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Notable homage watches

A visual index of Chinese and microbrand alternatives recommended in a popular r/ChineseWatches homage guide. Browse the full grid first, then read how each target design maps to the author's picks — with Watchio links only where a catalogue record already exists.

170 watches in the grid · 84 on Watchio · Source: r/ChineseWatches community homage guide

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Sugess

S421

Thorn 40mm PT5000 Automatic Dive Watch T023 V3.1 – Upgraded Bracelet Edition from the official product page

Thorn

T023

Watchdives WD5513 PT5000 Vintage Sub Dive Watch V2 from the official product page

Watchdives

WD5513

Baltany MilSubmariner 39mm Military Diver Watch S3075AB from the official product page

Baltany

S3075

Cronos 40mm DJ Homage Sub Diver Watches L6046M from the official product page

Cronos

L6046/L6047

Baltany Burgundy 36mm Gold Retro Dress Watches S4084 from the official product page

Baltany

S4084

Baltany 36mm Engine Turned Bezel Classic Linen Dial Dress Watch S4102 from the official product page

Baltany

S4102

Octopus Kraken

OCT-0016

Sugess President DD40 from the official product page

Sugess

S433

Sugess

S449

Cronos 39mm Explore PT5000 Dive Watch from the official product page

Cronos

L6031M

Hruodland

HG029

Hruodland

F023

Watchdives

WD16570

Sugess

S418-2

Farasute

4130

Sugess Ocean Star S450-2.EC from the official product page

Sugess

S450-2

Sugess Ocean Star GMT S420-2.PS from the official product page

Sugess

S420

IXDAO

JD-6542

Specht & Sohne

SP-RO-1

Watchdives WD1016 39mm VH31 Explore Men Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD1016

Pagani Design PD-1733 from the official product page

Pagani Design

PD1733

Hruodland F035 38.5mm Automatic Dive Watch PT5000 200M from the official product page

Hruodland

F035

Sugess MoonPhase Master Automatic S452.SE.K/E from the official product page

Sugess

S452

Baltany

S4029

Berny BERNY-Men Quartz Dress Watch-2944M from the official product page

Berny

2944M

Pagani Design

PD1785

San Martin Men 36mm Watches Automatic Mechanical SN0021-G · PT5000-Black 369 from the official product page

San Martin

SN0021

Cronos 37mm BB54 Vintage Diver from the official product page

Cronos

L6033

San Martin SN004 V2 from the official product page

San Martin

SN004 V2

San Martin New 39mm BB GMT Colorful Dial Watch SN0054 from the official product page

San Martin

SN0054

San Martin Watchdives x San Martin Upgraded GR5 Titanium 39mm Dive Watch SN0121T-GA from the official product page

San Martin

SN0121TE

Sugess Titanium S430.NH38.03 from the official product page

Sugess

S430

IXDAO Bronze Diver X02T from the official product page

IXDAO

X02T

Thorn Titanium 39mm Automatic Dive Watch from the official product page

Thorn

SHY036

Watchdives EXD-40 40mm Titanium VH31 Dive Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

EXD

Tactical Frog FX-Diving Watch V4 from the official product page

Tactical Frog

FXD

San Martin Watchdives x San Martin Upgraded GR5 Titanium 39mm Dive Watch SN0121T-GA from the official product page

San Martin

SN0121TC

Seestern

S462-2

Thorn T020 GMT Diver from the official product page

Thorn

T020

Seestern

S443/S445

Thorn 40mm PT5000 Automatic Dive Watch T023 V3.1 – Upgraded Bracelet Edition from the official product page

Thorn

T023 (blue)

San Martin 38mm Enamel Dial Explore Watch SN0107-G4 from the official product page

San Martin

SN0107

Watchdives WD1960S V2 36.5mm VH31 Vintage Field Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD1960S V2

Watchdives 39mm VK63 Chronograph Watch WD1863- Classic Collection from the official product page

Watchdives

WD1863

Thorn 38mm Automatic Watch 1950s Tribute Collection T026 from the official product page

Thorn

T026C

Phorcydes

PH6

Watchdives WD007 Top Hat Sapphire Automatic Titanium Dive Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD007

Watchdives WD0006 38 mm VH31 Quartz Dress Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD0006

Thorn 38mm Automatic Watch 1950s Tribute Collection T026 from the official product page

Thorn

T026B

Hruodland F033 36mm Quartz Watch TMI VD78 K1 Mineral Glass 50M from the official product page

Hruodland

F033

Thorn 38mm Automatic Watch 1950s Tribute Collection T026 from the official product page

Thorn

T026A

Steeldive Official SD1969 Yellow Ploprof Watch 1200M Waterproof NH35 Automatic Movement from the official product page

