About ZF

I have introduced the stories and development of some watch factories on my blog, including APS, Clean and 3K, a lot of people read these stories and thought they are interesting.

Clean factory: https://www.susanreviews.com/2024/02/17/the-development-of-clean-factory/
3K factory: https://www.susanreviews.com/2024/02/10/about-3k-factory/
APS factory: https://www.susanreviews.com/2024/01/26/secrets-about-aps-factory/

Today, I will give an introduction of ZF. I have talked some things about ZF in another recent post, it is the relationship between APS and ZF, please read it here, https://www.susanreviews.com/2023/12/23/the-bromance-between-aps-and-zf/. Actually I know more things about Clean, Noob, AR and other factories than ZF, there are not many stories about ZF, in the past, I always thought that ZF is a big factory because they have published replicas involving many brands, but I was wrong, ZF is not big, they are not even a watch manufacturer, they just got replica watches from other factories and put “ZF” sticker on, and then sell to their clients, so I finally understand why the watches from ZF have higher prices than other factories.

Not like the other three factories we talked before, ZF is not a watch manufacturer, however, some watches from ZF are still worth buying.

First, the IWC Big Pilot, ZF bought the watches from AZ and changed with a better dial, price is a little higher than AZ Big Pilot. Worth buying.

ZF Big Pilot

Second, the IWC Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, this watch from ZF is equipped with a custom-made 52010 movement, which was developed by APS and is the first generation of custom-made movements in this industry, that movement has about 3-day power reserve. ZF also changed with a better dial on the Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, and this watch made ZF well-known all over the world. It is worth buying.

ZF Portuguese 7 Days

Third, Tudor replica watches from ZF all have a great quality, they are worth buying.

ZF Tudor

Fourth, about AP Royal Oak 15400 and 15500, I always recommend ZF, but now my thought changed, you can directly buy from APS factory, because ZF also got these two models from APS, but sell them at a higher price.

Sixth, it is Patek Nautilus 5711, ZF makes the best replica in the past before 3K factory developed the super clone 324 movement. Now, besides the blue/grey dial version, the replicas of other Nautilus 5711 models, I suggest you buy from 3K.

Seventh, replica Patek Nautilus 5712, only ZF makes it and this watch is really good and the movement is very stable. Worth buying.

ZF Patek Philippe 5712

Eighth, the last two watches are Franck Muller V45 and Breguet Tradition, these two watches have a very high quality and are worth buying.

ZF Bvlgari Tradition
ZF Franck Muller V45

V7 Factory Mark XX Green

When talking about Pilot’s watch, the Mark series from IWC must be on the list, they have a classic design, the Big Pilot from IWC also meets people’s need for large Pilot’s watch, I remembered my first automatic watch, it is a Seiko, yes, a genuine watch, its has a very similar design to the old IWC Mark series watch, I bought this watch because I was deeply in love with IWC Pilot’s watch at that time. When I just entered this field, the first replica watch which I think as a super clone is a Mark XVI made by MK factory, it has been a very long time now. Now the popularity of IWC Mark series replicas has declined, and V7 is the best source to get replicas of IWC Mark series watches, first, they have a full collection, second, V7 is the first watch manufacturer to make the replica when there is a new Mark series model published by IWC. MK now has changed its name to MKS, they still make good quality replicas of IWC Mark series watches, but MKS does not update their catalog as quick as V7 does. What about ZF? Absolutely they have the strength to manufacture super clone IWC Mark series watches, they should try and offer us a genuine movement option, why put so much money in producing the Submariner? Now ZF still trying to sell their Submariner, and nobody purchases.

V7 published three Mark XX watches, each differentiates in dial color, there are dial color options of green, black and blue. The black and blue ones always look classic like the old IWC Mark series watch, while I like this green Mark XX more, it looks more fresh and modern.

