I have learned from some suppliers in the watch market that APS will be back. If this is true, that will be too good. But the bad news is Victory Factory(VF) may never be back to this business. I explained the connection between VF and APS in post at https://www.susanreviews.com/2026/05/15/want-to-sell-this-blog/, but VF makes Rolex replicas, that’s the big problem, and the watch parts of their Rolex replicas are made by the same parts suppliers as Clean, and Clean Factory’s thing is not over yet, so you would imagine what happened next.
Not sure when APS will be back, or they have been back? ZF already got the 4302 free-sprung movement and 4401 free-sprung movement that were owned by APS before, now everybody knows they can buy good quality replicas of AP 15500 and AP 26240 from ZF. What watches APS will bring to us if they back, Rolex?
Another good news is VS Factory will bring two new movements, which are free-sprung 3235 and free-sprung 4131.
There are many factories manufacturing Rolex replicas with free-sprung movement, such as QF, ERF, Rich, etc. Among them, QF is the one with the most potential. About the free-sprung 3235 which VS will bring to us soon, I advise you not to expect too much. Because last time the 4302 they adopted in the AP 15500 is not a true free-sprung movement, because it does not have weights. I am not sure if the free-sprung 3235 and 4131 from them will have the weights on the balance wheel.
It’s been a long time since we last heard from ZF in the replica Audemars Piguet space. The last time ZF made waves in the AP replica market was a few years ago with their widely popular AP 15400. However, after APS released the super clone 3120 movement, ZF was thoroughly outperformed. In the years that followed, there was almost no news from ZF in the AP replica field. Meanwhile, APS thrived and essentially dominated the entire high-end AP replica market. Unfortunately, APS was shut down last month after being hit by a crackdown. Now, this could be ZF’s only chance for a comeback.
The watch is ZF’s latest 15500, equipped with a free-sprung 4302 movement. Could it be that ZF has directly taken over APS’s free-sprung 4302 movement? After all, this movement was first introduced by APS. A few months ago, facing competition from VS, APS rushed to release a free-sprung 4303 movement. Now that ZF has taken over the free-sprung 4302 movement, just heard that ZF has also taken over the super clone 4401 movement that was owned by APS before. The question is whether they can also take over APS’s super clone movements in IWC replicas.
The replica of Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 has been popular for many years in this industry, many factories are making this watch, from the earliest BP, PPF, 3KF to today’s BBF and DDF, these factories are making this watch very good, I have one question, why have these factories that produce high quality Patek Philippe replicas never been raided? At least I have not heard such news, in this industry, In this industry, the most common thing I’ve heard is that the factories making Rolex replicas are frequently raided. Back to today’s topic, now if you want to buy one Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 replica watch, which factory you would like to choose from?
I introduced several factories versions of this watch on my blog, such as BP, PPF, 3K and BBF, I believe nobody wants to buy it from BP and PPF. BP version has a very noisy movement, PPF has a good dial color but their movement is not a super clone. How about this watch from 3K and BBF? 3K’s dial color on the blue Nautilus 5711 is not too good, and I really can’t understand why 3K Factory does not improve the engraving on the movement, the laser engraving is too shallow.
In my opinion, people who do not want to pay extra money on modification will usually buy this watch from BBF and DDF. These two factories have a better dial color on the blue Nautilus, and movement engravings are much deeper than 3K. However, the Nautilus 5711 from BBF and DDF is also not perfect, especially the BBF, the lug’s shape is not correct.
3K’s 324 movement engraving
There are two cases above, the upper one is from DDF, the one below is from BBF. The shape of the lug on DDF looks better.
So, in the end of this article, I offer you several options to get this replica Nautilus 5711. It is just my advice, I do not encourage you guys to buy replicas here.
1.Directly buy it from DDF. 2.Buy it from BBF, replace dial, hands and date wheel with SW’s parts, then re-polish the entire watch, make the lug’s shape to be better. 3.There are some stores on the market doing custom-made jobs, the Nautilus 5711 offered by them has better CNC case and free-sprung 324 movement with better decoration. Please check pictures below.
I did not introduce this watch before, but a few people have asked me if there is a good replica, I must say no if you are looking for one that matches the quality of replica Nautilus 5711 or Aquanaut, but if you want to buy one to play around with and try out the experience, there are several versions available on the market for you to choose from.
One factory named 3K makes this replica watch, but it is not the real 3K Factory that is well-known for making Nautilus and Aquanaut, they just used the name of “3K” to sell this 5261 replica. Please check pictures below.
This watch from “3K” indeed has color difference if you compare it with the genuine, but I think every replica with blue or green color has this issue even it is a super clone, if you do care this, then this watch is not a good choice. All versions of this replica 5261 made by other factories also have color difference. Please check the two pictures below.
