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.
Last time, I gave a comparison review on the AP 15500 replica watch between VS Factory and APS Factory, here is the review at https://www.susanreviews.com/2026/01/19/replica-15500-grey-aps-vs-vs/. Today, I will show you the pictures comparison on the blue Royal Oak 15500 AP replica watch between the two factories, like the grey 15500 I shown you before, the main difference on the blue one also lies in the dial color and bracelet end links.
Before showing you the pictures, I would like to express my opinion first. I do not think VS 15500 is better than APS, many dealers posted videos reviews and said VS 15500 is better, actually many of these reviews are not honest. I still recommend the one made by APS. The status of APS factory in AP replica is like what Clean factory used to be for replica Rolex. For a replica Rolex Daytona or Submariner, I think many people will still choose the one made by Clean if this factory is still alive. AP 15400 and 15500 are flagship models of APS Factory, they won’t just hand over this market to others, so in such a short period, the 15500 from VS factory will not surpass the one from APS factory.
The left watch is from VS, the right watch is from APS. The dial color looks slightly different. The blue color on the right looks darker, I do not know which one is closer to the genuine. APS 15500 has a stronger reflection on the dial, I like this finish more on the APS 15500, athough VS claims that their 15500 dial finish is closer to the genuine. Just like the Rolexs made by Clean Factory before, the hands have more three-dimensional polishing, while VS claims that their flat hands are more correct, I think more people prefer the hands of the Rolexs from Clean. While the nameplate of “AUDEMARS PIGUET” on VS dial is better, it is more tridimensional.
About the movement, APS Factory offers two options, super clone 4302 and super clone 4302 with free-sprung balance. The 4302 from VS is a false free-sprung movement, and the movement from VS does not have advantages if being compared with the movement from APS.
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.
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.
