real green ceramic bezel insert on this watch, the green color on the bezel of this Vakuy Rigas watch is closest to the green on Rolex 116610LV, the Pagani Design has a darker green, while the green on the bezel of the Tevise watch is too bright, which looks more like the color on the vintage 16610LV.

The Pagani Design watch should have the best quality finish on the bezel, its markers have a deeper engraving than than the Vakuy Rigas, which look more tridimensional. The bezel pearl on both Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas has a similar shape.

Crystal

The Pagani Design and the Vakuy Rigas use sapphire crystal, the Tevise uses a mineral crystal face. The magnifier on the crystal of the Pagani Design has an obvious magnifying effect, while on the Vakuy Rigas and Tevise, the date font is not obviously enlarged through the magnifier.

Dial

Among the three watches, the Pagani Design has the best green color and dial finish. On the dial of both Pagani Design and Tevise, we can see the sunburst finish, while on the dial of the Vakuy Rigas, its green color is a bit dark, and there is no sunburst effect, just smooth green.

By the way, the round hour markers on the dial of the Tevise watch look weird, they have a too arched face, too round on the top, that’s not correct. The triangular hour marker on the Vakuy Rigas is a little larger than that on the Pagani Design.

Lume

Both on the Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas, the lume of the bezel pearl and dial is blue, but too weak. The Tevise has a stronger green lume light.

Vakuy Rigas Deployant Clasp — The clasp of the Vakuy Rigas

Bracelet

Both the Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas have a good finish on the bracelet, which is much better than the finish on the Tevise. The clasp of the Vakuy Rigas has a closer structure than the other two watches.

Vakuy Rigas Solid Case Back — Vakuy Rigas solid case back

Movement

Through the crystal back, we can see it is a NH35A automatic movement inside the Pagani Design. The Tevise watch also has a crystal back, I do not know what movement it is, perhaps the movement is made in China. The Vakuy Rigas has a solid case back, they use a Miyota 8215 automatic movement made in Japan. I have tested the three watches, once being fully winded, the Vakuy Rigas has a longer working time than the other two.

Water Resistance

Both the Pagani Design and Vakuy Rigas are claimed to be 100m water resistant, the Tevise is 30m water resistant, but the crown of the Tevise watch is not screwed down, I do not think its water resistance can be up to 30m.

Conclusion

Among the three watches, I think the Pagani Design 1639 is the best, it has a much better finish on the case and bracelet, and its dial has a great green color, besides, the movement inside the Pagani Design is made in Japan, which is considered to be more reliable than the Chinese movement used in the Tevise. The Pagani Design 1639 should be your first choice among the three, and its price around 80 USD can be also accepted by most people.

The Vakuy Rigas should be the second choice, if they have a better green color on the dial like its bezel, then this watch will be a very good homage of green Submariner. Considering its Japanese Miyota movement and the power reserve I have tested, I still think the Vakuy Rigas is a good watch.

The Tevise watch has the worst finish on the case and bracelet among the three, but considering its price under 30 USD, it is still a good option for those people who have a low budget.

Tags Ceramic, Hulk, Miyota 8215, NH35A, Pagani Design, Submariner, Tevise, Vakuy Rigas

Heimdallr Hruodland

Hulk Submariner Homage Review: Hruodland vs Heimdallr

Post author By Bob
Post date November 14, 2023
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In the past, I made a comparison review about black Submariner homage watch between Cronos, San Martin and STEELDIVE, many readers love my reviews, some sent emails to me and hope I can continue to share such type of reviews, because a majority of them often buy products from China, absolutely including the watches, so, sometimes such type of buying guide reviews are very helpful to them. On my blog, except the big three companies, I mean Shanghai Watch, Beijing Watch and Sea-gull, most other Chinese brands are actually making homage watches, a lof of watch fans like homages, so in future, I will share reviews on other homage watches made in China. Today, I want to give an introduction on the green Submariner made by Hruodland and Heimdallr, I will show you the difference between them objectively.

Hruodland, a very strange watch name that is difficult to pronounce, this watch company is located in Changping Town of Dongguan City of China, I have discovered that a lot of Chinese homage watches reviewed here are coming from this town in Dongguan City, you guys must know this city, which was more famous 15 year ago than today because of its sexual services. And about Heimdallr, whose watches are also made in the same town as Hruodland, but they are two different companies, the exact address is different, Hruodland has some quality Rolex homages, while Heimadllr is more famous for manufacturing Seiko Diver’s homage watches. In this article, I posted some pictures to compare the hulk Submariner homage between the two brands.

Box and Accessories

Both come with a black box that is made with hard paper sheet, the Hruodland comes in a cube, the Heimadllr’s box is rectangular, Hruodland box seems to be better and it has a card and an instructions book inside, while Heimadllr does not offer a card and a user manual.

Case

Both watches have a case that is in similar size, the Hruodland has a case diameter of 40.7mm and case thickness of 12.4mm, while the Heimadllr watch is measured to be 40.9mm in case diameter and 13.5mm in case thickness, the Heimadllr is a little thicker, perhaps the higher rehaut increases the thickness of the Heimadllr watch, you can check the comparison photos of the inner bezel in the end of the article, the engraved rehaut of the Heimadllr is much higher.

