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New Two Tone Rolex Oyster Perpetual from VS Factory

It has been a long time since I saw a watch this attractive. Rolex still clearly knows what it is doing when it comes to design. Now I’m really looking forward to seeing which factory will be the first to release a replica of the new Yacht-Master Rolex introduced in 2026.

Compared with the new Panerai PAM1698 that VS just released, this Oyster Perpetual looks much more appealing to me. VS’s release of the Panerai PAM1698 feels more like something they simply had to get out of the way.

But this 100th-anniversary Oyster Perpetual feels completely different. With so many factories recently flooding the market with new free-sprung movements, VS releasing this watch almost feels like a statement to the entire replica watch industry: I’m still the boss when it comes to Rolex.

VS Factory equips this watch with the DD3230 movement. One thing worth noting is that this should already be the third version of the movement.

I remember that a few years ago, when VS first released its super clone version of the 41mm Oyster Perpetual, it simply used the DD3235 movement, which meant the movement plate was still engraved with “3235.”

Later, VS developed a proper 3230 movement by removing the date mechanism. As a result, there is no longer an unused date-setting position when operating the crown, making its crown operation much closer to that of the genuine Rolex 3230 movement. Unscrew the crown to wind the watch, then pull the crown out to the first click to adjust the time directly.

It is also worth mentioning that this is the third-generation DD3230 movement. One of the main upgrades is the auto rotor, which now uses a bearing system with 27 ball bearings.

Replica Rolex Oyster Perpetual Gold
Replica Rolex Oyster Perpetual Grey Green
Replica Rolex Oyster Perpetual Two Tone
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100 Years Anniversary Crown
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100 Years Anniversary Case
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100 Years Anniversary Case Back
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100 Years Anniversary Clasp
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100 Years Anniversary Bracelet
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 100 Years Anniversary Weight

New RM67-02 from Rich

I really do not understand why these factories keep obsessing over this watch, and I also do not understand why anyone would like it. If you told me you liked the Richard Mille RM 35-01, RM 35-02, or RM 055, I could understand that, because at least they still look like actual watches and do not feel quite so much like toys.

But I honestly cannot understand the appeal of the RM 67-02. With that kind of dial and an elastic fabric strap, it looks more like a children’s toy watch. I would rather wear a G-Shock.

That said, I have never handled a genuine RM 67-02. Perhaps the quality, finishing, and overall feel of the original are much better than those of the replica.

At first, this watch was only available as a custom-modified piece. Now, when people talk about factories or workshops making the RM 67-02, the two names most people are familiar with are U mi and AV.

U mi is actually a pretty interesting modification workshop. Its previous RM 67-02 and rose gold Patek Philippe 5712 were both extremely expensive, but the watches themselves were far from perfect. In my opinion, they offered very poor value for money.

This new RM 67-02 comes from Rich Factory, which should be the same Rich Factory that previously released the Rolex GMT-Master II with the free-sprung 3285 movement.

According to the factory, this watch uses a true super clone RM.CRMA7 movement, and both the movement thickness and the overall case thickness have been made to match the genuine watch. The movement is said to be 3.99 mm thick, while the case measures 7.8 mm. When viewed from either the front or the back, all the visible gears are functional and move as they should.

The factory also claims that the carbon fiber pattern perfectly recreates the high-end texture of the NTPT carbon material made in Japan for the RM 67-02. It even says that the eight screws on the case are interchangeable with those used on the genuine watch.

The factory’s advertising certainly sounds impressive, but it is simply impossible for this replica to be completely perfect.

RM67-02 Case Thickness
RM67-02 Weight
RM67-02 French
RM67-02 Movement

Key Features:

From both the front and the back, the movement has a very high degree of skeletonization.

The thickness is very close and similar to the genuine.

Carbon case is good quality, super.

When you wind the watch, you can see the gears around the mainspring barrel moving. When setting the time, you can also see some of the moving components through the front of the watch.

Shortcomings:

The skeletonized bridges on the dial do not have beveled edges.

At the two areas indicated by the red arrows, there are two noticeable differences.

First, the gold-colored component is not gold on the genuine watch.

