ThornSHY033
Homage to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique
about$179
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Thorn SHY033 is a homage to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique, with a 40 mm case, 5 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 200 m. It costs about $179 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 5015 1130 71S. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | SHY033 | Fifty Fathoms (5015 1130 71S) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 40 mm | 45 mm | −5 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 50 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 13.4 mm | 15.5 mm | −2.1 mm |
| Lug width | ≈ 20 mm | 23 mm | −3 mm |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 300 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, NH35 | Automatic, 1315 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 120 h | |
| Crystal | Mineral, blue AR coating | Not published | |
| Bezel | Unidirectional rotating, 120 clicks, Ceramic | Unidirectional rotating, sapphire-topped, Sapphire | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Steel | |
| Lume | Swiss C3 super luminous, green glow | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Strap (nylon strap in the listing images) | Steel | |
| Weight | 78 g | Not published |
- ≈ SHY033, Lug width: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (20 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Blancpain
Fifty Fathoms
Reference 5015 1130 71S, black dial, black sapphire-topped bezel, steel bracelet
- Case
- 45 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- Not published
- Thickness
- 15.5 mm
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 1315
- List price
- $22,700
Why it scores as it does
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Lug-to-lug is neither published nor measured for one of the two watches, so there is not enough data to score.
Proportions— / 30
- Case diameter0 / 125 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness1.8 / 62.1 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 43 mm apart
Design signatures— / 40
- Unidirectional bezel topped with sapphire, with luminous markings6 / 12Ceramic bezel insert with luminous markings and a diamond at 12, not a sapphire-topped bezel.
- Luminous hands and hour markers, including the seconds hand8 / 8Luminous numerals, bar markers and hands in the official night view, including a lume-tipped seconds hand.
- Date window between 4 and 5 o'clock0 / 6No date window on the dial.
- Short lugs0 / 5Long, downturned lugs: 50 mm lug to lug on a 40 mm case.
- Large screw-down crown2.5 / 5Screw-down crown of 5.9 mm per one reviewer, unsigned; smaller than the original large crown.
- Domed crystal4 / 4Tall box-shaped domed crystal, mineral rather than sapphire.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8Time only on a date-capable NH35; the original has a date.
- Bezel action4 / 4Unidirectional bezel with 120 clicks; the original is unidirectional.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4Steel case with a ceramic insert; the original bezel is sapphire-topped.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Domed mineral crystal and no date window; the original uses sapphire.
Movement type— / 10
- Movement type10 / 10Same movement type.
What reviewers and owners say
Reviewers
From 3 reviews we read or watched.
Both reviewers liked the matte sandblasted steel case with its long downturned lugs, which sit well on the wrist despite the 50 mm lug-to-lug length. The 120-click bezel was described as crisp with a pleasant resistance, and the lume was called bright and evenly matched across the dial, hands and bezel. Both pointed out the mineral crystal rather than sapphire and the unused ghost date position on the NH35. One reviewer found the bezel indices did not line up perfectly, while the other found the alignment precise. One called the thick nylon strap robust and noted a gap between the long lugs and some straps, and that the "Exploration Road" legend at 6 is strangely worded.
A third reviewer, who ordered his own directly from the brand, agreed on the bead-blasted case with drilled lugs, the 120-click ceramic bezel that lines up, the bright lume, the mineral (not sapphire) crystal and the odd 'Exploration Road' wording. He found it a fair, easy-to-wear copy and thought the 20 mm lug width suited straps better than the 18 mm of another model he owns. He also found the unsigned crown very small.
Good
- 120-click ceramic bezel
- Tall box crystal
- Even lume across hands, dial and bezel
- Matte sandblasted case
- Strap-friendly 20 mm band width
Less good
- Mineral rather than sapphire crystal
- Long 50 mm lug-to-lug distance
- Date function of the NH35 is unused (ghost date)
- Dial legend at 6 is oddly worded (one reviewer)
- Small unsigned crown (one reviewer)
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.