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Octopus Kraken OCT013, Black 36mm Explorer-style dial
OCT013, black 36mm Explorer-style dial

Octopus Kraken OCT013

A homage of the Rolex Explorer

Price not listed yet

Size
36 mm across, the same width as the Explorer
Movement
PT5000, automatic
Look
Keeps 5 of the 6 marks of the Explorer, a close look
Gives it away
More modern bracelet and lume treatment than the 1016
Compare with another homage

Against the Explorer

Rolex Explorer 12427036Rolex Explorer 124270
Octopus Kraken OCT01336Octopus Kraken OCT013

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.

36 mm, the same width as the Explorer
Rolex Explorer 124270 photo: 124270. Octopus Kraken OCT013 photo: Black 36mm Explorer-style dial.

The Rolex drawn is the 124270.

What gives it away

  • More modern bracelet and lume treatment than the 1016

  • Triangle at 12

    Same.

  • Arabic 3, 6 and 9

    Same.

  • Baton hour markers

    Same.

  • Mercedes hour hand

    Not compared yet.

  • Smooth steel bezel

    Same.

Rolex left, OCT013 right.

Everything else

Every spec10 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

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

Case width
36 mmoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Lug to lug
43 mmoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Thickness
10.5 mmoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Lug width
20 mmoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Movement calibre
PT5000octopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Water resistance
100 moctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Bracelet material
Three-link steel braceletoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Clasp
On-the-fly micro-adjust, five positionsoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Power reserve
38 hoursoctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
Weight
116 goctopuskraken.com, 27 Sep
The movementPT5000, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Octopus Kraken lists the PT5000 for the OCT013. It is an automatic, so wearing it winds it.

On your wrist36 mm across, 10.5 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 36 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 64% of that estimated width. The lug span ends 6.6 mm inside each model edge.

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

36 mm case 43 mm lug to lug 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

10.5 36 wide 43 lug to lug

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

Side views to scale against other Rolex Explorer homages.

  1. Octopus Kraken OCT01310.5 mm
  2. Baltany S4066 retro Explorer11.5 mm
  3. Cronos L601911.55 mm
  4. Addiesdive AD202312 mm
  5. Alpha Explorer automatic, 36 mm12.5 mm
  6. Alpha Explorer automatic, 39 mm12.5 mm
  7. Bliger Explorer 39 mm12.8 mm
What owners report1 report on one topic

What owners report

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

From owners1 report

  • After several months, the owner reported about +2 seconds/day, comfortable fit on a 6.25-inch wrist, gritty crown threads when screwing down, easily scratched clasp, and tight bracelet screws. No-date dial leaves a ghost crown position because the PT5000 has a date function.

    Owner report on octopuskraken.com

More from Octopus Kraken4 more on Bewrist

Every Octopus Kraken watch

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

Drawn to scale by listed case width.

All 29 on the look page

SourcesThe page this record was built from