The case of the new Mark XX still has a 40mm diameter like Mark 18, but its case thickness is reduced because the soft iron cover is taken off, now the case has a 10.83mm thickness. The case has a brushing finish, its streamlined edge has a smooth polishing finish, which is like the finish of the bezel. The height of the bezel and its slope are exactly the same as that of genuine watch. There is a plastic on the case back protecting being scratched, you can also see a sticker with factory name V7 on the case back. By the way, the airplane sculpture on the center looks nice, you will like it just at a first glance, but you may not decide to buy the replica after comparing this logo with that of genuine. Just like the S. L. C. logo on some replica Panerai watches, there are always differences.

The green dial looks beautiful and has a very high level of completion, both hour markers and hands have enhanced luminescence that looks very strong, not sure if it will last as long as that of genuine. However, not like before, now you can not easily find flaws on the dial of these super clone watches, every watch factory is trying to make the closest dial, but sometimes they ignored the finish of the sculpture on the case back, I have seen the sculpture engravings on a lot of replica watches, they have a good finish but can not be called to be first class, I think all watch factories should pay attention to this.

The replica Mark XX has two movement options. One is real Swiss SW300, price is higher. The other is a Sea-gull movement, which has a very close outlook and same function as Swiss ETA 2892, we usually call it Asian 2892, the movement picture below shows an Asian 2892 movement. Asian 2892 movement is also very stable, but SW300 is more accurate, but the replica with SW300 is much more expensive.

Replica IWC Mark XX
Replica IWC Mark XX Green
IWC Mark XX Smooth Bezel
IWC Mark XX Case
IWC Mark XX Crown
IWC Mark XX Case Back
IWC Mark XX Buckle
IWC Mark XX 2892 Movement
IWC Mark XX Dial Lume

Z Factory Replica IWC Portuguese Chrono IW3716 Green Dial with Steel Bracelet

Most watch factories will stop accept orders after today, the shipping service will not be available before the end of our new year holiday, watch factories and shipping company probably will come back on Feb. 6th, there is nearly one-month holiday for them. Hope you guys have a healthy life in 2023, and Happy Chinese New Year.

Today, I want so introduce a new IWC Portuguese chrono replica watch which Z factory just published three days ago, it is a Portuguese chrono watch with stainless steel bracelet, ZF did not make the Portuguese Chrono replica watches with stainless steel bracelet before, this time they published two, one is with green dial, the other has a white dial.

Portuguese Chrono is one of the flagship models of ZF, the other one I think is Portuguese 7 Days, both made Z factory famous all over the world. The Portuguese from ZF, all of them come with leather straps, look very elegant, when I just entered this field, these Portuguese replica watches from ZF were sold very well, but now it seems like few people buy them, certainly a lot of Chinese men like such type of elegant watches, and it is certainly necessary in your watch collection.

The watch is fully made with solid 316L stainless steel, it has a case diameter of 41mm, very big, and the case is only about 14mm thick, that’s a case thickness most people can accept even the replica watch is equipped with an Asia 7750 chronograph movement. The case features a round smooth bezel that is polished, which is in line with the polishing finish on the lugs. Check the case, there is horizontal brushing on both sides, it is completed delicately and form a high contrast with the polished case line above. The bracelet is also made with solid stainless steel and is seamlessly integrated to the case.

The case back is a see-through crystal to show the movement inside, which is a chronograph movement, not only provides a full chronograph function, but also has a very close outlook to IWC 69355 Calibre. A lot of people bought such IWC Portuguese Chrono replica watches from Z factory, but there are few or no movement issues, few people complained the quality, there are all compliments about ZF Portuguese.

There is one thing you need to consider when wearing this watch, be sure to open and close the clasp gently, use the push button on the clasp first, do not pull the buckle with a great strength to open it, or it may broken. It seems like the clasp on ZF VC Overseas has this issue.

