I introduced a good homage of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch with skeleton dial on my blog before, it looks really good, the watch is made by Geya, which is a watch company located in Shenzhen of China, today, I will review another AP Royal Oak homage watch from Geya, after reading this article and checking the pictures, I think you and me will have the same opinion, that is Geya is making the best AP Royal Oak homage. I have seen a lot of homage watches made in China, but none of them have the same good finish as this Geya watch.
Does this watch look familiar to you? It looks like the Royal Oak 15500. When I received the watch, the package is very heavy, the watch is in a high-end black box that looks much better than the boxes of other watches I reviewed here, even better than the box offered by Sea-gull watch. Actually Geya sent several gifts along with the watch, the box has a clever design for the placing of the Geya manual book.
The case has a very close shape to AP Royal Oak but has a bigger size, I measured, the case diameter is more than 43mm, not including the crown, it it bigger than than AP 15500, the case thickness is about 11.7mm. The octagonal bezel has vertical brushing finish with polished screws, each screw on the bezel is fixed in right position, with slot being aligned perfectly, for example, please check the screws at 5 o’clock and 11 o’clock, you will know what I mean. The crown is screw-in and has a drawing “G” logo on the brushed face. The entire watch has a weight of 166 grams.
About the checkered dial, besides this black, Geya also offers white and blue, they are all well made. Every tridimensional hour marker has stainless steel frame and has white luminous material filled in the center. The markers are finished perfectly without metal burr on the edge. The second hand on the center is sweeping the dial very smoothly, the date window is also a close imitation of the one on AP 15500. The brand name GEYA at 12 o’clock has a glossy finish. All things on the dial look good, but the dial is lack of some reflective effect that could be even found on some super clones of AP.
The stainless steel bracelet has the same construction as the AP 15500, the bracelet naturally extends from the case that is being connected through two pins, the bracelet is naturally narrowed down from top to the end, it seems to have merged into a whole piece with the case. On the opening of the clasp, there is G logo and brand name “GEYA” in drawing finish. The entire bracelet has vertical brushing finish that is in line with the finish on the case.
The watch is equipped with an automatic movement, you can totally see the machine through the crystal back. I do not know where exactly the movement is made, maybe from Japan, this movement has a great power reserve, after being delivered, I put the package in still for about 36 hours, the watch still worked accurate after I opened the box. Besides the brand name engraving on the auto rotor, there is no other decoration on the movement plate.
Conclusion:
This is the most beautiful Audemars Piguet Royal Oak homage watch I have ever seen, it has superb case finish and bracelet finish, the movement is accurate and also has considerable power reserve as well as few issues. Considering its price that is less than $150, I think there are no other AP homages that can compete with this one at the same price lever. It is highly recommended.
Ohsen, I do not know too much about its background and I did not find any useful information about Ohsen on the internet, but the digital watches under Ohsen name are sold very well, some digital watches made by Ohsen are for students, they look good, like this one that has a light green color, I think many young students will like it, this watch also has a very cheap price, much cheaper than the digital watches I reviewed in the past, by the way, this light green Ohsen watch is totally a digital watch, there are no hands, only LED screen to show you the time and date information, so there is no crown on the case, actually I love this design, which looks very similar to the design of G-Shock DW5600.
Like the G-Shock, the Ohsen watch comes with a black iron box, there is an instruction paper in the box, the case of the watch is made with one piece of forged resin, the case is measured to be 44.4mm from left to right, and 14.2mm in thickness, not too big and has a very classic square shape. The mineral crystal face is totally under protection of the rubber case, even I knock the watch hard on the table, the mineral crystal is still fine and not broken. These four black words “MODE”, “LIGHT”, “START” and “RESET” are not totally black, we can see white color in some places.
The dial shows you time, date and week, the beating grids above the digits on the dial is an interesting design, actually I am not sure if it has a special function, perhap no, just to add more fun. The rubber band is strongly connected to the case, but the black buckle is just made from plastic, not good. I prefer the stainless steel buckle on my G-Shock.
In a word, if you do not want to spend too much on a digital watch that has good shock resistance and water resistance, then this Ohsen will be a perfect choice, because of its bright color and simple design, I think many students will like it.
Cronusart is a company located in Shenzhen of China, they produce both jewelries and watches, and I did not find the jewelry products they have made. The watches from Cronusart have one common feature, which is most are tonneau-shaped, absolutely they did not abandon the spirit of Chinese watches, which is homage. I have checked their official website, a lot of watches are homages of Richard Mille and Frank Muller. Some ladies models indeed attract my eyes by use of creative designs on the dial, I do not know if these creative dial designs are also copied from some Swiss models that I have never seen, anyway, I have an advice for the development of this brand, which is they can combine gems and continue to create novel designs on the dial, providing outstanding watches for ladies.