Second, the rose red jewel is white on the genuine watch, and it is also slightly larger.

RM67-02 Shortcomings
Genuine RM67-02
Genuine model.

WS Factory Aquanaut

Last time, I introduced the Nautilus 5712 from WS Factory. Since WS entered the market, this model has become even more controversial, because none of the versions currently made by the different factories are perfect. Extra aftermarket parts are still needed if you want to upgrade the watch. For those who are really pursuing a high-quality 5712, buying the watch itself plus all the necessary modifications can become quite expensive.

This time, WS Factory has also released three Aquanaut models, available in green, blue, and rose-gold brown. The factory claims that their weights are the same as the genuine watches. I do not know the exact weights of the genuine versions, but all three WS models feel quite heavy, especially the blue and green ones, each weighing around 150 grams.

There are already several factories in the market producing weighted Aquanaut replicas, including DDF and APW, but neither of them makes versions as heavy as the WS models.

Unlike other factories that make weighted watches, WS uses a high-density precision tungsten material for this Aquanaut. According to the factory, its density is 16.8 g/cm³, the same as platinum, rather than the tungsten-copper alloy, tungsten steel, or steel-wrapped tungsten commonly used in the market.

WS also claims that this material will not oxidize or peel, and that it can be gold-plated. The material is extremely hard, which makes machining very difficult, so production capacity is relatively limited.

The movement inside is the latest 26-330 with hacking seconds feature.

WS Aquanaut Rose Gold
WS Aquanaut Green
WS Aquanaut Blue
WS Aquanaut Rose Gold Movement
WS Aquanaut Blue Movement
WS Aquanaut Green Movement
WS Aquanaut Rose Gold Weight
WS Aquanaut Blue Weight
WS Aquanaut Green Weight

THB 15407 vs Custom-made Version

I previously introduced the V3 version of the Audemars Piguet 15407 from THB Factory, which is currently considered one of the best versions available on the market. What is rather strange is that shortly after THB released this watch, a new name called OCTA appeared in the market and also launched an AP 15407, claiming that its version was the best available.

Later, I saw many people saying that OCTA was selling products previously made by APS Factory. However, as far as I know, APS has not returned to the market. It is possible that someone has contacted some of APS Factory’s former component suppliers and is now selling several Audemars Piguet models under the OCTA name.

The case of THB’s 15407 has some fairly obvious shortcomings, which I discussed in a previous article. You can read it here at https://www.susanreviews.com/2026/06/29/thb-factory-ap-15407-v3/.

Today, I am going to introduce a customized 15407 and make a brief comparison between it and the version from THB Factory.

It is said that the customized 15407 uses a CNC case, you can see the difference between them below.

The watch on the left is the customized 15407, while the one on the right is from THB Factory. As you can see from the area marked by the red arrow, the spacing in this part of the case is different between the two watches.

There are other differences on the balance wheel. The customized 15407 uses a double balance. The THB 15407 only has one balance wheel.

Balance Bridge Color

The color of the balance bridge looks slightly different. The balance bridge on the right is lighter in color, while the one on the left is darker and much closer to the color of rose gold.

The balance wheel on the right THB 15407 is slightly bigger. As indicated by the red pen, the outer rim of the balance wheel is slightly thinner on the customized 15407.

Latest News

WS 5712

Quite a few new models have been released recently, especially since the movement exclusivity agreements came to an end. As a result, many new factory names have started appearing in the market. However, most of these so-called new factories have not actually developed anything from scratch. Instead, they are simply improving models that were previously released by the major established factories.

A good example is the WS Factory Nautilus 5712 that I mentioned in my previous post. WS made some very impressive claims in its promotional materials, but the actual watch is not nearly as good as they advertised.

A friendly reminder: whenever a new factory name appears and claims to have made major improvements to a particular model, do not rush to buy it. In many cases, you may simply end up wasting your money.

AR Factory

Just heard that AR Factory, which is also known as ARF, just changed its name to “W”. All these factories producing replica Rolex watches are operating in a precarious situation, never knowing when they might be shut down.

