[Bizi]

Isn't this thread a homage to this thread a few years back?

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/best-1016-explorer-homage-right-now.5348879/

Touché. I literally linked that thread at the bottom of my post!

However instead of just asking, I included a list to show what I liked and what I was aware of. In case that helped suggestions.

Since that was a 2020 thread, I figure we should have more options (we truly do) and maybe something interesting that just hints or takes some (not all) cues from that era.

There are tons of options, which is why someone might have something great to share. Like the Lorier Falcon/Falcon II!

 

[Bizi]

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Thanks for this. I'm not in the USA.

US exports to here could be hit with counter-tariffs, but I'll have a look anyway.

 

[Bizi]

if I understand it correctly, the explorer homage you're looking for consists of any watch having:

• a roundish case;
• 3 hands

I don't know why or if I've offended you or you just wanted to poke fun at me. I didn't come here to piss you off. What am I doing wrong? I'm a bit confused by your cryptic joke.

 

[Davekaye90]

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Hi everyone, since there has been a lot of quality advice and suggestions here in the past, I'd appreciate your opinions, advice or tips on this.

I have made up the following list of potentially ultimate 1016 Explorer homages.

Are there any decent ones I've missed?

I have a few of these (sitting around) already and considering a dial swap to make a more unique and customised fun watch.

Alternatively, if there is some vintage but suitable watch, I'm up for a vintage/old stock watch, if the price is right and it's one to keep and maintain (and/or repair).
[The Caravelle Sea Hunter looks great, with fixed bezel]

Another alternative is another Chinese homage or self-build (since there are new options coming up all the time). Mod brand Lucius Atelier has a sub-10mm auto titanium Explorer case.

Microbrands, old Swiss or international brands? Are there any you recommend, that approximate a 1016 in look and feel? I've seen the odd microbrand watch that looked perfect if it just had a generic 1016 style 369 dial.

With the global economy crashing I'm probably not going to want to have a huge budget, so it will likely end up as a fun project instead of "the ultimate". But let's see!

Explorer homages and slight variations:

• Addiesdive auto & VH31 36mm
• Alpha SB369-TY2806 36.5mm
• Armida A6 36mm
• Bernhardt Binnacle Anchor 40mm
• Borealis Adraga V2 39.6mm
• Baltany S4066AB 36mm
• Caravelle Sea Hunter (@wus)
• Cronos L6019 36/L6030 39
• Eberhard Scientigraf 41mm
• Incipio '8' 1016 36mm & story
• Lucius Atelier Ti Gr 4 <10mm case
• Matthew & Sons Arcticus
• Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic
• Octopus Kraken OCT-0013 36mm
• San Martin SN021-G 36mm
• Smiths Everest PRS-25
• Steinhart Adventure 39mm
• Tiger-Concept 1016OP 35mm
• Tisell 9015EX 36mm
• Traska Summiteer 36mm or 38mm
• Watchdives WD1016 37mm
• Zeno Explorer ZEX 36mm or 38mm

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**I compiled the list from these WUS threads plus watches I'm familiar with:Tisell
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• Watchuseek Best 1016 homage (2020)
• https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/explorer-alternatives.5409589/

Pics are not mine, but have been inspo for this list.

Alpha, Tiger, Parnis, Tisell et. al are junk watch grade. If you want a modern lookalike, the OK does that extremely well. Personally I like SM's "modernized 1016" as opposed to just a clone of the contemporary Explorer 1.

 

[Chronopolis]

I don’t spend a lot of time contemplating homages.

What is the point of a reply like this?
Does it add anything to the convo?
OK, now we know you don't "spend a lot of time contemplating homages."
Very nice. And? So what?
Why the diqq move?

 

[Chronopolis]

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I've wanted that ZENO for a long time.
That's the sweetest version I've seen.

 

[Davekaye90]

If I were going to buy something like this myself, it'd probably be a Clemence Munro.

 

[Davekaye90]

What is the point of a reply like this?
Does it add anything to the convo?
OK, now we know you don't "spend a lot of time contemplating homages."
Very nice. And? So what?
Why the diqq move?

This is why. How else would we know of his virtue if we weren't told?

 

[HoosierATCChief]

What is the point of a reply like this?
Does it add anything to the convo?
OK, now we know you don't "spend a lot of time contemplating homages."
Very nice. And? So what?
Why the diqq move?

It was simply a statement that I don’t think about the subject much. If I like a watch I do and if I don’t, I don’t. You’re the one that made an a$$ if themselves by assuming my comment was critical when you had no clue what you were babbling about.