Steeldive

SD1969

Watchdives WD1968 Automatic Diver from the official product page

Watchdives

WD1968

Watchdives WD0017C Premier Diver from the official product page

Watchdives

WD0017

Eniton

S1084G

Specht & Sohne

SP0025

Baltany 36mm Pie-Pan Dial With Crosshair Constellation Homage Watch S4106 from the official product page

Baltany

S4106

Baltany

S4107

Baltany

S4090

Militado ML08 Vintage Field Watch from the official product page

Militado

ML08

San Martin

SN0140W

Addiesdive 36mm Luxury VH31 Quartz Watch from the official product page

Addiesdive

AD2066

Watchdives WD1954 Arctic Classic 36mm Quartz Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD1954

Escapement

Time Conquest Homage

San Martin 38.5mm Vintage Pilot Watch SN0105-G-NB from the official product page

San Martin

SN0105-G

San Martin Watchdives x San Martin 39mm Leyenda Diver Watch SN0141W-Limited Edition from the official product page

San Martin

SN0141W

Baltany

S2032

Militado ML14 V2 Retro Military Watch from the official product page

Militado

ML14

Hruodland F016 43mm ST3620 Hand-Wound Mechanical Watch Sapphire Crystal 10Bar from the official product page

Hruodland

F016

Militado 💥New Arrival💥Militado 36.5mm Chronograph Watch VK63 Vintage Military Watch ML26 from the official product page

Militado

ML26

Sugess Chrono Heritage from the official product page

Sugess

S465

Sugess Chrono Heritage from the official product page

Sugess

S419

Cronos 39mm Skyline PT5000 from the official product page

Cronos

L6028

Sugess Chrono Heritage from the official product page

Sugess

S423

Octopus Kraken 006 FF 5008d No-rad Homage Watches from the official product page

Octopus Kraken

OCT-006

Thorn 38mm 50 Fathoms Sbarakuda from the official product page

Thorn

T006

Watchdives WD50Q V2 38mm VH31 50-Fathoms Dive Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD50Q

Phorcydes

PH2

Steeldive SD1970J from the official product page

Steeldive

SD1970

Steeldive

SD1972

Steeldive 47.5mm Classic Tuna Dive Watch from the official product page

Steeldive

SD1975

Steeldive

SD1978

Heimdallr

H9

Heimdallr

MM300

Steeldive

SD1961

Militado ML08 Vintage Field Watch from the official product page

Militado

ML08

Milifortic

S089

Seestern

S404

Heimdallr

H7

Thorn Titanium NH34 GMT Diver Watch T012 from the official product page

Thorn

T012

Thorn Titanium NH34 GMT Diver Watch T015 from the official product page

Thorn

T015

Octopus Kraken Oct018 Stainless Steel Sport Dive Watches from the official product page

Octopus Kraken

OCT018

San Martin

SN0102

Pagani Design

PD-2770

Cronos Men Watch 36mm Miyota 9015 Movement Ice Crack Dail L6049M from the official product page

Cronos

L6049

Seestern

S446

Seestern

S456

SH

SH09

Addiesdive AD2095 38 mm VK64 Quartz Chronograph from the official product page

Addiesdive

AD2095

Militado ML05 Field Watch from the official product page

Militado

ML05

SH

SH13

SH

SH08

Pagani Design PD-1761 from the official product page

Pagani Design

PD1761

Pagani Design PD-1782 from the official product page

Pagani Design

PD1782

SH

SH10

Wishdoit

WSD9007

SH

SH06

Watchdives Premier WD0019 ST2130 40mm Diver Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD0019

Watchdives WD0013 Ultra-Thin from the official product page

Watchdives

WD00013

Watchdives WD008 38mm VH31 Slim Sport Watch from the official product page

Watchdives

WD008

Farasute

5336A

Farasute

2322

Specht & Sohne

Cubic 5711

Specht & Sohne

SP0028

Proxima Proxima from the official product page

Proxima

PX1748

Specht & Sohne

SP0030

Specht & Sohne

SP2654Q3

IXDAO

IX&DAO-01

IXDAO JD-X10S Peregrine Falcon 39mm Pilot Chronograph from the official product page

IXDAO

JD-X10S

Chameri 27.5mm Heritage Ronda 762 Dress Watch CH01 from the official product page

