ThornSHY037
Homage to the Rolex Submariner
about$289
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Thorn SHY037 (NH35) is a homage to the Rolex Submariner, with a 40.5 mm case, 0.5 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 300 m. Its Resemblance Score is 65 out of 100. It costs about $289 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 126610LN. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | SHY037 | Submariner (126610LN) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 40.5 mm | 41 mm | −0.5 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 48 mm | ≈ 47.4 mm | +0.6 mm |
| Thickness | 14 mm | ≈ 12.5 mm | +1.5 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | 300 m | 300 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, NH35 | Automatic, 3235 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, aR coating | Sapphire, cyclops | |
| Bezel | Ceramic bezel with lume pip (rotation action not stated), Ceramic | Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, Black Cerachrom ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum | |
| Case material | Titanium | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | C3 green lume on hands and markers | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Titanium bracelet with tool-free quick-release links | Not published | |
| Weight | Not published | Not published |
- ≈ Submariner, Lug-to-lug: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (47–47.8 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Submariner, Thickness: median of 2 agreeing independent measurements (12.5 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Rolex
Submariner
Reference 126610LN, black dial, black cerachrom bezel
- Case
- 41 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 47.4 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 12.5 mm
- Water resistance
- 300 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 3235
- List price
- $11,350
Why it scores 65
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions22.2 / 30
- Case diameter10 / 120.5 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug6.2 / 80.6 mm apart
- Thickness3 / 61.5 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures23 / 40
- Unidirectional 60-minute bezel with black Cerachrom insert6 / 12Black ceramic bezel with a 60-minute scale and lume pip; the brand does not say how it rotates.
- Cyclops lens over the date0 / 8No date window or cyclops.
- Three-row Oyster bracelet8 / 8Three-link bracelet with a brushed centre section, as in the images.
- Black dial with Chromalight luminous display3 / 6Black dial with round, triangle and bar markers lit with green C3 lume rather than blue Chromalight.
- Mercedes-style hour hand6 / 6Mercedes-style hour hand in the official images.
Functions and materials10 / 20
- Complications4 / 8Time only; the original reference has a date.
- Bezel action2 / 4The brand does not state the bezel action.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4Titanium case and bracelet and a ceramic insert; the original is Oystersteel with a Cerachrom insert.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Sapphire crystal with no date window or cyclops; the original has a cyclops.
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
- Titanium case and bracelet
- 300 m water resistance
- Ceramic bezel with lume pip
- Sapphire crystal with AR coating
- Tool-free quick-release bracelet links
Less good
- No date window
- 14 mm thick
- Bezel action not stated
Versions and colours
- Black dial, black ceramic bezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $289
- Black dial, green ceramic bezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $289
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.