Bezel

The bezel on both watches is made with real green ceramic, while we can see different bezel markers and the bezel pearl, the green color on the bezel also looks a little dark. On the bezel of the Heimdallr, we can notice the engraving depth, which is more obvious than that on the bezel of the Hruodland. The bezel markers are also thinner on the Heimdallr, but they look too white on the Hruodland, because Hruodland applies white lume material on each bezel marker. Two watches have a wrong bezel pearl if comparing them with genuine hulk Submariner, the lume pearl on the Heimdallr looks larger and a little yellow, the bezel pearl on the Hruodland is actually just a lume dot, which is totally in white. By the way, all these bezel markers on the Hruodland can emit a blue lume light in the darkness, while on the Heimdallr, only the bezel pearl is luminous.

Crystal

Both watches use sapphire crystal, which is highly scratch resistant and also has a good transparancy, the crystal on each watch stands a little high above, the date magnifier on both watches has been applied with anti-reflective coating.

Dial

I like the green color of the dial on both watches, not too green, which looks very close to the green color on genuine Submariner watch. The hour markers on the Heimdallr look a little larger than that of the Hruodland, each watch has a sunburst finish on the dial, I like the anchor logo on Hruodland’s dial, there is a word “SUBMERSIBLE” on the dial of the Hruodland. On the dial of the Heimdallr, it is printed “300M”, while it is “200M” on the Hruodland, well, I think both watches can not dive to that depth, the Heimdallr looks stronger and perhaps has a deeper water resistance. The inner bezel, both watches have engravings on the rehaut, while on the Heimdallr, the rehaut is higher and the engravings are more noticeable.

Bracelet

Put the two watches on the table, you will find the Heimdallr has a longer stainless steel bracelet, for people who have a large wrist, I think this Heimdallr is more suitable. The entire Heimdallr watch is also heavier, which is 165.4 grams, while the Hruodland is about 159.9 grams. Both watches have a similar clasp structure, I like the bracelet of the Hruodland more because the buckle has a more exquisite anchor logo.

Movement

At last, I want to talk about the movement. The Hruodland uses a PT5000, which is an automatic movement developed in China, this movement has a 28,800bph, 25 jewels and 38 hours power reserve. The Heimdallr is equipped with a NH35A automatic movement that is developed in Japan. NH35A beats 21,600 times per hour, it has 24 jewels and 41 hours of power reserve. Actually both movements are widely used by these homage watches made in China. By the way, Hruodland also offers a higher end Swiss SW200 movement option for this watch.

Price

This Hruodland has a higher price than the Heimdallr because of the more expensive PT5000 movement, no need to upgrade it with a better SW200 movement, that will cost a lot of money.

Conclusion

Among Hruodland and Heimdallr, there is no need to tell which watch is closer to hulk Submariner, in my opinion, every watch has their own selling points, for example, perhaps a lot of people like the fully luminous bezel on the Hruodland, some people may like the engraved rehaut more on the Heimdallr, I can not tell you which watch is better, but in appearance, the Heimdallr has a closer outlook to hulk Submariner. You can decide by yourself, the Heimdallr is sold at $165 on their official site, while the Hruodland is sold at $259 on its site.

More pictures comparison between them.

Tags Ceramic, Heimdallr, Hruodland, NH35A, PT5000

Rdunae

Rdunae R6TR Diver’s Watch

Do you know Rdunae? It is my first time to hear this watch, but before I review this diver’s watch, I did a research on google and found many people like Rdunae, especially this diver’s watch, a lot of watch fans have bought it and given good feedback, this Rdunae watch has a similar appearance to a watch from Blancpain, I do not remember which watch now, however, some people said this watch is a homage of tornek-rayville, I never heard about it before. Whatever, this Rdunae watch looks nice, the brand seems to be registered by a company in Guangxi, but the watch is shipped from Dongguan city in Guangdong.

The watch has a fully sandblasted case that is measured in 40mm in diameter and 24mm in thickness, the watch features a wide black bezel and vintage nylon strap, it is sold less than $100, but with a NH35A automatic movement like San Martin and Steeldive, the watch is highly recommended if you are looking for a diver’s watch.

Unfortunately the bezel is not ceramic made, and Rdunae does not offer nylon strap and rubber band at the same time, you can only choose one. This is a very simple diver’s watch, because of its wide bezel, the entire case looks very strong, and the mineral crystal glass is very thick, which stands very high above the bezel, this also enhances the water resistance of the watch, so Rdunae claims this watch is 200m waterproof. The black dial features an unique logo at 6 o’clock, do you know its special meaning? The hour markers and hands have lume material being applied that looks a little yellowish or vintage, in the dark conditions, the green lume light from the dial is very strong.

