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SAN III homage???

While doing my 5 mi. walk today at the local flea market , I came across this "gem" at one of the many

watch kiosks....It looks like the iconic Invicta SAN III.....but....it says ONYK on the dial. It was also

available in several color combos. Obviously the watch is a (clone or homage or fake) of the Invicta SAN

III and I figured I would check it out.

The watch case is made of some kind of light weight mystery metal and it is painted black. It is an exact

copy of the SAN III case except it is not threaded to accept the caseback which is snap on. The metal

band inserts are plastic along with the screws that attach them inside the strap. The bezel is also plastic

but it does rotate unidirectionally.

The strap has the same feel as The silicon strap that Invicta uses but it is much thinner. You wouldn't

need Eyal's arm strength to tear it in half.

The lume is on the hands ONLY and it is surprisingly not that bad.

(1 sec exposure and didn't really charge it in the Sun)

The crown guard is functional but the crown is not screw down , it just pulls out to set the time. There

is no date function. The chrono pushers also do not screw down. You can press the buttons and they

move , but the chrono is nonfunctioning. The subdial hands look real enough but the subdial hands are

only glued to the dial and give the appearance that the chrono is running.

The lug and upper strap screws are real but cheaply made. The strap insert screws are plastic and I

believe are false and glued together.

The size of the homage is identical to an original SAN III in every detail including the strap length. The

crystal is plastic. You can also see the glued on chrono hands to make it appear that the chrono is

running.

The case back is snap on and it does say SS and water resistant......I believe the WR is measured in

inches however...

Although the strap is an identical length , it is of poor quality. Look at the thickness of the buckle and

the thinness of the keepers as compared to an original.

With the caseback removed you can see the quartz power plant is a small Chinese one. There is no

caseback gasket.

The asking price for the watch was $15. I paid $10 for it just to show you guys Invicta homages do exist.

It is probably worth $5 or less. The plastic protective caseback wrap was labeled made in China

By the way , the SAN III homages were right next to some very colorful Swiss Legend Neptune homages

of very similar quality.

Well I hope you enjoyed the view and review of the SAN III homage. Thanks for looking and I look

forward to your comments. Have a great day!

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Some craftsmen they are. They forgot to paint the white-out on the bezel at 4:00. I'd take it back, Rog. Or

you could send it to ONYK for repair. Did you pick that up on ShopFLEA? Today's Top Counterfeit? 6

ValuePays?

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Always enjoy your watch inginuity roger. Your a great teacher!. Thanks for sharing, joseph

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Disposable?? Like throw away contact lenses. Wear it once and toss it.

Thanks for the review, Rog. Pretty interesting.

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imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

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Thanks for the review. Not surprising. It seems everyone has a clone. I'll stick with the real deal on these.

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Some craftsmen they are. They forgot to paint the white-out on the bezel at 4:00. I'd take it back, Rog.

Or you could send it to ONYK for repair. Did you pick that up on ShopFLEA? Today's Top Counterfeit? 6

ValuePays?

I knew I should have got the blue one.

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Thanks for the review. Not surprising. It seems everyone has a clone. I'll stick with the real deal on

these.

I'll stick with the real one on this too. I would have bought the Neptune clone also but I couldn't afford

the sticker shock of another $10.

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Great review. This is too funny when we get knock-offs of our favorite Invicta

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That was one hell of a review on a watch that I will never buy, but I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for

sharing.

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SAN III Homage

You can use the band for emergency purposes!! For $10 who could go wrong for a band replacement and

throw away the watch!

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Thanks Roger for the laugh!

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Did it come in a nice presentation box or dive box?

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Did it come in a nice presentation box or dive box?

No box , just a thank you and a smile.

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Thanks for the review and pics of your flea market find!

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Who would have thought a knock off Invicta. This is the second post showing one of these the other was

a online retailer. I would have never imagined. Thanks Roger

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Thanks for sharing Rog.

Once the warm weather hits here in NYC, you can go into Manhattan and find street vendors selling you

any homage you wish to buy.

