Hm, the MDV-107 is not new.
Its the older Marlin MDV-106 minus the Marlin on the dial.
I got mine in 2022.
It is a bit larger then the Rolexes, has different hands, indexes and a quartz movement.
Otherwise an exact replica!

 

What do you think?

They're selling the green-bezel variant for the same price as the black-bezel one, so what I think is that their cloning process isn't to be trusted at this point.

 

 

Other than being a 3-hand dive watch with a date and a few round indices, what exactly makes this a clone of a Submariner?

 

I must need more coffee this morning as I am not seeing anything similar either.....?

 

What do you think?

No resin on it. Stainless steel and aluminium only.

MDV-107D-1A1V | CASIO SINGAPORE

Take your full-metal analog style straight to the water. With water resistance up to 200 meters, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and screw-lock case back, this is a timepiece ready for whatever ocean sports or marine activities you are into. The sporty, yet classic design also features a...

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I don't seem to see any similarities. If you can, please point out in the attached image.

 

Damn man, not everything with circular indices and black bezel/dial is a submariner. No one owns the right to use colours.

 

I agree.

But the OP apparently isn’t alone in that view. I’ve seen views expressed elsewhere to the effect that basically any dive watch with circular hour markers and a rotating dive bezel = submariner clone / homage and you need a “micrometer” to tell the differences otherwise.

 

Casio…..and dozens of others over many decades

It’s an icon

 

Some examples just from my drawer:

 

What do you think?

No resin on it. Stainless steel and aluminium only.

MDV-107D-1A1V | CASIO SINGAPORE

Take your full-metal analog style straight to the water. With water resistance up to 200 meters, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and screw-lock case back, this is a timepiece ready for whatever ocean sports or marine activities you are into. The sporty, yet classic design also features a...

www.casio.com

 

What do you think?

No resin on it. Stainless steel and aluminium only.

MDV-107D-1A1V | CASIO SINGAPORE

Take your full-metal analog style straight to the water. With water resistance up to 200 meters, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and screw-lock case back, this is a timepiece ready for whatever ocean sports or marine activities you are into. The sporty, yet classic design also features a...

www.casio.com

Invicta must be terrified.

 

Half the price and still a Sub 😎

 

The 44mm diameter alone separates it from being a Submariner clone.

 

What do you think?

No resin on it. Stainless steel and aluminium only.

MDV-107D-1A1V | CASIO SINGAPORE

Take your full-metal analog style straight to the water. With water resistance up to 200 meters, a unidirectional rotating bezel, and screw-lock case back, this is a timepiece ready for whatever ocean sports or marine activities you are into. The sporty, yet classic design also features a...

www.casio.com

It does NOT look like Sub clone, unless you consider 80-90% of all available "divers" today as such. Should Casio ever have the utmost stupid idea to do a Sub clone, I will skip Casio in a heartbeat and they can kiss my a** goodbye forever because I absolutely HATE Sub clones and I will never understand - while certainly iconic - such an antique design is worth copycating by so many companies when there are so much better, moder n day designs at hand.

 

That's not a Submariner clone. Relax, they didn't pull a Steinhart or Invicta.

 

I don't think it's that hard to tell the difference between something that has similarities vs something that's a straight clone / copy or an homage 🤷‍♂️. But I guess some folks struggle with it.

 

Just be thankful the OP didn't call it an homage. This might have gone on forever.

 

I'm not even sure I'd call that a homage, let alone a clone. Just a few things that are different...

• Noon index on dial isn't a triangle like Submariner
• No cyclops
• Bracelet is different
• Bracelet lacks quick adjust
• Hour hand is different
• Minute hand is different
• Second hand is different
• Crown guard appears to be different
• Quartz movement
• WR is 200M vs. Submariner 300M

 

Ah, but the Submariner used to be 200m water resistant. Clearly Casio was aware of this fact and consciously chose to copy the Submariner in order to try and leech off of Rolex's success!

/s

 

Many times on WUS people see a similar theme and call it a copy. Same with identifying SUVs and crossovers.

 

Reminds me of a meme that continues to make the rounds that a 'Market of Choice' doesn't exist when purchasing cars anymore because they are 'all the same'

Never mind subtle differences, different colorway options, different features, trims or even other options in the brand fleet

 

Isn't that a duro? Or, am I missing something?

 

Yup, that's a Duro. But now you can get them on a bracelet. Apparently that means that all of a sudden it's a Submariner clone.

 

This poor dude’s never gonna post in the Casio forum again.😂

 

 

Naturally, any serious collection has to have both 🤣🤣🤣

 

I'm confused. These are the same exact watch?

 

Now this is a clone -- casio not so much

 

Now this is a clone -- casio not so much
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Actually, that's a watch. This is a clone:

 

anyone have experience with this brand ?
seems to be a faithful Homage
recommend buy ? YES _ NO _

 

anyone have experience with this brand ?
seems to be a faithful Homage
recommend buy ? YES _ NO _

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Those are overpriced, in my opinion, due to being a Swiss made homage. You can find the same level quality for a much lower price without the “Swiss” label.

 

Well, technically Rolex copied the Blancpain FF. The BP FF was unveiled in Basel in 1953, alongside the Zodiac Sea Wolf. The Rolex Sub was unveiled a year later in 1954 after Hans saw the viability of the dive watch.

 

The design is completely different. We are talking about clones here.

 

Looks like the OPs main objective with this thread was to garner a lot of attention which he succeeded in doing.

 

I love the styling of the 'submariner', however, I'd never be able to afford one. That's why I bought something visually very similar, but entirely affordable...