Best Submariner Homage?

[jlacy76]

It's probably not worth fixing.

[Chromejob]

Send it to me, I'll make use of it.

[orangemonster]

I had a few invictas. Yes there nice but really not keepers say three years after owning them. One or two failed on me. Myota movement has not been my pick. Seiko makes a few divers non mechanicals I would rather have. Plus you spare yourself of the nasty invicta lettering on side case. I did see helbro at big 5 stores $29 looked similar to invicta minus obvious better metal.

[Manburg]

Please allow me to join the masses in my homage to the Submariner.

For £84 shipped, this is a steal

[Foxglove]

A classic. Great job.







~ross

[Chromejob]

If you're going to go for the Invicta 8926C (coin edge bezel) sub-alike, with the MIyota movement that only winds one direction, why not spring a little more for an Orient 2ER00001B (or 2ER00002D (blue dial), or 2ER00003B (two-tone black dial), or 2ER00004D (two-tone blue dial)) for a wee bit more. You get an in-house produced Orient movement. From accounts of those who have one, the bracelet and case are good VFM. (No, I'm not shilling for them, and do not own any Orient diver at present.)

I'm going on the idea that this thread is about "best" or "best for money," not "cheapest." Mea culpa if I'm off-base here.

Of the Invictas, for me, it was either 9937OB (coin edge, or "original bezel"), or nothing. Better, Swiss movement, higher beat rate. Ergo, preferable to the Orient that costs 1/2 as much.

[newkid]

My Steinhart 39mm Ocean 1 is an Submariner homage and a first rate watch is its' own right.

N.K.

[66Cooper]

How about this one from Helenarou? Waiting to hear a review but LOVE the Snowflake look.

[tdunn]

I personally think this Steinhart ocean one vintage is pretty hard to beat as far as a homage goes, i like the fact its not trying to imimtate a modern sub but rather it has a 70's look and feel about it ( roger moore/live and let die any one - only thing is the bezel on this one cant be used as a circular saw )

[srmdalt]

As I posted above, I got a couple of the invictas, which are nice. But the Parnis is much truer to the gen (forgetting about the ceramic bezel, which the invicta were not modeled after). The main problem, for me, which the 8926 and 8928 family is that the numbers/markers are quite a bit smaller then the gens, and the bezel is thinner. This gives the watch a less substantial appearance. It is not obvious in pics, because the magnification of the pics compensates, but IRL these watches have a more delicate appearance then the actual subs. Still nice watches though, and without a side-by-side, not a major issue.