Both 5261 replicas are available on the market, the color varies greatly. The right one is from “3K”. Which one do you like? On both watches, the moon phase, date, week, month have real functions and can be adjusted through the buttons on the case.
The movement is modified on basis of Miyota 9015, so the base movement has been added with extra plates with similar decoration to the genuine calibre. So the whole replica watch will be a bit thicker than the genuine.
Just saw a big news in this industry, next many factories may disappear, and you will no longer be able to order watches from the following factories that include APS, V, THB.
EWE, TWS and GS may also disappear for a while.
About V, also known as Victory. I thought this is a new factory, but just knew it is also managed by APS.
Another news I want to announce is that I want to sell this blog, I have something else to do, so no time to write blogs. Please contact me if you want to get this blog site.
Last time, I introduced the replica watch of one of the new watches published by Rolex in 2026, it is the Ombre green Datejust, however, please check the article at https://www.susanreviews.com/2026/04/27/new-datejust-from-clean-2/. This Datejust replica watch is made by a small factory in the market, not by Clean.
About this Ombre green Datejust Rolex, VS just published the replica, compared the one I introduced before, the dial color is better on VS. Please check the picture below. The left watch is the V2 edition which VS Factory published this time, the right one is from a small factory. The gradient effect on the VS dial is more pronounced, transitioning from green in the center to black at the edges. However, on the right dial, the gradient is less noticeable, with a clear distinction between the black rim and the green center. Just look at the area of the green part in the middle of the two dials, and it becomes clear.
Watch the video below, the bezel on this V2 Datejust looks very shiny.
This Daytona from CBD is a weighted version, there are two movement options to choose, one with regular balance wheel, the other with a free-sprung balance wheel. Its price is even lower than the 116500 Daytona from VS, BT and V. I do not think it is a wise decision to buy this Daytona from CBD now. VS, BT or V may publish this Daytona replica watch later, but I am more looking forward to the QF version, because it will be heavier and the movement will be the genuine 4131 free-sprung.
The 15500 from VS is good, so is this new 15510. But I have seen a lot of reviews about the VS 15500 online, many dealers said it is much better than the one made by APS, I do not think so, APS has been making AP replicas for many years, VS is just a new challenger in this field. Each of them has their own advantages in AP 15500, and in this AP 15510.
For this new AP 15510, currently VS Factory has the blue dial version and green dial version, the following pictures I show is the one with green dial.
The following is picture comparison between the VS 15510 and APS 15510.
The left one is from APS, the right watch is from VS. The dial color looks different. VS 15510 has a lighter blue dial color.The grid on VS 15510The grid on APS 15510APSVS
The tail of the second hand, its shape is different. On APS, it is rectangular, on VS, it is trapezoidal. The hollow-out part is much bigger on the second hand of APS 15510.
The lug shape is different. The bottom one is from VS, it looks bigger and fatter.
The end link on the bracelet of VS 15510 is more flexible, just like their 15500.APS Movement
The color of the auto rotor looks different, the movement below is the 4302 movement from VS Factory.
About the 4302 movement used by APS and VS, I mentioned the difference before, VS’s 4302 is not the true free-sprung balance version, because it does not have weights. APS offers two movement options for the 15510, one with regular balance wheel, the other with a free-sprung balance, APS’s 4302 free-sprung movement has weights on the balance. Besides these differences, VS also claims that the auto rotor uses ceramic ball bearing. VS also saying their 4302 movement has the same power reserve time as the genuine AP Calibre 4302, which is 72 hours, I do not believe this, currently no fake movements can achieve such a long time of power reserve.
In recent days, you might have seen the following picture in a lot of social media platforms, it is a Datejust watch with ombre green dial that was just published by Rolex in April. You can not get the genuine watch in the boutique, but can get a replica right now. This is quite ridiculous, some factories are always keeping an eye on new product launches and taking action very quickly. You may notice the sticker on the replica watch, it saying “3235” and “CLEAN”. “3235” means the movement model the replica watch is using, “CLEAN” means the factory’s name of the watch. But is this replica Rolex really made by Clean factory? Absolutely not. Even before Clean closed down, this factory was already selling Rolex replica watches in the market under the name of the Clean factory. The “3235” used in this watch is also not the best DD3235. You need to be very careful when buying online, the sticker on the watch can be changed to any factory’s sticker.
There is another new watch published in last week, it is the IWC IW388108. The replica was only made by TW Factory before, now TW is still a good option if you take the price into consideration, but this one made by APS now is the best one. TW Factory offers two bands for the watch, but currently APS only offers one rubber band for the watch. Please check the following pictures, which tell you the difference between them.