Chameri

CH01

Eniton

S1085G

Wishdoit

WSD9987

Proxima Proxima from the official product page

Proxima

PX1717

Proxima Proxima from the official product page

Proxima

PX1717

Ciloa

CILO-503

Specht & Sohne

SP0009-1

Pagani Design

PD-1617

Seestern

S407

Seestern

S406

Seestern

S471

Bettimer

B8001

Seestern

S382

Farasute

5506B-1

IXDAO JD-X06S - Black Gold from the official product page

IXDAO

JD-X06S

Specht & Sohne

SP0021

Specht & Sohne

POL1

Huasuo

H2488

Berny

AM158M

Cadisen C8232 Diver from the official product page

Cadisen

C8232

Eniton

S8031S

Sugess Chrono Heritage S387.01.T from the official product page

Sugess

S387

Sugess

S438

Sugess MoonPhase Master Chronograph S468.SK.K from the official product page

Sugess

S468

Cadisen

C7063

Specht & Sohne

SP0034Q5

Specht & Sohne

S&S 222

Baltany Golden 1921 Vintage Auto Dress Watches S4046G from the official product page

Baltany

S4046

Specht & Sohne

SP0027

Specht & Sohne

SP0017

Specht & Sohne

SP0031

Specht & Sohne

SP0035

Specht & Sohne

SP0026

Wishdoit

WSD9007

San Martin

SN029-G

Octopus Kraken

OCT-0022

Militado ML01 Classic Modern from the official product page

Militado

ML01

Farasute

5336A V1

Militado 39.5mm Men Watch VH31 Sweeping Movt ML25 from the official product page

Militado

ML25

Englemaan

Enterprise

Englemaan

Metropolis

Militado ML16 39mm VH31 / Ronda 515 Quartz Field Diver · Stainless Steel Bezel-No Date-VH31 from the official product page

Militado

ML16

Militado 39mm PT5000 Automatic Mech Watch ML20 from the official product page

Militado

ML20

Englemaan

Juggernaut / Overlord (teased but never released)

Vanguard

Vanguard

Englemaan

Vanguard UTC

Englemaan

Wraith

Englemaan

Wraith UTC

Englemaan

Defiant

Englemaan

Defiant UTC

The guide

This collection is based on a long-running enthusiast post from r/ChineseWatches: a practical list of the author's preferred homage for each classic watch design. The original guide starts with Rolex, Tudor and Omega, then continues through other houses in no fixed order. Recommendations favour overall quality over price-per-feature, and some picks may be sold out or discontinued while still sitting as the benchmark in that thread.

Watchio does not reproduce the Reddit post wholesale. Below, each target design from the guide is listed with the recommended homage(s) as standardized inline chips. Where a watch is already in the Watchio catalogue, the chip opens the canonical page; otherwise it stays visible but not clickable until Watchio has a record.

Recommendations from the guide

Grouped by the target brand sections used in the source list. Every homage line from the guide appears once.

Rolex

Submariner (Modern)

The guide recommends S42Sugess S421.

Submariner (Vintage)

The guide recommends Thorn T023.

Datejust (Vintage)

The guide recommends Baltany S4084, Baltany S4102 and OCTOctopus Kraken OCT-0016.

Day-Date

The guide recommends Sugess S433 and S44Sugess S449.

Explorer (Vintage)

The guide recommends HG0Hruodland HG029.

Explorer II (Steve Mcqueen)

The guide recommends F02Hruodland F023.

Explorer II (Vintage)

The guide recommends WD1Watchdives WD16570.

Daytona (Modern)

The guide recommends S41Sugess S418-2.

Daytona (Vintage)

The guide recommends 413Farasute 4130.

GMT Master (Modern)

The guide recommends Sugess S420.

GMT Master (Vintage)

The guide recommends JD-IXDAO JD-6542.

Land-Dweller

The guide recommends SP-Specht & Sohne SP-RO-1.

Cellini (Modern)

The guide recommends Sugess S452.

Oyster Bubble Back

The guide recommends S40Baltany S4029.

Perpetual 1908

The guide recommends Berny 2944M.

Speedking (Vintage)

The guide recommends PD1Pagani Design PD1785.

Tudor

Pelagos GMT

The guide recommends San Martin SN0121TC, S46Seestern S462-2 and Thorn T020.

Pelagos FXD Chronograph

The guide recommends S44Seestern S443/S445.

Omega

Speedmaster (Vintage)

The guide recommends Thorn T026C.

Seamaster

The guide recommends PH6Phorcydes PH6 and Watchdives WD007.

Seamaster (Vintage)

The guide recommends Thorn T026B.

Constellation (Modern)

The guide recommends S10Eniton S1084G and SP0Specht & Sohne SP0025.

Constellation (Vintage)

The guide recommends Baltany S4106, S41Baltany S4107 and S40Baltany S4090.

Longines

Spirit Zulu

The guide recommends SN0San Martin SN0140W.

Conquest (Heritage)

The guide recommends TimEscapement Time Conquest Homage.

IWC

Mark 10

The guide recommends S20Baltany S2032.

Zenith

El Primero Chronomaster (Modern)

The guide recommends Sugess S465.

El Primero Chronomaster (Vintage)

The guide recommends Sugess S419.

Blancpain

Fifty Fathoms (Vintage)

The guide recommends PH2Phorcydes PH2.

