ThornT008
Homage to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique
about$189
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Thorn T008 is a homage to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique, with a 38 mm case, 7 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement and is water resistant to 200 m. It costs about $189 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 | T008 | Fifty Fathoms (5015 1130 71S) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38 mm | 45 mm | −7 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 45.8 mm | Not published | Can't compare |
| Thickness | 13 mm | 15.5 mm | −2.5 mm |
| Lug width | 20 mm | 23 mm | −3 mm |
| Water resistance | 200 m | 300 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, PT5000 | Automatic, 1315 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 120 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire | Not published | |
| Bezel | Rotating bezel (action not stated), Sapphire ring filled with vintage luminous | Unidirectional rotating, sapphire-topped, Sapphire | |
| Case material | Grade 2 titanium alloy | Steel | |
| Lume | Vintage super luminous coating on dial, hands and bezel ring | Not published | |
| Bracelet | Custom-moulded FKM fluororubber strap | Steel | |
| Weight | 69 g | Not published |
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 / 127 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug0 / 8Not published, left out
- Thickness1 / 62.5 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 43 mm apart
Design signatures— / 40
- Unidirectional bezel topped with sapphire, with luminous markings6 / 12Bezel ring with beige luminous markings and 15-30-45 numerals and a luminous triangle; the brand calls it a sapphire ring but does not say how it turns.
- Luminous hands and hour markers, including the seconds hand8 / 8Luminous dot, bar and diamond markers and luminous hands in the official images; the seconds hand has a lume-filled tip.
- Date window between 4 and 5 o'clock0 / 6Time-only dial with no date window.
- Short lugs2.5 / 5Short, straight lugs on a 38 mm case, 45.8 mm lug to lug.
- Large screw-down crown2.5 / 5Screw-down crown, but small (under 6 mm by one reviewer), not the large crown of the original.
- Domed crystal4 / 4Tall domed sapphire crystal sitting well above the bezel.
Functions and materials— / 20
- Complications4 / 8Time only; the original has a date.
- Bezel action2 / 4The brand does not say how the bezel rotates.
- Case and bezel materials2 / 4Titanium case; the original reference is steel.
- Crystal shape and date window2 / 4Domed sapphire, but no date window.
Movement type— / 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 at 69 g
- Domed sapphire crystal
- Vintage-style luminous bezel and dial
- 200 m water resistance
- PT5000 automatic movement
Less good
- Time only, no date
- Tall 13 mm profile with the domed crystal
- Crown is small for the case (one reviewer)
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.