 

[Bizi]

If I were going to buy something like this myself, it'd probably be a Clemence Munro.

I'd have included it in my list except it's different enough from the Explorer 369 design. But yeah I have thought of it as a very high quality option. Thanks to a Scottish YouTuber's review.

 

[HoosierATCChief]

This is why. How else would we know of his virtue if we weren't told?

Ditto for you. I don’t spend time labeling if a watch is a Homage or whatever. I either like it or I don’t. That’s all I was saying.

 

[Drudge]

I had this issue but in the end I chose the Steiny

 

[Stelwick]

Great suggestion, thanks for being helpful. This one takes the elements of the watch and brings its own style with some of the details, like the flat link bracelet and angular, brushed sides.

Nice to get some helpful suggestions that I hadn't thought of. Exactly why I asked here.
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Those pictures are of version 2. The newest version has the 3-6-9 dial, as seen here: FALCON SIII

 

[jlyzniak]

Tudor Ranger!

 

[mougino]

I like the Enoksen Deco for its 18mm lugs, best fitting on a 36mm no-bezel watch in my experience:

I also quite like the Atticus options:

And does the Sinn 556 count? 🤔 more as an alternative than an homage, maybe?

 

[silentmask]

I don’t spend a lot of time contemplating homages.

Relax man.

Speaking of which…

 

[Xerxes300]

I have the Hroudland retro. IMO, the Hroudland is almost perfect since you can’t find the original explorer 6350 anymore at anything less than $30k or more. The lume is Seiko prospex level.

 

[boludaso]

Ultramarine

 

[hugof3C]

I don't know why or if I've offended you or you just wanted to poke fun at me. I didn't come here to piss you off. What am I doing wrong? I'm a bit confused by your cryptic joke.

what if my comment wasn't a cryptic joke, but constructive criticism?
have you tried compiling your own alternatives into specifics of what you're looking for?

• size?
• price-range from <AliX to >eberhard
• case shape vaguely round
• dial colour from black to white /silver, textured or not
• arabic numbers/ batons + triangles, round, assorted, lumed and not
• hands shape?

if you feel the above presents a coherent image of what you're looking for by labelling it 'an Explorer homage', well, why not

 

[boludaso]

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Hi everyone, since there has been a lot of quality advice and suggestions here in the past, I'd appreciate your opinions, advice or tips on this.

I have made up the following list of potentially ultimate 1016 Explorer homages.

Are there any decent ones I've missed?

I have a few of these (sitting around) already and considering a dial swap to make a more unique and customised fun watch.

Alternatively, if there is some vintage but suitable watch, I'm up for a vintage/old stock watch, if the price is right and it's one to keep and maintain (and/or repair).
[The Caravelle Sea Hunter looks great, with fixed bezel]

Another alternative is another Chinese homage or self-build (since there are new options coming up all the time). Mod brand Lucius Atelier has a sub-10mm auto titanium Explorer case.

Microbrands, old Swiss or international brands? Are there any you recommend, that approximate a 1016 in look and feel? I've seen the odd microbrand watch that looked perfect if it just had a generic 1016 style 369 dial.

With the global economy crashing I'm probably not going to want to have a huge budget, so it will likely end up as a fun project instead of "the ultimate". But let's see!

Explorer homages and slight variations:

• Addiesdive auto & VH31 36mm
• Alpha SB369-TY2806 36.5mm
• Armida A6 36mm
• Bernhardt Binnacle Anchor 40mm
• Borealis Adraga V2 39.6mm
• Baltany S4066AB 36mm
• Caravelle Sea Hunter (@wus)
• Cronos L6019 36/L6030 39
• Eberhard Scientigraf 41mm
• Incipio '8' 1016 36mm & story
• Lucius Atelier Ti Gr 4 <10mm case
• Matthew & Sons Arcticus
• Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic
• Octopus Kraken OCT-0013 36mm
• San Martin SN021-G 36mm
• Smiths Everest PRS-25
• Steinhart Adventure 39mm
• Tiger-Concept 1016OP 35mm
• Tisell 9015EX 36mm
• Traska Summiteer 36mm or 38mm
• Watchdives WD1016 37mm
• Zeno Explorer ZEX 36mm or 38mm

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**I compiled the list from these WUS threads plus watches I'm familiar with:
**:

• Watchuseek Best 1016 homage (2020)
• https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/explorer-alternatives.5409589/

Pics are not mine, but have been inspo for this list.

I never realized how exact a copy the Kronos says to the original. And frankly, it’s a rather nice copy too.
Lots of brands and explorer like watches I’ve never seen before.