WatchdivesWD5512B
Homage to the Rolex Submariner
about$189
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The Watchdives WD5512B is a homage to the Rolex Submariner, with a 40 mm case, 1 mm smaller. It uses an automatic movement. Its Resemblance Score is 89 out of 100. It costs about $189 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 | WD5512B | Submariner (126610LN) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case diameter | 40 mm | 41 mm | −1 mm |
| Lug-to-lug | 48 mm | ≈ 47.4 mm | +0.6 mm |
| Thickness | 11.8 mm | ≈ 12.5 mm | −0.7 mm |
| Lug width | Not published | Not published | Can't compare |
| Water resistance | Not published | 300 m | |
| Movement | Automatic, ST2130 | Automatic, 3235 | |
| Power reserve | Not published | 70 h | |
| Crystal | Sapphire, cyclops, aR coating | Sapphire, cyclops | |
| Bezel | 120-click unidirectional rotating, Ceramic | Unidirectional rotatable 60-minute graduated, Black Cerachrom ceramic, numerals and graduations coated in platinum | |
| Case material | 316L stainless steel | Oystersteel | |
| Lume | BGW9 blue, hands and markers | Not published | |
| Bracelet | 316L stainless steel, 20 mm tapering to 16 mm | 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 89
Proportions and movement are computed from specs. Design details and functions are judged from the brand's official images. How we score
Proportions21.7 / 30
- Case diameter8 / 121 mm apart
- Lug-to-lug6.2 / 80.6 mm apart
- Thickness4.6 / 60.7 mm apart
- Lug width0 / 4Not published, left out
Design signatures37 / 40
- Unidirectional 60-minute bezel with black Cerachrom insert12 / 12Black ceramic insert on a unidirectional 120-click bezel, graduated in minutes with a lume pip at 12, as in the official images.
- Cyclops lens over the date8 / 8Date window at 3 under a magnifier (brand says 2.5x).
- Three-row Oyster bracelet8 / 8Three-row bracelet with a brushed finish, 20 mm tapering to 16 mm, in the official images.
- Black dial with Chromalight luminous display3 / 6Black dial with round, triangle and bar luminous markers, but the lume is BGW9 blue, not the original's own luminous display.
- Mercedes-style hour hand6 / 6Mercedes-style hour hand in the official images.
Functions and materials20 / 20
- Complications8 / 8Date at 3, as on the original.
- Bezel action4 / 4Unidirectional 60-minute bezel with 120 clicks; the original record gives the same direction and scale.
- Case and bezel materials4 / 4316L steel case with a ceramic bezel insert; the original has an Oystersteel case and a Cerachrom insert.
- Crystal shape and date window4 / 4Sapphire crystal with a date magnifier; the original has a sapphire crystal with 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
- Slim 11.8 mm case for a diver, per the brand
- Ceramic 120-click bezel and sapphire crystal
- Hi-beat 28,800 vph movement
- Dual push-button clasp with 5 micro-adjustment holes
Less good
- The product text states no water-resistance figure
- Dimensions are brand figures only; no independent measurement found
- Only two dial and bezel combinations
Versions and colours
- BlackIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $189
- Black Dial - Green BezelIts own colourway, not on the originalabout $189
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Sources
Checked 31 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from one of these pages.