Clone 330 Movement

Last time, I mentioned that BBF was preparing to release a hacking-seconds 330 movement for the Nautilus 5711. Now, this movement has finally been released and has first been installed in the two Nautilus models shown below.

Hacking Seconds 330 Movement
BBF 5712 Nautilus 330
BBF 5712 Nautilus 330 Rose Gold

Meanwhile, 3K Factory is also feeling the pressure. It has just announced that it will release its own hacking-seconds 330 movement, which will first be installed in the two Aquanaut models shown below.

3K Aquanaut Steel
3K Aquanaut Gold

Seamaster 600m

Two new Seamaster models from VS Factory, black and blue models available now. Before, a factory named VS+ also made these two models plus one orange model. The new Seamaster 600m from VS has a case that is measured to be 42mm in diameter and 13.8mm in thickness. The movement inside is a clone 8912, which is derived from the super clone 8900 movement from VS. At this point, even if VS releases new Panerai or Omega models, I do not expect too much from their attention to detail or overall finishing, because VS is now focusing almost all of its resources on Rolex.

VS Factory New Seamaster 600m

WS Factory 5712 Rep

About Patek 5712, it is one of the hottest watches in the market, several factories and custom-made studio are competing on this model, like PPF, OME(disappeared), GR and some private modification studio. For people who do not have high standards, PPF has updated this watch to V3, it is good enough. But for people who really care details, the one from PPF absolutely won’t fulfill their need. However, if you are considering modifications on a 5712, be aware that this area is very complicated and full of pitfalls. I would not recommend it for newcomers.

Just in last week, a new name appeared and announced that the 5712 they are making has several important upgrades. Having read their promotional content on this watch, I really expected it. But after seeing the actual watch, I must say this is also not the best.

First, let us see the quality of the 5712 from WS.

Does it uses a SW dial like they claimed?
No. Although the dial is good and very close to SW dial, but the moon phase is totally different, look at the picture below, the left watch is WS 5712, the right watch is PPF 5712 with SW dial. The WS 5712’s moon phase background is too blue, and the star is bigger, that does not look good.

And the hands of the WS 5712 indeed have solid center hub, but its shape is not correct.

Dial Color of 5712
WS 5712 on the left, PPF 5712 on the right.

Are this watch’s eagle-beak-shaped lugs really as perfect as the factory claims?
No. Look at the picture below, the left 5712 from WS Factory indeed has a better lug shape, but compare the CNC case, WS 5712’s lug is not perfect.

Beak-shape Lug of 5712

The CNC case has a very good lug shape.

WS Movement Engravings
The movement of WS.
PPF movement engravings
PPF movement engravings

Although PPF improved the 240 movement engravings before, but their movement engravings still look slightly thinner and shallower than that of the movement in WS 5712. But the movement engravings on both watches do not look as neat as that of the genuine.

At last, the case thickness of WS 5712 is about 8.6mm. It is a good watch, but not as good as they claim to be. I do not suggest you spend such a big money on this watch.

THB Factory AP 15407 V3

About two weeks ago, THB published the V3 edition of the replica AP 15407, which now has a free-sprung balance. I have introduced the AP 15407 several times on my blog, first, it is the one made by ZF, then I introduced the V2 edition of 15407 made by THB in 2024, you can read the review about the THB V2 15407 at https://www.susanreviews.com/2024/09/26/thb-factory-replica-ap-15407/, now it has been almost two years later, THB published the V3, is this a signal that APS will be back soon? We all know their relationship. However, I suspect that the real factory behind this newly released V3 15407 may actually be ZF. In the past, THB has always the biggest seller of this AP watch. Now that APS has shut down, it seems unlikely that THB – being a branch of APS – could return to the market so quickly. Therefore, this new free-sprung 15407 may actually be a ZF release marketed under the THB name. You know, ZF has been very active in the AP field in recent months.