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Very interesting. Are you going to do a water test? lol....

I have also seen Lupah "homages" around, have never seen a SANIII.

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I don't have a good flea market near me. Do they have any good Bolex or TAG Hours ?

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Kickass review Rog, thanks! I just finished a 26mi ride and this was the first thread I opened up.

This kind of thing really helps me appreciate the craftsmanship and quality of the genuine thing...not that

I had any trouble before.

It's amazing, you can find knockoffs of almost anything! As a MTB'er I was surprised to find takedowns of

some boutique brands only a true enthusiast would know.

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I don't have a good flea market near me. Do they have any good Bolex or TAG Hours ?

I wonder if anyone ever stuffed one of those back in a box and tried to return it?

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Interesting. Thanks for taking one for the team Rog.

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Always enjoy your comments Roger,This one makes me appreciate my SAN 111 all the more thank you

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Imitation is sometimes the sincerest form of trying to pull the wool over someones eyes too, LOL!

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Thanks for sharing Rog. Once the warm weather hits here in NYC, you can go into Manhattan and find street vendors selling you any homage you wish to buy.

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SAN III homage indeed.

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Hah!! WR measured in inches! Great stuff, sir! Thank you for doing all this, very

entertaining. I too ran across some of these just yesterday and remembered you had posted

this. These are from Geneva, which interestingly enough has much fancier knock-offs for

sale in a glass case in an Ultra Diamonds jewelry store about 20 feet away from this kiosk.

Hundreds and hundreds of dollars for straight knockoffs. Wild how this happens is such a

litigious society as ours.

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whoa very cool..or not cool but interesting either way

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Your homage looks much better than my homage. At least the Neptune clones I saw were

wrapped.....thanks for the pic.

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Your homage looks much better than my homage. At least the Neptune clones I saw were

wrapped.....thanks for the pic.

Surely you jest. How could my one pic taken through glass of even crappier watches be in

any way better than your totally awesome, in-depth post packed with hilarity and

information?

Wait, are you talking about the actual watch! Right? Sorry. lol Uh, no, I would say that while

there are subtle differences in manufacture/presentation, they both stink on ice.

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Good stuff Roger!!! I usually see the Lupah look-a-like design down here in NYC but the

Noma III design is definitely becoming more popular in many little shops around town.

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Good stuff Roger!!! I usually see the Lupah look-a-like design down here in NYC but the

Noma III design is definitely becoming more popular in many little shops around town.

We have some real good looking Lupah stuff here too (seen at Sawgrass Mall), I think made

by the master watchmakers at Joe Rodeo. They also clone that "R" brand. I would actually

like to change my name to Joe Rodeo......or maybe change it NY Jet's owner...Woody

Johnson...

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Good stuff Roger!!! I usually see the Lupah look-a-like design down here in NYC but the

Noma III design is definitely becoming more popular in many little shops around town.

Heheh, the things you'll find under a bed sheet on a fold up table on the sidewalk!

Remember when this stuff was mainly down on Canal?

Now it's right in front of the 5th Ave shops that sell the real thing!

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We have some real good looking Lupah stuff here too (seen at Sawgrass Mall), I think

made by the master watchmakers at Joe Rodeo. They also clone that "R" brand. I would

actually like to change my name to Joe Rodeo......or maybe change it NY Jet's

owner...Woody Johnson...

Oh, I'm so bad for laughing at that!

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That's a pretty good "homage" to the Sub3 line. Thanks for the review and in-depth analysis

of the "homage."

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Guess you could use it for digging in the yard or cutting grass or fixing something around the

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Guess you could use it for digging in the yard or cutting grass or fixing something around

the house.if it breaks who cares.

If I did some of that with it.....there is no doubt in my mind that it WOULD break. With no

caseback gasket, I think sweat would seep into the case. I use my Deep Blue black PVD

quartz Juggy for those working chores around the house. That watch stays in my shed.

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good 4 a laugh!

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Wow, fantastic review of an ultra crummy watch.

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Good review Roger, you can use it as a beater.

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Huh. Thanks for that interesting review.

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