SugessS463
Homage to the Rolex Explorer II
about$700
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Sugess S463 is a homage to the Rolex Explorer II, with a 40 mm case, 2 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 100 m. Its Resemblance Score is 66 out of 100. It costs about $700 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 226570. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | S463 | Explorer II (226570) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 40 mm | 42 mm | −2 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 48 mm | ≈ 50.3 mm | −2.3 mm |
| Thickness | 12.2 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Lug width | 20 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, Peacock SL3032 | Automatic, 3285 | |
| GMT type | None | True GMT (jumping local hour) | |
| Power reserve | 41 h | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, cyclops | Sapphire, cyclops | |
| Bezel | Fixed 24-hour scale (from the official images; the brand does not describe the bezel) | Fixed, 24-hour graduated | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | BGW9 | Chromalight | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel three-link bracelet | Oyster, three-piece solid links | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Explorer II, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (50–50.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Explorer II
Reference 226570, black and polar white dials
- Case
- 42 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 50.3 mm
- Thickness
- Not published
- Water resistance
- 100 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 3285
- List price
- $10,600
Why it scores 66
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions7.7 / 30
- Case diameter4 / 122 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug1.1 / 82.3 mm apart
- Thickness0 / 6Not published, left out
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures32.5 / 40
- Fixed steel 24-hour bezel12 / 12Fixed brushed steel bezel with a 24-hour scale, even numbers printed and a 24 at the top, in all five official images.
- Orange arrow-tipped 24-hour hand8 / 8Orange 24-hour hand with a square tip, on every dial.
- Mercedes hour hand3 / 6Only the white and crystal-flake versions have a circle-and-spoke hour hand; the black and blue versions use plain lume swords.
- Crown guards2.5 / 5The screw-down crown sits between the case shoulders, but the images show no separate guards as large as the original's.
- Three-link Oyster bracelet5 / 5Three-link brushed steel bracelet with a polished centre edge, as in the official images.
- Polar white dial with black-coated markers2 / 4The white version has a bright white dial, but the markers are lume dots and bars, not black-coated markers.
Functions and materials16 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Date and a 24-hour hand like the original. The brand text does not say whether the hour hand sets independently, so true-GMT behaviour is not confirmed.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4316L steel case and a steel bezel in the images, against the original's Oystersteel.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal with a magnified date window, as on the original.
Movement type10 / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
We haven't read enough independent reviews of this model to summarise them yet.
Good
- Sapphire crystal with a date lens
- Fixed steel 24-hour bezel and orange 24-hour hand, close to the original's layout
- Five dial options including two crystal-flake dials
- Brand states 100 m water resistance and a slide-lock buckle
Less good
- No hands-on review of this model was found, so the build is unverified by reviewers
- The brand states a 48 mm lug-to-lug, long for a 40 mm case
Versions and colours
- Black dial, orange GMT handIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $700
- Blue dial, orange GMT handIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $700
- White dial, Mercedes-style hour hand, orange GMT handFollows the Explorer II 226570 (black and polar white dials)about $700
- Blue crystal-flake dial, orange GMT handIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $700
- Turquoise crystal-flake dial, orange GMT handIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $700
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.