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Watchdives WD1016, black dial, 3/6/9
WD1016, black dial, 3/6/9

Watchdives WD1016

A homage of the Rolex Explorer

V3, 39 mm version: about £89 $119, seen 27 Sep

At Watchdives, in stock on 27 Sep.

Size
39 mm across, 3 mm wider than the Explorer
Movement
Seiko VH31, quartz. Sapphire crystal
Look
Keeps 5 of the 6 marks of the Explorer, a partial lookFollows the 1016
Gives it away
Outlined 3, 6 and 9 numerals2 more under “Against the Explorer”
Compare with another homage
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This button is for the V3, 39 mm version. The photo shows the WD1016 black dial, 3/6/9.

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Against the Explorer

Rolex Explorer 12427036Rolex Explorer 124270
Watchdives WD101639Watchdives WD1016

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.

39 mm, 3 mm wider than the Explorer
Rolex Explorer 124270 photo: 124270. Watchdives WD1016 photo: WD1016 black dial, 3/6/9.

The Rolex drawn is the 124270. The WD1016 follows the 1016, so compare shape and size here.

What gives it away

  • 3 mm wider than the Explorer, 39 mm against 36 mm
  • Outlined 3, 6 and 9 numerals
  • Hand, case and dial proportions differ from the Rolex

  • Triangle at 12

    Same.

  • Arabic 3, 6 and 9

    Gives it away. Outlined 3, 6 and 9 numerals

  • Baton hour markers

    Same.

  • Mercedes hour hand

    Same.

  • Smooth steel bezel

    Same.

Rolex left, WD1016 right.

Everything else

Every spec12 listed, each with where it came from

Every spec we have

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

For the WD1016 V3, 39 mm version.

Case width
39 mmwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Lug to lug
47 mmwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Thickness
10.8 mmwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Lug width
20 mmwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Movement calibre
Seiko VH31watchdives.com, 27 Sep
Case material
316L stainless steelwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Crystal
Top-hat sapphire with AR coatingwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Water resistance
100 mwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Bracelet material
Stainless steel screw-link bracelet, 20 mm to 16 mmwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Clasp
Five-hole micro-adjustment milled claspwatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Functions
VH31 sweeping quartz time displaywatchdives.com, 27 Sep
Warranty
2 yearswatchdives.com, 27 Sep
The movementTime Module VH31, in plain words

The movement, in plain words

Watchdives lists the Seiko VH31 for the WD1016.

How it runs. A quartz movement, run by a battery.

On your wrist39 mm across, 10.8 mm thick, on a wrist your size

How it sits on your wrist

Set your wrist circumference to compare the 39 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 70% of that estimated width. The lug span ends 4.6 mm inside each model edge.

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

39 mm case 47 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

10.8 39 wide 47 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. Watchdives WD101610.8 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
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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 2 pages this record was built from