This Cronusart watch I am going to review today is made with forged carbon material, the watch may look familiar to you because it has a similar appearance to Daytona, but Rolex did not make such a carbon Daytona before, but I know which watch it copies from. This Cronusart watch exactly copies the designs of the carbon DiW Daytona, it is a great homage of the DiW Daytona. You can do a search about “DiW” on google, it is a company that makes customized Swiss watches.
I chose the one with black and orange color, which looks more attractive to me just because of the orange color used on the watch. The case has a diameter of 40mm and is measured to be 12.6mm, the entire case is made with forged carbon, including the bezel, case back and dial, the entire watch has a very light weight.
The use of orange color highlights the watch and enhances its stunning appearance. I did not expect a watch could also use carbon material on the dial, but this watch indeed has a forged carbon dial. Besides the brand logo at 12 o’clock, the orange small dials are not only in line with the orange color on the nylon band, but also enhance the readability of the black dial, they also tell you the operation mode of the watch.
This is a watch with working chronograph, seeing from its dial, the small second hand is running on the subdial at 6 o’clock, the slim and long hand on the center is not second hand, but works for seconds chronograph. The other two small dials at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock have their own functions, one for minute chronograph, the other is for hour chronograph. By the way, the brand claims that this watch uses a 4130 movement made by Dandong movement factory, I only heard this movement in replica watch industry, perhaps this company sold fake watches in the past.
The band uses orange nylon on the outside, the inside that contacts your skin uses black leather, this design on the band not only maintains a cool appearance, but also guarantees a very soft and comfortable wearing experience. By the way, it is very easy to remove the band from the watch and replace a new band on.
Olevs, which is also a Chinese brand founded in Huizhou of Guangdong, is kind of well-know in watch industry. The digital watches, like this one in golden and black tone, are not the mainstream products of Olevs. I have done very little research about this brand and only checked its website, the watches they make have similar styles to the watches made by Binger, but I think Binger watches have a higher quality. Both Olevs and Binger are like to use a design that opens a window to show the balance wheel on the dial, and many watches created by them are in golden tone and are like using diamonds to make them look more luxury, perhaps Chinese customers like this style more.
The digital watch I just bought from Olevs has a great color combination, which is golden and black. I love all things on the watch except its tiny crown and very thin rubber band. By the way, Olevs makes their watches look luxury, but the box coming with the watch look poor quality, and there is only a watch inside, no other accessories.
The watch has a big size, its case is measured to be 51mm from left to right, the case thickness is 16.4mm, however, the entire watch is only 61.6 grams in weight. I like its case, which is one-piece forged, with resin surrounding the entire dial window to give a full protection of the crystal face. During the shock resistance I made on the watch, the case really protects the crystal very well. The four buttons, which are for light, mode and chrono operation, are hidden in the hole but very convenient to operate. The name of each button is engraved in gray color, which has a high legibility on the black case. The crown is very small in golden tone, I prefer a big rubber crown where you can find on other G-style sports watches.
On the dial, there is LED screen in black to show you the week, date, hours, minutes and seconds. The central golden hour hand and minute hand are indicating the golden hour markers and golden minute ring. Black second hand is ticking around the dial. There is a big OLEVS logo in black on the golden background at 9 o’clock. When you push the light button at 10 o’clock, there will be light on the back of the LED screen, so you will be able to read time in the dark conditions. The light will last for seconds after releasing the button.
The black rubber band is much thinner than the one on the other digital watches I reviewed before, but it is nicely connected to the case, even though I pull the straps hard in opposite directions in the video, the band still stays firmly, not broken. The watch is powered by a quartz battery that is imported from Japan, which can last for years.
Stryve is not a popular brand in the digital watch field, it is not as famous as those digital watch brands I reviewed before such as Sanda, Skmei, etc. Stryve is a brand coming from Shenzhen in China, I do not know too much about its background, perhaps it is made by a company that sells a lot of products, not only watches, a large amount of sellers on the Aliexpress are doing like this. Some watch companies that mainly make mechanical watches also has one digital watch in very cheap price to bring traffic to their website. Stryve is just a very common brand, but this watch I am going to review has an out-of-the-ordinary look that is totally in rainbow color, very fashionable.
The watch comes in an ordinary black paper box, besides the watch, I did not find any other accessories. Stryve offers a lot of colors for this model, but this rainbow color is more popular, which has a little Brazilian style, and the watch has a big size, which is measured to be 52.8mm from left to right, I think a lot of customers in Brazil will like it. By the way, this Stryve watch has a weight of 112.6 grams, which is a little heavy among those digital watches.
