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.
