Ive had both Explorer and Daytona homages.
I bought them from this dealer on eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/homage-watches-uk
The first Explorer was awful, the crown felt as though it was full of sand and the auto wind didn't work. The dealer replaced it quickly and politely with one that was OK. It ran fine and looked good. The bracelet was awful but on leather or perlon it was a nice little watch to wear for work. At the time I also tried a Tiger Concepts Explorer which I thought superior in terms of build quality - and it was cheaper! In some ways I preferred the Tiger to the Zeno Explorer which cost over three times as much. I think that Alpha's quality control is a bit patchy (see below) but when you get a good one they are well worth having. The only reason I sold mine was due to one of my periodic culls as my attention shifted elsewhere. I would happily have another one.
Here it is next to a Yokobies modded Seiko 5 and a Zex
For me the cream dial one is the best looking
As regards the Daytona homage, well compared to something like a Steinhart then its amazing value if you can put up with some of its shortcomings. Once again the bracelet is awful - a horrid hollow link rattly affair with a clasp that pops open far too easily. I wasn't too impressed with the crown either as the screw down action was tricky to engage - something of a drawback on a manually wound watch. However the movement, a Seagull ST19 a real bonus at this price point, ran well enough. Mine was running fast but I never got round to getting this sorted - I think that Ian the next owner (Ian_O) did though. He might be along on in a minute to confirm.
The case finish was more than acceptable and the cream dial looked spot on in my opinion. I really enjoyed wearing it, especially on leather.
Since selling it I have rather missed it. Despite the limitations, and I would certainly question the long term durability of the crown, I would definitely have another. In fact I may well do so next month......