The watch has an attractive color, considering its price, the finish is acceptable to me, if they do better polishing and finishing on the screws of the case and the markers on the dial, then this watch will beat a lot of other G-style digital watches. We can see slight burrs on the four screws fixed on the case, and the markers on the dial are not nicely cut, but with rough edges if you check carefully.
The dial has various colors that exactly echoes with the color style of the case. There are several separate sections to show the functions of the watch, between 10 and 11, the window is displaying the week on the top, the month and date is shown below. The round window at 2 o’clock shows you seconds in digital form. The LED screen at 6 o’clock has hours and minutes on. On the center, there are hour hand, minute hand and second hand, each is in different color, the contrasting red and blue color on the hour hand and minute hand brightens the entire dial and enhances the readability.
I made two tests on this watch, including shock resistance and water resistance. After the two tests, the watch still works accurate, the LED screens on the dial are fine and not broken after I knock it very hard on the desk. You can check the last two videos in the article.
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
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.
The case diameter of the PaganiThe thickness measurement of the PaganiThe weight of the Pagani DesignCase diameter measurement of the TeviseCase thickness of the TeviseThe 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.
The lume of the PaganiThe lume of the TeviseThe lume of the Vakuy Rigas
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.
The clasp of the PaganiThe clasp of the TeviseThe 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.
Tevise movementVakuy 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.
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.
the case diameter of the Ligethe case thickness of the LigeLige watch weightMysterious Code Submariner case diameterMysterious Code Submariner case thicknessThe 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.
The bezel teeth on the LigeThe 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.
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.
Hruodland lumeHeimdallr lume
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.
Have you heard of Foxbox, I did a searching of “G style digital watches” on the internet and found this watch, it has a name “FOXBOX”, but I found this watch on the website of Lige, was being sold under brand Lige, so I guess Foxbox is just a sub-brand of Lige. I knew Lige watch two months ago when I still reviewed these Chinese homage watches, I learned from Reddit that Lige makes a good quality hulk Submariner homage watch, but when I visited their website, I found a very ridiculous thing, which is that Lige sells their watches to the customers in the Europe and United States at much cheaper prices, while their watches are sold to Chinese customers on Taobao and other platforms in China at more expensive prices, they are cheating Chinese customers, actually this is a very common Chinese brand that opened their office in Guangzhou of China, not a well-known watch.
Today, I will give you a short review about a digital watch from Lige, in future, I will definitely introduce more watches from them, including the hulk Submariner homage, let’s see how is this red digital watch first.
This Foxbox digital watch from Lige is the most tough one I have ever bought, absolutely except the G-Shock. It looks stronger and more robust than the other digital watches I reviewed before, it is really a nice G style digital watch. I chose the red one, the company also offers blue and black options for this watch. When I received the watch, I was really surprised by how strongly it is made, a different feeling it gives to me, more solid and you can feel by just touching the case. This watch also has a higher price than the other digital watches.
The watch comes in a soft pu leather box, there are other accessories like card, cloth and manual book. The entire watch is made with silicon, there are stainless steel screws to help fix the band to the case more stable, so even I pull the two straps very hardly in two opposite directions, they can still be connected on the case firmly. The crystal face is under a good protection because the silicon case is thick and hard, in the video of shock resistance test shown below, I am not afraid to knock the watch on the table with a big strength, much harder than knocking the other digital watches I bought before, the crystal face and LED screen on the dial are all ok after the test. Each button, including the crown, is being protected by the guards set around on the case.
The red dial has two sections on the top and bottom that display date and time separately. The two LED screens have back light when you press the light button set on the case, one button is at 10 o’clock, the other light button is at 6 o’clock. The week is displayed in an interesting way, do you know what day it is shown on the dial? Yes, it is Sunday, the “SU” has a different font color, which is black, while the other letters that represent Monday to Friday are in white at that time. The stainless steel hands on the center are also very convenient for you to read time from the dial.
The Foxbox FB0029 from Lige watch company is a very good digital watch, it is the most solid and strongly made digital watch I have ever gotten. Compared with Skmei, Sanda, Synoke and Smael, This Foxbox watch has the best quality, but its price is absolutely much higher. However, such type of G-Shock style digital watches are not the main products of Lige, I think the company just needs such watch to get more traffic to promote the other watches on their website. So, unfortunately Lige does not make too many G style digital watches, you can only see several options, not as many styles as other digital brands such as Skmei and Synoke.