Replica IWC Portuguese Chrono IW3716
Replica IWC Portuguese Chrono Green Dial
Replica IWC Portuguese Chrono SS Green
IWC Portuguese IW3716 Green Dial
IWC Portuguese IW3716 Crown
IWC Portuguese IW3716 Movement
IWC Portuguese IW3716 Bracelet
IWC Portuguese IW3716 Replica

V7 Factory Replica IWC Mark 18 Titanium Watch with 2892 Movement

Replica IWC Mark 18

Not too many new replica watches were published in our market after the raid, especially in IWC. As the biggest watch manufacturer who makes the best IWC replicas, ZF did not bring new IWC watches in this year. Today, I went to our watch market and found many watch stores were closed, there are not too many people buying watches there, a lot of stalls waiting for rent, so we see that the COVID-19 has caused a big influence in this industry, so did the raid. Today, I want to talk about an IWC replica watch from V7 factory, which is not too famous here, this watch is also not a new IWC, in 2019, a factory named M+F already made it, and so did MK factory. The entire watch is full of military style, I love this style very much before, but now I like a watch with clean and fresh style more.

IWC Mark 18 Dial

IWC Pilot must be one of the most attractive military watches, especially its sub-series Mark, which has come to Mark XVIII edition. About IWC Mark series, its dial elements, unique engravings on case back and strap design, all of these make you want to consider it when you need to buy a military-style watch.

IWC Mark 18 Crown

The watch is full of vintage flavor, its Titanium case looks not as bright as stainless steel, the Titanium case and case back are satin-finished, so is the clasp, on its black dial, the luminous material applied on hour markers and hands is not white, it looks a little yellowish, which is completely in line with the darken Titanium tone on its case. The band is made with brown leather, it is the last piece to make such a low-key but perfect replica watch.

IWC Mark 18 Case Back

It is a very simple watch, so there are no difficulities when making a perfect replica of of this watch, the dial details you can see from these pictures are already good enough, when you show this watch in front of your friends, they are not able to tell it is a fake, even a watch expert will say it is a genuine watch. By the way, V7 factory offers two movement options for this replica watch, one is a clone 2892, the other is a real Swiss ETA 2892.

Replica IWC Mark 18 Titanium

ZF published new Portuguese watches

IWC Portuguese Blue Replica

I thought it will be a big year for all watch factories in 2021, but I was wrong. The first quarter in 2021 is a big disaster for all watch factories, because they all face the worst and most frequent raiding actions they have ever met, for example, the last raid took a long time, many factories had to be closed, today, some are still not back to work, like Noob. Fortunately, several days ago, XF, V6 and VS factories announced that they will be back soon, and they are accepting orders now, so you can place orders with them, but just need to wait before your order is shipped.

During the last raid, only several big factories still accepted orders, like ZF, EW, PF, PPF, etc., I think ZF is the biggest factory among them, today, some IWC Portuguese replica watches I show below are exactly made by ZF, this factory makes the best replicas of IWC Portuguese, and their main competitor YLF also makes Portuguese replicas but the quality has a large distance.

This time, ZF published three models of the new Portuguese, one features a white dial with blue hour markers, one with a blue dial, the third one has a white dial with golden markers. I like the one with blue dial and black leather strap. The new Portuguese looks more simple than Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, however, the price of the new Portuguese from ZF is much lower than the Portuguese 7 Days, some people who like IWC watches with simple design may consider it.

I think there is no need to say how good the case finish on the new Portuguese, ZF is a big factory, the case finish on this watch, like you see on the pictures, is in high quality level. ZF makes AP 15400 replicas and directly compete with J12 factory, we all know that J12 factory has a high requirement in case finish, if ZF AP 15400 can compete with J12 and are even sold better, I can say that the ZF also has done a hard work in case finish.

The movement can be clearly seen through crystal case back, it is a common automatic movement, ZF just made some modifications on the auto rotor and plates so that it can look like genuine IWC 82200 Calibre slightly. It is a custom made movement, but can not be compared with the one in Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, even both from ZF, but I can say the latter looks more beautiful and is closer to genuine.

IWC Portuguese White Replica
IWC Portuguese Brown Replica

V6 Factory Replica IWC Aquatimer 2000 Black Dial with Miyota 9015 Movement

Replica IWC Aquatimer 2000 Black

Aquatimer is one of my most favorite diving watches, actually it is also very popular among people who like diver’s watches. The round case is big but built to be very strong to withstand the high pressure under water. Not only Aquatimer has a big and robust case, it also has a perfect dial design that is highly readable. Every time when I visited IWC boutique, I wanted to buy one Aquatimer watch, but finally decided not to buy, because I can not hold it, my wrist is thin and the watch is too big for me. However, I already bought one Portuguese chrono watch, it is my most favorite IWC watch.