Seiko

Turtle

The guide recommends SD1Steeldive SD1972.

Emperor Tuna

The guide recommends SD1Steeldive SD1978.

Monster

The guide recommends H9Heimdallr H9.

Sumo

The guide recommends MM3Heimdallr MM300.

Samurai

The guide recommends SD1Steeldive SD1961.

Alpinist

The guide recommends S08Milifortic S089.

62MAS

The guide recommends S40Seestern S404.

SKX

The guide recommends H7Heimdallr H7.

Superior Quartz

The guide recommends SN0San Martin SN0102.

Presage

The guide recommends PD-Pagani Design PD-2770.

Grand Seiko

Elegance

The guide recommends S44Seestern S446.

SBGJ277G

The guide recommends S45Seestern S456.

Hamilton

Murph

The guide recommends SH0SH SH09.

Tissot

PRX

The guide recommends SH1SH SH13.

PRX Forged Carbon

The guide recommends SH0SH SH08.

Christopher Ward

C65 (Dune)

The guide recommends SH1SH SH10.

C63 Sealander GMT

The guide recommends WSDWishdoit WSD9007.

Colchester

The guide recommends SH0SH SH06.

Patek Philippe

Calatrava (Modern)

The guide recommends 533Farasute 5336A.

Cubitus

The guide recommends 232Farasute 2322 and CubSpecht & Sohne Cubic 5711.

Jaeger LeCoultre

Reverso

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0028.

Lorier

Revelot

Terra

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0030.

BVLGARI

Octo Finissimo

The guide recommends SP2Specht & Sohne SP2654Q3.

Serica

5303

The guide recommends IX&IXDAO IX&DAO-01.

Hanhart

Cartier

Santos

The guide recommends S10Eniton S1085G.

Zodiac

Super Seawolf

The guide recommends WSDWishdoit WSD9987.

Studio Underdog

Brew

Metric

The guide recommends CILCiloa CILO-503.

Tag Heuer

Monaco Chronograph

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0009-1.

Aquaracer

The guide recommends PD-Pagani Design PD-1617.

Doxa

600T

The guide recommends S40Seestern S407.

300T

The guide recommends S40Seestern S406.

Girard-Perregaux

Girard-Perregaux x Bamford Deep Diver

The guide recommends S47Seestern S471.

Laureato

The guide recommends B80Bettimer B8001.

Nomos

Tangente

The guide recommends S38Seestern S382.

Ming

17.09

The guide recommends 550Farasute 5506B-1.

Kikuchi Nakagawa

Daniel Roth

Extra Plat

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0021.

Piaget

Polo

The guide recommends POLSpecht & Sohne POL1.

Moser

Endeavour

The guide recommends H24Huasuo H2488.

Mondaine

EVO2

The guide recommends AM1Berny AM158M.

Helm

Audemars Piguet

Royal Oak

The guide recommends S80Eniton S8031S.

Breitling

Top Time B01 Triumph

The guide recommends S43Sugess S438.

Bulova

Lunar Pilot

The guide recommends C70Cadisen C7063.

Vacheron Constantin

Historiques 222

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0034Q5.

46004 222 (Square)

The guide recommends S&SSpecht & Sohne S&S 222.

Venezianico

Arsenale

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0027.

Maen

Manhattan

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0017.

Nico Jump Hour

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0031.

Vario

Versa

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0035.

Alto

ART 01

The guide recommends SP0Specht & Sohne SP0026.

Islander

Northport ISL-155

The guide recommends WSDWishdoit WSD9007.

Unimatic

Modello Due UC2

The guide recommends SN0San Martin SN029-G.

Oris

Big Crown Pointer Date

The guide recommends OCTOctopus Kraken OCT-0022.

Baltic

Chopard

LUC 1860

The guide recommends 533Farasute 5336A V1.

Sinn

104

The guide recommends Militado ML25 and EntEnglemaan Enterprise.

556I / RS

The guide recommends MetEnglemaan Metropolis.

U50

The guide recommends Militado ML20 and JugEnglemaan Juggernaut / Overlord (teased but never released).

EZM3

The guide recommends VanVanguard Vanguard.

EZM3 Mission Timer

The guide recommends VanEnglemaan Vanguard UTC.

856

The guide recommends WraEnglemaan Wraith.

856 UTC

The guide recommends WraEnglemaan Wraith UTC.

856 B-Uhr / Limited Edition

The guide recommends DefEnglemaan Defiant and DefEnglemaan Defiant UTC.

Adapted from a community homage guide on r/ChineseWatches. Watchio rewrote the commentary and checked catalogue identity independently. "Best" reflects the source author's judgement, not a Watchio ranking. Inclusion does not imply endorsement or affiliation with the named manufacturers.

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