ThornT026A
Homage to the Omega Seamaster Railmaster
about$209
Regular price at the brand's own website, checked 31 Oct 2026. Marketplace prices change often.
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The Thorn T026A is a homage to the Omega Seamaster Railmaster, with the same 38 mm case size. It uses an automatic movement. Its Resemblance Score is 80 out of 100. It costs about $209 at the official store.
Side by side with the original
Compared with reference 235.10.38.20.06.001. Values marked ≈ are estimates, such as a reviewer's measurement.
| Spec | T026A | Railmaster (235.10.38.20.06.001) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 38 mm | 38 mm | same |
| Lug-to-lug | 47 mm | ≈ 45 mm | +2 mm |
| Thickness | 12.3 mm | ≈ 12.4 mm | −0.1 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | 150 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, PT5000 | Automatic, 8806 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 55 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, inner anti-reflective coating, domed | Sapphire, both sides | |
| Bezel | Fixed, smooth, polished | Fixed, polished | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel, finely brushed | Stainless steel, brushed and polished | |
| Lume | C3 vintage Super-LumiNova on hands and indices | White Super-LumiNova on indexes, numerals and hands | |
| Bracelet | 316L solid stainless steel bracelet with quick-release spring bars | Three-link stainless steel bracelet | |
| Weight | 136 g | Not published |
- ≈ Railmaster, Lug-to-lug: median of 4 agreeing independent measurements (44.9–45 mm); the maker does not publish it.
- ≈ Railmaster, Thickness: median of 3 agreeing independent measurements (12.36 mm); the maker does not publish it.
The original
Omega
Railmaster
Reference 235.10.38.20.06.001, steel on steel, grey gradient dial, bracelet (2025)
- Case
- 38 mm
- Lug-to-lug
- ≈ 45 mm
- Thickness
- ≈ 12.4 mm
- Water resistance
- 150 m
- Movement
- Automatic, 8806
- List price
- $6,200
Why it scores 80
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions22.8 / 30
- Case diameter12 / 12Same size
- Lug-to-lug2 / 82 mm apart
- Thickness5.8 / 60.1 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures27.5 / 40
- Dauphine hour hand with arrow-tipped minute hand4.5 / 9Arrow-tipped hour hand and a long dauphine-style minute hand with a lume strip in the official images, which is the reverse of the original's dauphine hour hand and arrow minute hand.
- Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 with wedge-shaped indices10 / 10Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 with wedge-shaped indices in the other positions, on a black dial.
- Dateless dial with minimal text3 / 6No date window, but the dial carries the Thorn name and an "Automatic" line in script, so it is not text-free.
- Short twisted lyre lugs3 / 6Short lugs in the official images, but they are straight-sided rather than twisted.
- Plain, wide polished bezel5 / 5Wide, plain, polished fixed bezel in the official images.
- Three-link bracelet with butterfly clasp2 / 4Flat-link steel bracelet with polished sides and a solid micro-adjust clasp; the brand does not describe a butterfly clasp.
Functions and materials20 / 20
- Complications8 / 8Time only, no date, as on the original.
- Bezel action4 / 4Fixed bezel, as on the original.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4Stainless steel case and bracelet, as on the original.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Domed sapphire with no date window or cyclops, 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
- Compact 38 mm case
- Domed sapphire crystal with an AR coating
- Plain polished bezel close to the original shape
- Bracelet with a micro-adjust clasp
- C3 vintage lume
Less good
- Dial carries the brand name and an "Automatic" line
- Lugs are straight rather than twisted
- Water resistance not stated for this model
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.