XF Factory Replica Zenith Type 20 Extra Special Bronze Watch with A2824 Movement

Replica Zenith Bronze

Nowadays, a lot of Swiss brands are willing to develop new materials in their watch-making process, for example, the famous sports watch brand Hublot, is a pioneer in this field, you can find many amazing Hublot models that are made with different materials that are still not used by other brand watches. But today, I want to create a new topic, it is about bronze watch. In the past, few watches are made with bronze, but more and more brands are now using this material in their watch manufacturing, such as Panerai, IWC, Tudor, and the Zenith I am going to introduce today. In the end of this article, I also make a summary of bronze watches that are available in our market, if you are interested in any of them, please let me know.

Replica Zenith Black Dial

First, this Zenith replica watch is made by XF factory, it was just released by the factory one day ago, so on most dealers’ websites, you can not find this watch. The replica is made with solid bronze material, its case, bezel, crown and lugs are all made with bronze, and the watch is very big, which is measured to be 45mm in case diameter, absolutely not including the size of the big crown. So, if you like large pilot watch, this Zenith will be a good choice.

Replica Zenith Extra Special Bronze Watch
Replica Zenith Pilot Type 20

Besides the bronze tone, big face, big hour markers and strong dial lume are another three selling points of this Zenith watch. Zenith Pilot replica watch was published several years ago, but it was not sold very well, I do not think this bronze version will succeed, in our market, few people like to buy Zenith, if they want a bronze watch, they are more willing to choose from IWC, Panerai or Tudor because these brands are more popular than Zenith.

Replica Zenith Pilot Bronze Crown
Replica Zenith Pilot Bronze Case

The hour markers are big and are fully applied with luminous material. At the beginning, those markers and hands will show you a strong lume light in dark conditions, they look slightly green even during the day, no matters, the green is exactly in line with the bronze tone, I like it, even I do not like such big watch, it is too big for me.

Replica Zenith Case Back

The Zenith is equipped with one pair of brown leather band that is fitted with big buckle, which is made of stainless steel. The brown leather strap is also a good match of the bronze case, color perfectly matches with each other. Will someone prefer with a bronze buckle? Inside the replica, it is an Asia clone eta 2824 movement, it is lying behind the case back that is fixed by screws, not screw-down.

Replica Zenith Pilot Type 20 Bronze

At last, I share some other bronze watches that are available in our watch market.

XF Tudor Bronze, leather and nylon strap options.

XF Replica Tudor Bronze
Replica Tudor Bronze with Nato Band
Replica Tudor Bronze Blue

IWC Bronze pilots watches.

Replica IWC Pilot Chrono Bronze
ZF Replica IWC Spitfire Bronze

VS Factory PAM 382 and PAM 968

PAM 382 Bronzo
PAM 968 Bronzo

XF Factory Replica IWC Pilot Bronze Watch with Asia ETA 2824-2 Movement Brown Leather Strap

Replica IWC Pilot Bronze Watch

Several years ago, Panerai published Luminor Submersible 1950 PAM 382, which raised a bronze storm in watch industry. The story between XF and bronze started from Panerai’s PAM 382. Afterwards, XF unveiled PAM 507, PAM 671, Zenith Type 20 Pilot Extra Special, Tudor Black Bay Bronzo, these are all art work of XF that are made of bronze material. So, we can see that XF factory continuously researched bronze and applied this material in their watch-making process, today, they released this IWC Pilot Spitfire bronze watch, it is the first IWC watch that is made of bronze.

Actually, it is not hard to make a bronze case, but the difficulty is that bronze case should be oxidized to our expected result at the speed we want, XF has always been researching this, now the oxidized result on this IWC Pilot Spitfire has achieved a perfect condition, which is closest to genuine, compared with the bronze case from small factories, you will find that their oxidized color is uneven and there is even rusty spot.

Many people love watches made of bronze, because these watches offer them more fun in the wearing process. Bronze case will be oxidized, due to the different environment we are living, so the bronze watch will have different oxidized effect, the bronze case will leave your own special trace.

Why should you buy this IWC Pilot Spitfire bronze watch from XF factory?

  1. The assembly is completed in formal factory by skilled watch masters, the accuracy and stability of every Spitfire bronze watch are guaranteed.
  2. Every piece of IWC bronze Spitfire from XF factory is tested by professional instrument, you do not need to worry about its water resistance.
  3. Appearance and dust quality check. Watches with any tiny flaws will not be published to the public.
  4. The accuracy of every XF IWC Spitfire Bronze watch is tested with swiss standards, which is controled within 15 seconds.
  5. XF adopted Sea-gull 2824, which is considered to be the widely used and most stable movement. Among Sea-Gull 2892, 2836, 2824 and Citizen 9015, after a detailed consideration, XF finally decided to use this Sea-Gull 2824 automatic movement. Genuine watch uses IWC In-House 32110 movement, so whether what movement XF used in this watch, the outlook will not be the same as genuine, so they turn to the most stable one. Because Citizen 9015 has a loudly auto rotor when you wearing the watch, so I think Sea-Gull 2824 is most suitable for this watch.

Here are more details of the watch.

