About Vakuy Rigas, perhaps it is new to many people, but I did some background checks and found its connection with another brand, which is Parnis, both seem to be operated by the same team. Parnis was very hot ten years ago, but today few people talked about this brand, now they created a new brand called Vakuy Rigas but their team is doing the same thing as Parnis did years ago, which manufacture homage watches. Actually I have reviewed several watches from Vakuy Rigas, the one I love most is the Daytona Paul Newman homage from them, and today this watch that looks like Nautilus 5711 is also a great homage.
Parnis team earned a lot of money by selling these homage watches years ago, now the money is almost gone but Parnis is not as hot as before, so their team registered a new brand and want to earn some money again. One thing I am very sure about Vakuy Rigas is that their watches are not the best homages in the market, but their prices are really good and match the quality, which is in middle level.
Nautilus is one of the most popular stainless steel watches and this Vakuy Rigas homage is a good alternative that has so close outlook to Nautilus 5711, I got it at less than $90, that’s a very cheap price with a Japanese automatic movement, especially it has a crystal back. I got the blue dial color, the manufacturer also offers this watch in black dial color. The blue color on the dial of Nautilus is very difficult to clone, even on the most expensive super clone 5711, the blue still has color difference if comparing it with genuine. Anyway, I think Vakuy Rigas has done a good job on the blue dial, it is not pure blue, but unfortunately it looks a little purplish. The finish is acceptable, it will be better if the brushing on the case is delicate. By the way, the four corners of the case are well shaped, they feel a bit sharp. Apart from these, I have no other complains on this watch.
Inside the watch, it is a Miyota 8215 automatic movement from Japan, many homage watches in China have chosen to use this movement because of its high stability with affordable price. Do you know which brand also produces good homage of Nautilus 5711? Please leave your comments below.
This watch looks weird, it has an outlook of AP Royal Oak but immitating the dial design of Hublot Sang Bleu, well, that dial design looks very natural and good in such an octagonal AP Royal Oak case, I must say that Vakuy Rigas has done a good job.
The watch has a big case size that is measured 43mm in diameter and 14mm in thickness, it is made with solid 304 stainless steel and has great polishing and brushing on the case, with a long stainless steel bracelet, the entire watch also feels heavy on your hand.
The frontal face of the bezel has a brushing finish that is completed in the same direction as that on the case and bracelet, the edge and every corner of the case are polished, there is nothing on the crown but only matte finish. The watch has the classic AP Royal Oak bracelet being connected to the case naturally and stably, the bracelet is integrated with the case seamlessly, which looks like an extended part of the case. That’s also the reason why so many people like AP Royal Oak, not only because of its sporty outlook, but also the connection of the case and bracelet makes the watch fit your wrist in a more comfortable way, but the premise is that your wrist is big enough.
The dial shows the time in a creative way, where you can see the most mechanical method to display the time. The working or moving steel frame at the center is traditional second hand, next the steel frame with one corner filled with white luminescence is minute hand, the outermost steel frame is hour hand, which is pointing at the hour number printed on the beveled inner bezel. The sapphire crystal has a very good permeability, you can observe the dial clearly at every angle.
At last, the watch has a Japan 8215 movement that is a standard automatic movement from Miyota. This movement now has been widely used in replica watches and homage watches made in China, it is well known for its high stability. I have the watch for three weeks now, it gains 18 seconds each day now but I still love it very much.
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.
Absolutely this is a homage watch, a Rolex Submariner homage, but the dial has a mysterious symbol, I did not see it before, searched it online and found it is a famous dagger from Oman, it has a name called Khanjar, did Rolex publish such a watch in the past? If yes, it must be one of these vintage Rolexs made in old times, which now become the objects of homage brands to copy. Now, I am very sure that Parnis and Vakuy Rigas are the same company, the watches made by them have a great similarity. There are many niche brands appeared in Chinese watch market, many are coming from Guangdong, actually made in the city of Dongguan, because a lot of factories there making watch parts, some of them do custom-made work, including this Vakuy Rigas, you can tell them what letters printed on the dial, but I do not think they can do this customized dial printing for orders abroad.
This vintage Submariner homage is loved by many people who can not find the correct watch in the second hand market. The Vakuy Rigas is made with solid 316L stainless steel, the case is entirely brushed except the two sides that are polished, the crown is screwed down with a clean smooth face, no brand logo on it. Vakuy Rigas said the black bezel is ceramic, but I found it is not, it is alloy made, the case has beautiful lug shape and the bezel tooth has a great similarity to that of Submariner, there is no pearl instead of a more obvious red triangle. The black dial is under the protection of a domed mineral crystal, the hour markers use lume material that looks a bit yellowish, that’s two obvious vintage elements you can find on this watch. The watch is driven by a Miyota 8215 automatic movement, I think you have a full understanding of this movement because many Chinese homage brands and replica watches are using this movement. It is not too accurate but you can trust its stability.
