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PPF V3 5712G

There is a lot to talk about when it comes to replica watch Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712, and I introduced this watch from PPF and OME before, you can check the article at https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/06/02/ppf-5712-dial-color-upgrade/ and https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/11/24/ome-5712-v2-and-5822p/. There is also a comparison review between them, please check at https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/04/28/nautilus-5712-ome-vs-ppf/. PP Factory indeed has made a lot of improvements on this replica watch since its first release, however, being compared with the one from OME, I more recommend the 5712 from OME, but it seems that OME has disappeared for more than half one year, I do not know why. Some people said OME is not able to get the 240 movement, some people said OME got a lawyer letter from the brand because their 5712 is made too good, do you guys know the exact reason?

Just several days ago, I saw some video reviews again about the Nautilus 5712, but it is another 5712 model with platinum case, grey dial and black leather strap. They said this is the latest V3 edition PP Factory just released, I do not know if PPF has made the improvements on this grey Nautilus 5712G when they published the blue one last time. Anyway, this grey one becomes much better in dial color, moon phase indicator and movement engravings. please check the pictures below.

Observing these pictures above, we can see obvious sunburst finish on the dial, the dial is good, but it is not perfect, in my opinion, the dial from OME 5712 is even better than this one. I can find many flaws on the dial if there is a genuine model beside. First, the white lume material on the hour markers looks slightly from the one on the hands, simply speaking, the two types of white colors look different, this is a very common issue which the factory still has not solved. Second, the central hour hand and minute hand do not have a solid shaft, so do the other three small hands. To solve these issues, the best option is to buy a dial from SW and replace.

The engravings on the movement plates are deep, I mentioned this before. But the engravings on the ACE 240 movement below look deeper and neater, that ACE 240 is the closest clone PP240 movement in the market, it features a free-sprung balance wheel with weights, however, I do not suggest you buy, this movement is not stable. I know some dealers are selling this watch with the ACE 240 movement at a very high price.

What will happen in 2026?

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I mean in the replica watches market, what things will happen in 2026? First, some factories will be closed and some new factories will appear. Like Clean, some of those big factories here in the factories will be closed, maybe VS or APS. This thing happened every year. Second, more movements with free-sprung balance will appear. Currently we have seen such movements used in the Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet, actually in Rolex, some factories are also secretly using such movements, for example, UFO and QF. In 2026, we will see more factories participate in the development of free-sprung movements, and its technology will become more mature.

Another thing we care is which factory will become the main competitor of VS. We know VS has occupied the most market share of super clone Rolex, but this factory also has a lot of things that could not be solved, for example, the Rolex market is so big, VS can not take it all, many popular models are usually out of stock, so this is an opportunity for other factories, I think V will have a great development in 2026.

Why V? In the beginning of the closure of Clean, V claimed that the Rolex watches made by them use the same watch parts as Clean, this is important step for a new factory because at that time Clean still has a high recognition in this industry, everyone was looking for their products. And many distributors and dealers are promoting the watches from V. This is a great marketing strategy of V Factory to grow fast, you know, there are hundreds of distributors and dealers, absolutely the quality of V Factory watches is good, otherwise, their prices wouldn’t be even higher than VS’s.

What is the quality of the Rolex made by V? If compare with VS, I think the 40mm Submariner from V is very good, even better than the one from VS. Take a bezel on a genuine watch to make a comparison, the pear on V looks awesome, it’s luster and color are very close to the genuine, or even look the same. Like I mentioned in the reviews on Clean Rolex watches before, the polishing and finish on the hands are the best on Clean, the same finish is also used on the hands of this Submariner from V, the hands look more three-dimensional and do not have burr.

This black Daytona with 4131 movement is also from V. Like the 40mm Submariner above, its hands’ finish has the best quality, the hands appear more three-dimensional, while on VS, the hands look a bit flatter. While the chamfering on hour markers is rounder. For the 116500 white Daytona, perhaps the replica made by VS is better, because the white color on VS looks closer to the genuine.

Conclusion:

What we will see in 2026?

1.Some big factories may be closed.
2.More factories will develop the movements with free-sprung balance.
3.V may become the main competitor to VS.

VS Factory Explorer 124270 Improvement

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In 2024, VS published the replica Explorer I 124270, this watch firstly appeared in the market with the iconic DD3235 developed by VS, later the factory developed the 3230 for the Explorer and Oyster Perpetual. When the Explorer 124270 firstly published by VS, there were two big flaws on the watch, first, the movement plate was engraved with ‘3235’, not ‘3230’. Second, the bracelet is the same width from end to end, that’s not correct.

