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Steeldive SD1953, Submariner style, black dial, black bezel, steel bracelet
SD1953, submariner style, black dial, black bezel, steel bracelet

Steeldive SD1953

A homage of the Rolex Submariner

about £90 $120, seen 27 Sep

At Steeldive, in stock on 27 Sep.

Size
40.5 mm across, 0.5 mm narrower than the Submariner
Movement
Seiko NH35, automatic. Sapphire crystal
Look
Keeps 5 of the 7 marks of the Submariner, a close look
Gives it away
Bezel numerals in a different typeface1 more under “Against the Submariner”
Compare with another homage

Against the Submariner

Rolex Submariner 12406041Rolex Submariner 124060
Steeldive SD195340.5Steeldive SD1953

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.

40.5 mm, 0.5 mm narrower than the Submariner
Rolex Submariner 124060 photo: 124060. Steeldive SD1953 photo: SD1953 Submariner style, black dial, black bezel, steel bracelet.

The Rolex drawn is the 124060.

What gives it away

  • 0.5 mm narrower than the Submariner, 40.5 mm against 41 mm
  • Bezel numerals in a different typeface

  • 60-minute dive bezel

    Gives it away. Bezel numerals in a different typeface

  • Triangle at 12

    Same.

  • Round hour plots

    Same.

  • Mercedes hour hand

    Same.

  • Bar at 3, or a date

    Same.

  • Crown guards

    Not compared yet.

Rolex left, SD1953 right.

Everything else

Every spec7 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

From Steeldive's own pages. Each figure links to where it was found.

Case width
40.5 mmsteeldive.com, 27 Sep
Lug to lug
47.7 mmsteeldive.com, 27 Sep
Thickness
13.3 mmsteeldive.com, 27 Sep
Movement calibre
Seiko NH35 (black date product title)steeldive.com, 27 Sep
Crystal
Sapphiresteeldive.com, 27 Sep
Water resistance
300 msteeldive.com, 27 Sep
Bezel
120-click unidirectional ceramicsteeldive.com, 27 Sep
The movementTime Module NH35, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Steeldive lists the Seiko NH35 for the SD1953.

How it runs. An automatic. Wearing it winds it.

Beat. It beats 21,600 times an hour, 6 a second, so the seconds hand sweeps in small steps.

Setting the time. The seconds hand stops when you pull the crown out, so you can set it to the second.

On your wrist40.5 mm across, 13.3 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 40.5 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 72% of that estimated width. The lug span ends 4.2 mm inside each model edge.

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

40.5 mm case 47.7 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

13.3 40.5 wide 47.7 lug to lug

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

Side views to scale against other Rolex Submariner homages.

  1. Benyar BY-5161M Smurf12 mm
  2. Baltany S3075 MilSub12.3 mm
  3. DAVOSA Ternos Diver 161.550.4012.5 mm
  4. Addiesdive H3QZ13 mm
  5. Debaufre Ocean-113 mm
  6. Steeldive SD195313.3 mm
  7. Cronos L601513.5 mm
Earlier prices1 seen before, with the date

  • Steeldive $120 (about £90), seen 27 Sep, in stock

    Seller page
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Every Steeldive 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 page this record was built from