Replica IWC Aquatimer 2000 Watch
V6 Factory Replica IWC Aquatimer 2000
IWC Aquatimer 2000 Black Dial

This Aquatimer 2000 replica I am going to introduce is from V6 factory, it is not a new model, V6 produced it several years ago, but I just found there is such a beautiful watch, maybe I paid too much attention to other models like Noob Daytona, Submariner and PAMs, and did not notice this tough guy, in fact, it deserves our attention.

IWC Aquatimer 2000 Crown

First, made by V6 factory, its quality is not bad, in fact, much superior to most replica watches in the market. The case is in round shape and has a diameter of 44mm, case thickness is up to 15mm, not too thick, because for most Panerai Submersible watches, the case is thicker than 15mm. Each crown on the side of the case has different purpose, the right crown is for time and date adjusting, about the crown on the left, it is a helium valve button on genuine watch, while it has no function on the replica. The design of the case makes the dial look big also, I have seen many diver’s watches, they have big and strong case design, while their dial is too crowded.

IWC Aquatimer 2000 Case Back

Black dial has a multi-layer structure, on the beveled inner bezel, there are diving scales from 0 to 15 minutes that are lumed in green. Hour hand and hour markers are applied with white luminous material, they will emit blue light in dark condition, while the minute hand has green lume coating like 0-15min diving scales. High readability and clean dial design are two big things I like on this watch.

IWC Aquatimer 2000 Clasp

Behind solid case back, it is an automatic movement inside, which is Miyota 9015. Many watch factories now use this movement in their replica watches, but it has one disadvantage, that is the movement has a louder rotor than other Asia automatic movement. However, this does not affect the movement stability, and Miyota 9015 movement is also very accurate and usually has no issues. By the way, V6 factory has a modification on the autor rotor to make it look closer to genuine IWC calibre.

IWC Aquatimer 2000 Wrist Shot

V6 factory new Aquatimer bronze watch

Replica IWC Aquatimer Bronzo

Another new model from V6 factory, in recent weeks, there were a lot of new models published in our market. These new products cover Rolex, IWC, Panerai, Audemars Piguet, etc., and in the next days, AR factory will release upgraded vintage 16610 black and green Submariner, the new vintage Submariner will be made with 904L stainless steel, a very exciting news. The watch I am going to introduce is an IWC Aquatimer replica watch, which was unveiled by V6 factory several days ago, the watch is a Charles Darwin special edition, it is made with solid bronze material, as far as I know, til today, more than three pieces of IWC replica watches were produced with bronze material in our market. Maybe it is a good idea to open a new topic, to introduce the best-selling bronze watches.

Replica IWC Aquatimer Bronzo Black Dial

The case is big, round case is measured to be 44mm in diameter, not including the size of the crown and chronograph buttons, it is in 17mm thick, too thick for some people, they do not like. But for others, they may like such strong design of this watch. Bronze case brings vitality to this watch, so does the black rubber band. The bronze case looks old and dirty, actually it is normal, the brushed case on all bronze watches looks like this, you can check Panerai PAM 382. Case back is solid and engraved with “Expedition Charles Darwin” graphic, in silver stainless steel, not bronze.

Replica IWC Aquatimer Bronze Watch
Replica IWC Aquatimer Bronze

Black dial has a high readability even under dark conditions because hour markers and hands are applied with luminous material, whose lume light is strong and long lasting. The black dial is also highly contrast with the case in bronze color. Two small dials are delicately made, with fine circles, each subdial has genuine function like real watch, about the dial, maybe not every one is perfect without flaws, please be careful when checking the hour markers, be sure that the hour markers and the markers on outer bezel are aligned perfectly. You need to tell your watch dealer about this, so when they pick up the watch, they will notice this. A replica can not be made to be perfect, there must be some flaws you can not notice when you choosing watches for your customers.