The following pictures show the bracelet difference on the Explorer 124270 between VS and Clean. The left watch is from VS, the right watch is from Clean. The Clean Explorer has a much narrower bracelet, which is closer to genuine, while on the left VS Explorer, the bracelet looks much wider, this is not good. Absolutely this is the old version before improvement

The following pictures show the bracelet dimension of the watch after being improved this time.

After being improved, the bracelet looks much better now. Wider on the end that connects the case, becomes narrower on the clasp end.

The clasp width on the picture, it is about 16.1mm.

On the end that connects the clasp, the link has a width of 14.2mm

The end link that connects the case is measured to be about 19mm.

VS Factory Daytona 126518 Turquoise

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Any Rolex watch with turquoise dial will attract people and is sold at high price, it is the same for a replica Rolex. Do you still know the last Rolex with turquoise dial? It is an Oyster Perpetual model, the replica was made by a lot of factories, but you might not expect that the one with the closest dial color actually comes from a small factory, not from Clean and VS. For this Daytona 126518, the most difficult part to clone is also the dial color. Its replica is made by a lot of big factories, including APS, GM, QF, Clean Plus, UFO, but each is different in dial color.

After our holiday, VS published this Daytona, and this is the V2 edition with extra weight. For all Daytona replicas, VS has upgraded their weight, the Daytona models with stainless steel bracelet have been upgraded to V3, while the Daytona watches with rubber band have been upgraded to V2. This turquoise Daytona from VS has a weight of about 139 grams, it is not the one with the heaviest weight, CBD version has a weight of 158 grams, but VS claims that their Daytona replicas never have case peeling off issue.

How is the dial color on this watch from VS? I think it is much closer to the genuine dial than the one from some factories like GM and UFO. The turquoise color on VS does not look that dark, the color looks lighter, I do not have a chance to see the genuine watch, but found some pictures to compare, the completion of turquoise dial color by VS is indeed better. But I found the color looks darker if I observe the dial at a closer distance. Besides the weight, VS has already improved the gold tone on the yellow gold Daytona watches, now on the V2 yellow gold Daytona, the golden case does not look that yellow, the yellow gold tone looks lighter too.

There are flaws on the dial, the three subdials have correct position and correct functions, but I noticed that the central round part on each sundial stands a bit higher, the round golden edge of the small dial is a bit thinner than that on the genuine, the round edge’s golden tone looks slightly different from the yellow gold tone on the hands.

The replica watch is equipped with DD4131 movement, which is used by three factories, VS, BT and Clean Plus. The rubber band comes with a length combination of E and F, which is suitable for wrist size from 17.3cm to 18.2cm, if you have a bigger wrist size that that, for example more than 19cm, you will need to order longer rubber band by yourself. VS Factory offers F+F length combination for 19.2cm wrist, but usually they do not sell separately, and all Daytona come with E+F by default.

About YachtMaster 226627

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This watch was more popular in the past than today, especially when Clean factory published it in May https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/05/26/clean-titanium-yachmaster-42mm-226627/, 2025, but after the closure of Clean, few people are discussing this watch today, but that does not mean there is no good replica for this YachtMaster, some people thought only Clean has the best Rolex, now they need to change their minds, like I said before, every replica is not perfect, and the replica from each factory has their own advantages. So now which factory makes the best replica of this YachtMaster?

Currently a lot of factories make this replica watch, including TW, EWE, QF, Clean Plus, Victory, ARF. If you want the most affordable one, I recommend EWE. If you want a high-end one, please check with QF, Victory and ARF, and I do not think there is too much difference between these three factories. QF and ARF have been in this industry for more than five years, their watch quality and quality control are trusted. Victory is a new factory and many dealers said their watches are the same quality as previous Clean, I got one Daytona from Victory last week, and found it indeed uses many watch parts that were used on Clean clone watches. The quality of Victory Rolex is no problem, I only have a little bit worry about their quality control, after all they are a beginner. Among these factories, I do not suggest you buy from Clean Plus, which is also called C Plus.

If I were you, I will consider ARF first when buying this YachtMaster watch. They upgraded the movement to DD3235, and the pin that connects each link of the bracelet also uses ceramic tube. Currently only makes Rolex, and the movement of their GMT-Master has also been upgraded to DD3285, but at the same time they also supply the Rolex SH3235 and SH3285. There have been a controversial topic on which movement is better between SH3235 and DD3235, I do not think DD3235 is better in each aspect, otherwise people won’t buy from QF.

The following pictures show the YachtMaster 226627 from Victory. It is a good watch but not perfect. Two obvious flaws I can notice when firstly got the watch, the matt finish on the ceramic bezel is too delicate, while on genuine watch it should be more obvious. Second, the bezel rotation is too smooth. The finish of other places is in quite high quality level.

By the way, VS Factory currently does not make this YachtMaster, but they are about to publish the Daytona 126518 with turquoise dial.