On the first replica of AP 15407, the balance wheel has a wrong position and it does not move. On the updated V2 edition of THB, the balance wheel is rotating. On this V3, we can see there are weights on the balance wheel. But the watches does not have a double balance wheel, it is a single balance wheel. I watched many video reviews about this watch, some claimed that a customization of adding a double balance wheel is possible and they charged a lot of money, I think it is not necessary to spend thousands of dollars to do this, not worthy. Besides the balance wheel, I think there is another flaw which the factory should pay attention to and correct it immediately, please check the two pictures below, the place marked with red triangle, the space between the bezel and the bottom line of the case. On genuine watch case, the space is not that wide.

Genuine AP 15407
Genuine AP 15407
THB 15407 V3
Fake AP 15407 from THB
AP 15407 Skeleton Dial
AP Logo 15407
Case of AP 15407
AP 15407 Movement
AP Logo on 15407 Bracelet
AP 15407 Clasp
AP 15407 Weight

VS Factory YachtMaster Titanium 226627 Free Sprung

I already said that VS Factory will publish the free-sprung 3235 movement before in my last article at https://www.susanreviews.com/2026/06/08/two-big-news/, now the movement comes, but is it the true free-sprung 3235 movement? Everybody has different opinions about this, but I do not think it is a real free sprung movement, it does not have weights, just like the clone 4302 movement they developed for AP 15500 before.

Look at the clone 4302 movement from VS Factory, there are no weights on the balance wheel. To correct the inaccuracy, you still need to adjust that regulator I marked.

Genuine AP 4302 Movement
Genuine AP 4302 Movement
Fake 4302 Movement
Fake 4302 Movement from VS Factory.

About the YachtMaster 226627 from VS, I introduced the Clean version at https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/05/26/clean-titanium-yachmaster-42mm-226627/, which was the best one at that time, after the closure of Clean, perhaps you guys do not know where to get the best one, actually ARF is a great choice.

How about the one with new free-sprung 3235 movement from VS? Please check its pictures below first.

VSF YachtMaster 226627
VSF Free-Sprung 3235
New VS Free-Sprung 3235 Movement
Old VS 3235 Movement
Genuine Rolex 3235 movement
Genuine Rolex 3235 Movement

At first glance, we can clearly see the new clone 3235 movement indeed lacks a regulator if you compare it with the old 3235 movement from VS. But if you compare the new clone 3235 movement with genuine Rolex 3235 movement, you will find the former does not have weights on the balance wheel. However, with a solid case back, people do not see the movement inside, that’s also the reason why a lot of people think it is no need to buy the free-sprung movement, because almost all Rolex models have solid case back.

After this 3235, I think VS will publish the free-sprung 4131, but I do not know when. For all DD series movements, the free-sprung movements published by VS factory in future will not feature weights.

QF Daytona Free-Sprung 4131 V5

In the Rolex field, many factories have now released free-sprung balance movement, including QF, ERF, Rich, and others. Among these names, some are new to me, and honestly, I am not even sure whether they are newly established factories or just branches of some older factories.

For example, I previously talked about RG. It sounds like a new name, but it is actually operated by RC. RC’s business has really expanded quickly. Last year, their Day-Date became extremely popular across the whole market, and now they have successively released the Daytona and the GMT-Master models.

Alright, let’s come back to this Daytona from QF Factory.

QF Factory’s current marketing strategy is somewhat similar to what Noob Factory used to do. For almost every hot-selling model, they like to keep releasing new versions and create new selling points or gimmicks, but in reality, the actual upgrades are often not that significant.

For example, this 4131 Daytona is claimed to be the V5 version. This kind of naming easily gives people the impression that their Daytona is the best one on the market. However, in terms of overall workmanship, there is still a gap between QF and VS, not to mention compared with the previous Clean version.

Now QF has free-sprung versions of the 4131, 4132, and 3235 movements. In fact, for Rolex Datejust and Daytona models, it does not really matter that much whether you choose a free-sprung movement or not.

However, for some exhibition caseback models, such as the Le Mans Daytona and the newly released Daytona in 2026, you can choose the version with the free-sprung movement. And in the current market, it seems that QF is the only factory making a Daytona with the free-sprung 4132 movement.

Replica Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Dial
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Crystal
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Crown
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Bracelet
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Clasp
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Case Back
Rolex Daytona 4131 Free Sprung Movement

Two big news

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.