The case back is interesting, there are instructions engraved to tell you how to lock it, behind it, there is a Japanese automatic movement inside, which is NH35A. I introduced this movement many times, it is the mostly used movement in these Chinese homage watches, cheap and considerable stability are its biggest advantages. Anyway, if there are two homages at the same price, I will absolutely select the one with a Japanese movement with no doubt.

Tags NH35A, Nylon, Rdunae

Rossini

Hands-on Rossini Devil Ray Diver Watch

Post author By Bob
Post date August 10, 2022
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Rossini, this brand has been in watch industry for a lot of years, but I do not know much about it. I made some searches online and found some beautiful ladies watches of them, and certainly a connection with the Swiss they have claimed in their brand story, although not obvious, but like most other watches created in China, Rossini tried to promote their watches with some Swiss-related elements. There are a lot of micro brands like Rossini in China, but not all of them are high quality, some even claimed they are made in the Switzerland to cheat customers, some are really high quality, you need a good guide to pick a quality watch, while cano not spend too much. Rossini is not a homage brand, they have their own designs, especially on ladies models, but I do not think men will choose a Rossini when they also meet some popular homages at the same price point.

Why I choose this Rossini watch although I already have a lot of diver’s watches? I was simply attracted by its design inspiration that comes from the Devil Ray. I checked the entire watch, its color combination of silver and black is exactly the color you find on the Devil Ray, and the design elements on the dial, also inspired by the Devil Ray. This is not about homage, the watch is totally independently designed by Rossini, few brands like them to use an animal in the sea as a design theme of their diver’s watch.

The watch looks strong and robust because is is fully made with solid stainless steel, with wide bracelet and bezel. The case has a diameter of 43mm and thickness of 12.4mm, for a diving watch, the thickness is ok for most people, but the case is a little big for some people after all it is 43mm. The case is fully brushed, the uni-directional rotating bezel has engraved black markers, and features a white lume pearl at 12 o’clock. The shape of the lugs and crown guards looks similar to the front face of the Devil Ray. On the solid stainless steel back, there is an engraving of Devil Ray, the back is screwed down to gurantee a 100m water resistance.

The black dial has an unique sandy texture, the hour markers, including the big digits 3-6-9-12, they have big and wide design, so they can be applied with more lume material, to ensure the dial markers and hand have a long-lasting glow in dark conditions. The hour hand also draws design inspiration from the shape of the Devil Ray, both hour hand and minute hand have been applied with lume material, the sweeping seconds hand on the center has a tip in bright red color. There is a Devil Ray image at 6 o’clock.

At last, I want to talk about the movement, the Rossini uses a Seiko NH35A automatic movement, which is widely used in many diver’s watches created in China. Like this Rossini, these type of diver’s watches with NH35A movement have two big obvious features, basic timing function and cheap prices. Til now, the watch is a bit faster, about 10 seconds each day. It is said that the watch with NH35A movement will run a little faster at the beginning, it will become normal and more accurate after wearing for a while. By the way, I would love the watch more if one extra nato band could be offered for this Rossini watch.

Tags Devil Ray, NH35A, Rossini

Heimdallr

Heimdallr Pilot Watch – the combination of simplicity and classic

Post author By Bob
Post date June 22, 2022
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Pilot watch is my most favorite type, in my watch collection, I am more willing to choose a pilot watch to wear than choosing a diver’s watch, I also often follow several brands I like to see if they are going to unveil new pilot watches, Heimdallr is one of these Chinese brands, for me, this pilot watch from Heimdallr is a charming timepiece, it looks simple but classic, and the watch has some similar designs to the Mark series of IWC.

The case is made with 316L stainless steel, it is fully brushed, the case, bezel and lugs, they are all brushed, except the bottom part on the bezel, which is slightly polished and looks nice. The bezel is screwed down into the middle case, both fit each other perfectly, the crown does not have any brand logo engraving on the surface, the sunray finish on the crown is obvious. The four lugs extened from the middle case are naturally bent and make the watch fit your wrist more comfortably. The case back is solid, there are eight holes and brushings finished in circles, the logo engraving on the center is mysterious, it is also one of the elements that attracts me to buy this watch.

The dial is black, the biggest feature on the dial is its lume, what you can see is applied with luminous material, except the date font and second hand. Those white markers, including hour markers and minute scales, are applied with white luminescence, even the printings of “HEIMDALLR” and arrow logo are luminous. In dark conditions, you will see a strong green lume light coming from the dial. The date is clearly readable, it has a black font in white background. The dial is ok for me, but I do not think it is necessary to apply luminescence on all markers, and the white triangle at 12 o’clock is redundant.

Heimdallr Pilot Watch Stainless Steel Case

The brown leather strap looks great on the watch, actually if it is a black leather band, I will also love it. There is nothing on the buckle, just a simple pin buckle, empty engraving. By the way, Heimdallr offers two movement options for this watch, Japanese NH35A automatic and quartz, my watch is automatic. In a word, this is a great pilot watch even there is room for dial improvement in design, I like it and will continuously follow Heimdallr in future.

Heimdallr Pilot Watch Brown Leather Strap

Tags Heimdallr, NH35A, Pilot Watch

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