Movement: Nickel Plated Asia ETA 2824-2 Automatic
Case: 39mm*10mm, Solid Bronze
Crystal: Sapphire with Swiss Grade AR Coating
Dial: Green with Swiss Green SuperLume on Markers and Hands
Bracelet: Brown Calf Skin Leather with Bronze Pin Buckle
Water Resistant: 30m

IWC Spitfir Bronze Wrist Shot

ZF Factory Published Replica IWC Top Gun Miramar IW389001 and IW389002 Ceramic Watches

Two important IWC watches are just published by ZF factory in our market, they are from Pilot chrono series of IWC, Top Gun IW389001 and IW389002. Both watches use ceramic case and military-style nylon band. They are good choices for military watch fans. Here I post specification of these two watches.

Movement: Asia Valjoux 7750, Real Chronograph Function
Case: 44mm*17mm, High Quality Imported Black Ceramic
Crystal: Sapphire with Swiss Standard AR Coating
Dial: IW389001 with Black Dial, IW389002 with Green Dial. Green Superlume on Markers and Hands
Bracelet: Nylon Clad Calf Leather Strap with Deployant Clasp
Water Resistant: 30m

Both replica watches have black ceramic case that is brushed, whether in the front or sides, the entire case is brushed, both chronograph buttons are also brushed with polished round edge. The case diameter is up to 44mm, because of ceramic material, the case feels heavy. Case back has correct engravings in brushed surface, there are “TOP GUN” sculpture and other engravings.

IW389001 is in whole black, including the dial, it is the model I prefer. While IW389002 has a green dial. There is one little difference between the two watches on the dial, that is IW389002 has a red circle on the center of the dial to display 12 hours. Two subdials are positioned at 12 and 6 o’clock. The subdial with a small red hand is small seconds subdial, while the subdials at 12 o’clock have two small dials in sunken design, the outer one is 60-minute chronograph counter, while the inner one is 12-hour chronograph counter. All hour markers are in white, the markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12 o’clock are applied with luminous material, they will emit a strong green light at night.

Compared with the green dial of IW389002, I like the black one of IW389001 more. It has a match of white details in blackground, which greatly increases the dial readability. Black looks cooler too.

About the movement, ZF claimed that it is a clone IWC 89361, actually it is modified from a Chinese chronograph movement, we call it Asia Valjoux 7750, whatever behind the solid case back, the movement can completely achieve all functions of genuine watch. Besides, the stability of this type of Asia Valjoux 7750 has been tested for more than 10 years, it is trustworthy.

Watch band looks nylon on the outside, but it is actually made of calf leather, you can see it on the back side. The nylon face outside can prevent rain and water drops when washing your hands, while the genuine leather that touches your skin will bring you a great wearing comfort. So such type of band has multiple purposes. The buckle on the band is crafted very well and has a good brushing finish.

The review is done, let’s appreciate their acutal photos below.

Replica IWC Top Gun IW389001 Black
Replica IWC Top Gun IW389002 Green

Another Great Work From MK Factory – Replica IWC Pilot Mark XI with Green Nylon Strap

IWC Pilot Mark XI Replica

IWC Pilot always attracts me by their military watch outlook. And among all Pilots watches, Mark series is the most popular. On our market, there are two main factories that are replicating IWC Mark watches, they are MK and V6. Maybe you have bought good quality ones from other small factories, but I have to say they are not in top quality, the best Mark series replicas must come from MK and V6. Actually one friend of mine introduced the Mark XVI replica made by MK factory before on his website at Susanwatches.ru. And now the watch has become a best seller once being introduced on his site. Besides Mark XVI, there are other models that are also perfectly cloned, including Mark XVIII and XVII. Today, I went to our watch market again, and found a new art work on the storefront of MK factory, it is IWC Mark XI, firstly I was attracted by its green nylon band. I love watches with nylon strap. When I checked it carefully, I found its dial design is distinctive, Mark XI has an unique dial that is different from other Mark models. And the green nylon band and unique dial design make Mark XI so special among those watches in MK factory store. So I borrowed this replica watch from the factory and took some photos to share with you guys.

MKF IWC Mark XI Replica Watch

Let us see the dial first. It is in black white white markers and printings. Hands are completely different other IWC Mark series’. Have you noticed the hour hand, it is reverse. Hour markers use Arabic numbers except a big triangle mark at 12 o’clock. Date window is set at 3 o’clock, on the left side of the 3:00 hour marker. The dial also has other subtle difference if you compare Mark XI and Mark XVII or XVIII. Green nylon band is also one highlight. Nylon strap is a great match for the watch, it is perfectly in line with the military theme of the watch. One pair of distressed leather band could also create such effect, but a modern alligator leather strap will not.

Replica IWC Mark XI Green Nylon Strap

Case is made of 316L stainless steel and brushed. It is measured to be 40mm in diameter. From side view, the case has a nice arc degree, so this ensure the watch could fit your wrist perfectly. Crown uses screw-in construction like genuine and there are delicate engravings. On solid case back, there are six notches that are exclusive to IWC Mark series. Great polishing work you can see on the back. Opening the case back, you will find a soft iron cage that is antimagnetic between case back and movement, which is the same as genuine Mark XI. By the way, the bracelet is polished beautifully. The front face is brushed while its edges are polished. There are also “IWC” on the front and other engravings on back side. The buckle pin is polished. Now at last, the watch specification will be listed below:

IWC Mark XI Case Back

Movement: Asian ETA 2892
Case: 40mm*11mm, Brushed 316L Stainless Steel
Crystal: Sapphire with Swiss Standard AR Coating
Dial: Black
Bracelet: Green Nylon Strap with Tang Buckle
Water Resistant: 30m

IWC Mark XI Buckle