Made by APS Factory, the small dial at 6 o’clock is the small seconds subdial, this is the same as that of the genuine watch.This one from TW Factory, with two bands. But the small seconds subdial is at 9 o’clock, which is different from the genuine.
By the way, APS uses a super clone 69385 movement, so the watch’s case thickness is very close to that of the genuine watch. TW Factory uses an Asian 7750 movement in the watch, so the watch’s case is thicker than the genuine.
More pictures of the IWC Pilot Chrono watch from APS.
Patek Philippe Aquanaut has been popular for many years in this industry, in the past, people only knew the replicas of Patek Philippe Aquanaut made by 3K and ZF, and since the 324 movement was exclusively used by 3K factory, they have occupied nearly three-quarters of the market share of replica Patek Aquanaut before. Because it had exclusive control over the 323 movement, 3K Factory made very few upgrades to its Aquanaut models. There were noticeable flaws on the color, dial and movement engravings, this also explains why 3K was able to sustain a number of watch parts suppliers at that time, because many buyers would purchase a 3K watch and then source replacement dial, date wheel and hands from parts suppliers like SW for further modifications. Look at the picture of the Aquanaut 5168G green watch, it is made by 3K, there is a big color difference between it and the genuine, 3K published it in 2023, but the color issue still has not been corrected, can you believe it?
Genuine 5168G green3K Factory’s 5168G green, the green color on the dial and rubber band looks too bright. Very obvious.
Since 2025, the 324 movement is no longer exclusive to 3K factory, a lot of new names have appeared in the replica Patek Aquanaut field, such as BBF, DDF, APW, these factories made Aquanaut replicas 5167 and 5168, on the replicas Aquanaut from them, we can see they indeed have corrected the flaws that could be found on 3K Aquanaut, especially the 5168G green Aquanaut, you can see the picture below, it is the Aquanaut from BBF, its color looks much better and very close to the genuine.
The movement engravings on 3K’s Aquanaut, even in 2024, these engravings are very shallow.This one is from BBF, its color is closer to that of the genuineBBF movement has deeper engravings.
Feeling the pressure, perhaps in 2025, 3K Factory made improvements to the movement engraving and the color of the lume fill on the dial, but in these two aspects, it still didn’t do as well as BBF. I do not want to say BBF Aquanaut is perfect, no replicas in the market are perfect, if you compare it with the genuine, you can also find flaws on BBF, for example, the hands are slightly narrower, the engravings on the lugs are not as neat as that on the genuine and some differences on the dial.
These flaws could not be avoided on a replica watch. I suggest you replace the dial with SW’s dial and date wheel, but now I do not think it is necessary, because after being replaced with SW’s date wheel, some date fonts will not aligned very well.
Genuine Aquanaut 5168G is made with white gold, so whether the replica is made by 3K or BBF, there is a weight difference. The one from BBF has a weight of about 103 grams. There are indeed increased weight version of the 5168G Aquanaut, they are made by three factories, including DDF, APW and Victory. Their prices are very expensive, for example, the one from APW has a price that is nearly 300 USD higher than the BBF model, it is about 120 grams, now I realize that the profits of these factories producing weighted watches are truly enormous.
In this industry, if you want to get the highest quality replica Rolex GMT-Master II, I think many of you guys will choose the one with DD3285 movement, after all, thanks to marketing, this movement has a reputation that is widely recognized as the best clone Rolex 3285 in the industry. Even some stores in the market now do modifications on the SH3285 to make it look like DD3285 in appearance, SH3285 is good, but if you insist on the DD3285, the following pictures will teach you how to tell these two movements apart.
You can not tell which one is the real DD3285 on the pictures above. The movements look almost the same.
The left one is SH3285. Let’s see the difference in details.
The red wheel on SH3285 looks brighter. So we can clearly see the left one is the SH3285.
And on SH3285, the red wheel stands a bit higher above the movement plate. The red wheel on DD3285 is almost on the same horizontal line as that plate.
On SH3285, the semicircular area with engravings of “ROLEX” and numbers has not been polished.
On DD3285, that place has been polished.
But these two differences mentioned above could be modified in future.
Another more important difference lies in golden screw on one end of the balance bridge. On SH3285, it can be unscrewed and removed. While on DD3285, that screw can also be unscrewed but could not be taken off. Look at the two pictures below.
SH3285On DD3285, that screw can only be loosened up to a certain point; after that, it won’t turn any further in the loosening direction.
The shape of the hollowed-out area below the balance wheel is different as well. But the golden screw on the balance wheel is the key feature to distinguish them.