IWC Aquatimer Bronze Case
IWC Bronze Watch Crown

Behind the solid case back, it is an Asia Valjoux 7750 movement, which has decorated auto rotor with brand’s engravings. For my customers, they bought replica watches with such Asia 7750 chronograph movement and never had problems, the movement seems to have less issues than thos A2824 or A2836.

IWC Aquatimer Darwin
V6F IWC Aquatimer Bronzo

Here is specification of the watch:

Movement: Asia Valjoux 7750 Working Chronograph
Case: 44mm*17mm, Solid Bronze
Crystal: Sapphire
Dial: Black with Superlumed Stick Hour Markers
Bracelet: Black Rubber with Tang Buckle
Water Resistant: 30m

New Portuguese 7 Days model from YL factory

Replica IWC Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve IW500714

Currently, the market of IWC Portuguese replica watches is mainly shared by two factories, ZF and YLF. Both of them make top quality replicas of Portuguese IWC watches, but when my clients need Portuguese, I always recommend ZF version. Actually about Portuguese 7 Days, the difference between ZF and YLF is subtle, then why do I always recommend the one made by ZF? Because my clients bought them and seldom have issues, I do not know too much about YLF, while the latest version of Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve is V5.

Replica IWC Portuguese Red Dial
Replica IWC Portuguese 7 Days Red

Today, the photos of this red Portuguese 7 Days is made by YL factory, it is the latest addition to the Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve collection, ultil now, ZF have not made this red Portuguese, so, if you guys want to buy this red IWC at a cheaper price, now you can buy from YL factory, but I suggest you wait til ZF makes it after some days, you won’t wait too long. It is more worth buying ZF Portuguese because it has a better finish than YLF.

IWC IW500714 Crown
IWC IW500714 Case

With this new red color addition, now Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve has many dial color options, which include black, white, green, blue, grey. The case can also be stainless steel or golden tone, more importantly, the originally installed leather band can be replaced by the factory if you need another pair of leather straps in different color. Compared with YLF, maybe ZF has more options of Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve, here I share some photos from ZF Portugese 7 Days, if you like any one of them, please contact me.

IWC IW500714 Movement

I think there is no need to talk about the movement, case finish and band stitching on this replica watch, and some of you guys really care about the power reserve, the small hands on subdial at 3 o’clock can work like genuine watch, for this replica, the power reserve ability can not be up to seven days, but if you always wear the watch on your wrist, it can work normally for three days at least, this is acceptable for most of us.

At last, I want to share stock information on some very hot models in our market. First, it is the ZZF Submariner 116610LN, whether it is A2836 version or A3135 version, both are out of stock now. ZZF Submariner Hulk 116610LV with A3135 movement is also out of stock. The Submariner 116610LN and 116610LV from ZZF are too hot in recent months, they forced Noob factory to cut prices on their V10 Submariner, and now their own Submariner products are sold out, I do not know how long to wait, if you want the best Submariner replica, maybe need to place pre-orders now. Second, in one of my previous posts, I said PAM 127 is one of the best-selling replica Panerai watches, Noob, ZF and XF made this watch before, now, they are all out of stock, and I am not sure if it will be produced again, this is really a bad news.

V6 Factory Replica IWC Aquatimer Sharks Watch Review

Replica IWC Aquatimer Sharks

About Aquatimer, I liked it before, especially those models with two colors on the bezel, they look more classic than modern models that were published in recent years. Before, there are various style of Aquatimers, but now, the look of Aquatimer looks boring, there are no Aquatimers models that look amazing or refreshing, the design or material makes the modern Aquatimer look solid and strong enough, but I really think that IWC seldom used new materials in the production of their diving series Aquatimer, while other brands like Panerai, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, Hublot all positively adopted new watch-making materials. The IWC watch I am going to introduce today is an Aquatimer special edition watch, the back of the watch has sharks engravings, maybe the purpose of IWC publishing this watch is to raise people’s attention in protecting the sharks or animals in the sea. If the dial has a a shark logo, the watch will look cool.

