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Benyar BY-5161M Submariner / Smurf, BY-5161M blue dial blue bezel
BY-5161M Smurf, BY-5161M blue dial blue bezel

Benyar BY-5161M Smurf

A homage of the Rolex Submariner

Price not listed yet

Size
43 mm across, 2 mm wider than the Submariner
Movement
Miyota 2115 quartz
Look
Keeps 6 of the 7 marks of the Submariner, a close lookFollows the 116619LB
Gives it away
Blue bezel with its own numeral spacing and typeface3 more under “Against the Submariner”
Compare with another homage

Against the Submariner

Rolex Submariner 12406041Rolex Submariner 124060
Benyar BY-5161M Smurf43Benyar BY-5161M Smurf

Photos use listed case widths and automatic case-edge readings. The readings have not been manually audited. Photo proportions stay unchanged. Perspective and lug length can differ.

43 mm, 2 mm wider than the Submariner
Rolex Submariner 124060 photo: 124060. Benyar BY-5161M Smurf photo: BY-5161M blue dial blue bezel.

The Rolex drawn is the 124060. The BY-5161M Smurf follows the 116619LB, so compare shape and size here.

What gives it away

  • 2 mm wider than the Submariner, 43 mm against 41 mm
  • Blue bezel with its own numeral spacing and typeface
  • Marker sizes and hand proportions differ from the Rolex
  • Steel case and a quartz movement, where the Smurf is white gold and automatic

  • 60-minute dive bezel

    Gives it away. Blue bezel with its own numeral spacing and typeface

  • Triangle at 12

    Same.

  • Round hour plots

    Same.

  • Mercedes hour hand

    Same.

  • Bar at 3, or a date

    Same.

  • Crown guards

    Same.

Rolex left, BY-5161M Smurf right.

Everything else

Every spec12 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

As listed. Each figure links to where it was found.

For the 2021 blue BY-5161M quartz version.

Case width
43 mmdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Thickness
12 mmdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Lug width
20 mmdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Movement calibre
Miyota 2115 quartzdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Case material
Stainless steel stated on casebackdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Water resistance
30 mdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Bezel
Painted metal bezel; reviewer reports rough and imprecise unidirectional rotationdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Bracelet material
Stainless steel braceletdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Clasp
Quick-release claspdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Functions
Hours, minutes, seconds, date at 3 with cyclops magnifierdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Weight
133 gdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
Width with crown
47 mmdinodelvescovo.it, 27 Sep
The movementMiyota 2115 quartz, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Benyar lists the Miyota 2115 quartz for the BY-5161M Smurf. It is quartz, run by a battery.

On your wrist43 mm across, 12 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 43 mm case with a schematic wrist. The ellipse estimates wrist width and shape. It cannot predict your fit.

17.0 cm6.7 in around

This wrist model is about 56 mm across. The case spans 77% of that estimated width. Lug to lug is unknown, so no lug extent is drawn.

Wrap a strip of paper round your wrist just below the bone, mark where it meets and measure it.

43 mm case Wrist model about 56 mm across
Schematic section, with a 10 mm grid. The ellipse approximates wrist anatomy from circumference. Your wrist shape, lug curve and fit will differ.

How tall it stands

12 43 wide

The side view uses listed dimensions. Case shape and lug curve are schematic.

Lug to lug is not listed yet, so the drawing stops at the case.

Side views to scale against other Rolex Submariner homages.

  1. Ginault Ocean-Rover II11.5 mm
  2. Benyar BY-5161M Smurf12 mm
  3. Baltany S3075 MilSub12.3 mm
  4. DAVOSA Ternos Diver 161.550.4012.5 mm
  5. Addiesdive H3QZ13 mm
  6. Debaufre Ocean-113 mm
  7. Cronos L601513.5 mm
What owners report6 reports on 4 topics

What owners report

Written reviews. Each covers one watch, so read them as things to check rather than a verdict.

Lume1 report

Finishing1 report

Bracelet and strap1 report

  • The reviewer found solid bracelet links, a secure quick-release clasp and no skin-irritating sharp edges, with some bracelet noise during arm movement.

    Written review on dinodelvescovo.it, 4 Feb 2021

From reviews3 reports

  • Fresh Italian review specifies quartz Miyota 2115, 43mm case, 47mm crown-inclusive, 12/13mm thickness, 20mm lug, 133g and blue variant. Review calls it Submariner homage.

    Written review on dinodelvescovo.it

  • Reviewer describes painted-metal bezel action as rough and difficult to align, weak lume, but acceptable overall finish and bracelet; he advises against treating the 30m-marked example as a dive watch.

    Written review on dinodelvescovo.it

  • The reviewer says the caseback is marked 30m, but advises keeping this watch out of water. They report a rough, hard-to-align painted metal bezel, adequate hands/markers lume, and a smooth date-setting crown with cyclops.

    Written review on dinodelvescovo.it

More from Benyar4 more on Bewrist

Every Benyar watch

Beside other Rolex Submariner homagesThis watch and 5 more of its look, to scale

Drawn to scale by listed case width.

All 66 on the look page

SourcesThe 2 pages this record was built from