The competition in the clone Rolex Day-Date drives these factories crazy, they are making the Day-Date heavier and heavier, today, I am going to introduce the Day-Date made by CBD Factory, the biggest selling point of their Day-Date is “Original Weight”, which means each Day-Date from them has the same weight as that of original watch.
Before CBD, the big three factories in cloning Day-Date are GM, Q and THB. GM is the earliest factory that makes the Day-Date with increased weight, the weight on the latest version now has achieved 175 grams, GM is still the factory that I recommend for you to buy a Day-Date because their price is the most cost-efficient one among the three.
I do not know the background of CBD, may be a new factory, but mostly likely it is just a new name which an old factory uses, like the Q, which is used by GM to produce higher end Day-Date at more expensive prices. The latest Day-Date made by Q Factory weighs about 185 grams and has 28 sections of links on the bracelet.
About THB, it is owned by APS. The weight of THB Day-Date is more than 190 grams, which is about 193 grams for each watch and has 31 links. Q Factory added more links on the bracelet to increase weight, but THB added extra three links on basis of the Day-Date from Q.
Having compared the Day-Date between Q and THB, if you want a yellow gold model, choose THB, if you want to buy a rose gold one, go with Q.
Finally let’s talk about the CBD. They offer two versions, one has a normal length bracelet, the other has a longer bracelet. The pictures below show the former version. The stainless steel model from CBD is around 202 grams, the golden model from them is 207 grams. This factory not only has Day-Date, they also have Daytona. The bracelet on the CBD Day-Date has a regular length, which has not been added with extra links, but the thickness of the links has been increased, so the entire weight of the watch is greatly increased. By the way, the inner material of the case and bracelet is tungsten, and the outside of the watch uses 904L stainless steel, this is also one part of the reasons why CBD Day-Date so heavy. The Day-Date from CBD is being sold very well, and their price is cheaper than the Day-Date made by THB.