Replica IWC Aquatimer Chrono Special Edition
Replica IWC Aquatimer Sharks Limited Edition
IWC Aquatimer Sharks Gray Dial

The replica is from V6 factory, it is a replica watch with chronograph function. The round case is very big, measured in 44mm in diameter, not including the size of crown and chrono buttons. The case is fully made of 316L stainless steel, the bezel, mid-case and back make up this case, which is almost 17mm thick. I trust the work of V6 factory, the case finish is very good, generally speaking, if your replica watch is from big factory like Noob, AR, V6 or ZF, its case finish really can compare with genuine watch, some case parts can be interchanged with genuine.

IWC Aquatimer Sharks Case
IWC Aquatimer Sharks Crown

The dial has structured design, the inner bezel is bevelled, it is in black, which is in a high contrast with the grey dial in the center. Two subdials are positioned at 6 o’clock and 12 o’clock, both subdials have very perfect details that look so close to genuine watch, the two subdials also have the same functions as genuine, small dial at 6 o’clock is for seconds display, while the small dial at 12 o’clock is for minute-chronograph display. Under dark condition, you will see two lume light color on this watch, green and blue lume color on the dial, the lume is much stronger than genuine watch, but I think it can not last as long as genuine.

IWC Aquatimer Sharks Case Back
IWC Aquatimer Sharks Buckle
IWC Aquatimer Sharks Black Rubber Strap

No doubt, this is a high quality replica watch. But if you are going to buy an IWC Aquatimer replica, I do not recommend this one, first, it is not the entry-level Aquatimer model, second, there are other IWC replicas in our market that are better than this one. I posted a review about watches with original movement, in that post, there is one IWC Ingenieur replica, it uses a real ETA 2892 movement, please check its video below.

Z Factory Replica IWC Spitfire IW387903 with Brown Leather Strap

Replica IWC Pilot Chrono Spitfire

Pilot is one of the most successful series IWC has ever published, it has so many classic models that a lot of people are in pursuit of them. In 2019, IWC is the winner because they unveiled several watches that deeply attracted the eyes of our watch fans, including Pilot Bronzo, Pilot Chrono Spitfire Chrono and this Spitfire IW387903. as one of the few brands that make Pilot’s watches, IWC may be is the most successful, I like the design of IWC, it is more suitable for Asian than other Swiss brands.

ZF Replica IWC Spitfire Chrono
Replica IWC Spitfire Black
Replica IWC Spitfire IW387903
Replica IWC Spitfire Black Dial

In May 2019, I introduced one IWC Pilot replica watch that is made with bronze material, today, I want to show you another great Pilot Spitfire watch from another factory, which is Z factory. We know V6 is a big factory and they make a lot of good quality replica IWC watches, but Z factory is the dominance in replica IWC field.

IWC Spitfire Chrono Buttons
IWC Spitfire Case Back

This replica IWC Spitfire watch from Z factory has a big advantage, that is the sapphire crystal has double AR coating, which looks a bit bluish. So, when you read the time from the dial at any angle, it will be very clear, just like the crystal does not exist.

IW387903 Dial Lume

Besides the crystal, there are other two improvements Z factory has made on this replica watch. First, the circles on subdials are made more delicate, their thickness and spacing between each circle are more accurate, closer to genuine watch. Second, the shape of the hands, especially the propeller-shaped end of the central second-chronograph hand is made correct.

IWC IW387903 Buckle

The final thing you concern about is if the replica watch has a full chronograph function. I must say yes. The watch is equipped with the most widely used Asia Valjoux 7750 movement, you can operate the chronograph buttons like you do on a genuine. Thanks to the solid case, Z factory did not make too much modification on the movement, so it could maintain a high stability of the original movement.

IWC Spitfire IW387903 Wrist Shot

It is a new arrival, but Z factory did not raise its price, it is sold at much cheaper than other Spitfire watches, so I recommend it if you are a pilot watch fan of IWC.