In recent weeks, I have introduced a lot of Chinese homage watches on my blog, most of them have one common feature, which is cheap price. If you check my previous posts, there are some watches that are also sold at high prices, the most typical one is San Martin. I liked this brand very much before, especially when I received the San Martin SN004, which is a great Tudor Black Bay homage watch, I really liked it at that time and it has an amazing finish on the case and bracelet, which can even be compared with some Swiss watches. However, the prices of San Martin are usually higher than most other homage watches I bought from China. Sometimes I think, is it really necessary to spend a lot on a high quality homage watch? The answer is yes, but after I met Pagani Design, Benyar and Mysterious Code, I changed my mind, I found you can even get a very good quality homag watch even do not need to pay a lot money, that’s the reason I love Pagani Design and Benyar very much in recent days. Sometimes I think the styles of San Martin watches are almost fixed, most are diver’s watches, while the types of watches from Pagani Design are diverse, people have more choices. Today, I will introduce another good watch from Chinese Mysterious Code, it is a homage watch of IWC Pilot.
This is not Big Pilot, it is a Mark series watch from IWC Pilot’s, Mysterious Code makes this watch exactly according to the outlook of IWC Mark, the case shape, dial detail and blue hands, these immediately remind me of IWC Pilot Mark when I saw this watch. It is made with Titanium, however, I do not know if it is made with solid Titanium or there is only a layer of Titanium coating on the case , why I doubt this? Because its price is lower than $70. I like IWC and its Pilot Mark is one of my most wanted watches in the past, but now, I won’t consider it as my first choice even this Mysterious Code Pilot Mark homage watch has a good case shape and good finish.
Not only the Titanium case and its finish make me happy, but the movement it uses is also a big selling point. The watch is equipped with a Miyota 8215 automatic movement that is imported from Japan, this movement is very stable and is also widely used in replica watches, Miyota 8215 has a beat frequency of 21600 and power reserve of 38 hours, it has few and even no issues when working. The watch is sold at a much cheaper price in Chinese market such as Taobao than it being sold abroad like Amazon and Aliexpress, so if you have a friend in China, ask him to buy for you, then it will save you some money. On the dial, the brand learns from IWC Pilot Mark, and uses blue frame on hour hand and minute hand, the pin buckle is also titanium in brushing, many other homage watches in China can not keep a consistent material in case and buckle. By the way, the brown leather band is made with calfskin leather and feels very soft, it features white stitching, well, I think the brand can help you to change it to brown if you like. Have you ever bought a Chinese homage watch? If so, which homage brand do you like most?
Mysterious Code, another Chinese homage brand, there are a lot of such watches if you check Chinese watches section in Reddit, a lot of people share their experience with China watches there, some are positive and some are bad reviews. Besides these big traditional watch companies, there are indeed some homage brands that make high quality watches in China, my most favorite one is Parnis. I never heard Mysterious Code watch before, they are selling watches on Aliexpress, their watches are very cheap but some people bought and said the quality is acceptable. Rolex Submariner is the watch many homage brands want to copy, almost each homage watch brand created in China has the Submariner homage, so, a lot of people are confused and do not know which one to choose when facing such a lot options, in future, I will write an article about the top ten Submariner homage watches made in China.
This is a Submariner watch with a white dial, I never saw such a Submariner Rolex has published, on the white dial, there is lettering of “SUBMARINER”, that’s too crazy, they do not even change the name, I do not know if this name is Rolex patented. The overall finish on the case and bracelet is ok, dial has decent lume, the movement is a Miyota 8215, that’s really nice because it is very stable and has no daily issues. It is amazing that the watch uses a ceramic bezel. For such a low price under $80 I spent, it is definitely worth.
The case is 40mm in diameter and measured to be 14mm in thickness. Both case and bracelet are brushed, the shape of the lugs is ok and can fit your hand perfectly, the edge of each lug is also polished, but not smooth enough, so you will feel a little being scratched on hand. That’s the reason they save cost and did not do a good work on the edge and corner on the watch like some other brands San Martin, Octopus, etc. Well, I like the finish of the markers on the bezel, they have the same engraving depth and thickness, the pearl has lume material filling with the same lume color as the hour markers.
I do not like its dial, not mean the color, the brand offers many colors including the black, but I selected white color, because I have too many Sub styles in black color. I do not like its name “Mysterious Code”, which is too long and the font is not the style I like, it is too casual. If changed to another name and use a good brand logo, I think many people will like this watch after considering its configuration. The case and bracelet finish is not its advantage, but the movement is. I saw many watches made by Mysterious Watch has the same price point, which is under $80, it worth to buy one to try, if you know a place to have the case and bracelet being polished, you can buy more from them.
