[yellowcouch]

A long-time lover of high-end watches, I've expected to never be able to build the collection that I want. I just started looking into homage watches, though, and picked up a used Davosa Ternos (submariner homage). This got me wondering... what other options may be out there for the watches in the styles that I love, at prices I'm willing to pay, without resorting to terrible and/or quart movements?

Is there a great reference somewhere for homages in general? I've found tons online for replicas, but much less for homages, outside of a few really common ones.

Here's my list - and if you've been going in this direction, I'd love to see what's on yours, too!

[EDIT] - I'll update this with what I find. I hope it's useful, and if I've missed something or something new is available, post a reply and I'll update it!

I'm defining "reasonable" price as sub-$500.

IWC Portuguese (preferably the 8-day power reserve)
- wanted this one for ages, and after a lot of searching it looks like there are a couple options that are too expensive (like the Hamilton Jazzmaster at which is close in terms of design but both >$1K and a chrono, or, as Stepper mentions, Poljot Journey which is also >$700 and has an extra subdial) or of questionable quality control (Parnis Power Reserve around $85) but precious little choice under between them except for tons of replicas.

IWC Big Pilot (I have seen lots of options for this one)
IWC Inginieur
JLC Reverso (black/white faces)
JLC Master Calendar (should be available somewhere with a Valjoux 7750?)
FP Journe Oct Calendrier
Lange & Sohne Daymatic or Grande Lange 1 (I have a "Davis" one similar, but the date doesn't flip over until 40!)
Breguet (not sure of the model - basic with their traditional blue hands and woven guilloche) - Frederique Constant 303 looks like a killer option, if only it came with blue hands!
Chronoswiss Delphis
Chronoswiss Regulateur
Panerai Luminor (another one that is actually easy to find a homage)
Vacheron Constantin Malte Grande Classique
Rolex day/date (should be easy to find something similar with white face and roman numerals)
Omega Speedmaster (lots of options for this as well)
Patek Philppe Calatrava Travel Time

Any advice?

Darryl

 

[Stepper]

Hey there Daryl and welcome to the forum.
Unfortunately I don't think there exists a masterlist or database for this kind of thing.
I think your best bet is just to familiarize yourself with the different affordable brands that are out there.
As for your list, the only contributions I can make with my limited knowledge are for the first two:

IWC Portuguese = Poljot Journey
IWC Big Pilot - Stainhart Nav-B UHR

 

[shvlhd69]

In the very brief time I've spent lurking on this forum, I've found that the Panerai homage is a fairly easy find if you surf the bay! The panerai homage thread is full of great hints and tips and places to order such a piece. As far as a master list, let me know if you find one as I've been looking myself! I've dabbled with Parnis watches myself and had a great U-Boat Flightdeck homage prior to getting the real thing as well as a Submariner homage before getting the real deal and the Panerai Luminor as well before getting the real deal! You just gotta look around! Good luck!

 

[yellowcouch]

Thanks for the input, guys - updated with my research on the IWC Portuguese homage, and I agree - the Panerai will be one of the easier ones to find!

 

[TNT13]

This is something I have given thought to and it would probably be very handy to have. " Hey I'm interested in an xyz but can't afford it, any suggestions?" is asked a lot. One thing that might help is that I noticed that Google shopping will bring up visually similar watches. It might be a good starting point. Also doing a Google image search might bring up some homages.