330 | Susan Reviews on Replica Watches

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.

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.

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.

Patek Philippe Aquanaut is one of the best-selling watches in this industry, there are many colors for you to choose, including black, red, blue and this green. I remember that Z Factory was the first to make a high-end replica of the Patek Aquanaut watch, am I right? But they used a Japanese automatic movement and made modifications. Then 3K Factory developed the first super clone 324 and installed in the Aquanaut, next, 3K made several improvements on the dial and clasp, now the latest version from them has come to V3. However, the V3 Aquanaut from 3K is still not perfect, even on the black one, not to mention on this green Aquanaut 5168G that has a big difference in color with the genuine watch. So, several manufacturers in the market produce specific watch parts that can replace the ones on 3K Aquanaut to make the watch look closer to genuine, these manufacturers are SW, BUFF, VVS, etc., they have achieved tremendous success in this field, otherwise there would not be so many dealers taking their watch parts to do the customizing works, the most famous two are SW and BUFF.

Today, I will introduce an Aquanaut replica watch in green color that has been replaced with the dial, hands and date parts from SW Factory, please look at the first two pictures, the watch has already been with SW dial, hands and date, I think the color difference is much noticeable. By the way, the original rubber band from 3K looks too green, I replaced it also with a VAGENARI rubber band.

After completing the work, the dial looks perfect, it should be the closest color on this replica Aquanaut watch, even you compare it with genuine, it is hard to find the color difference. Besides the color, SW Factory also made change on the numeral hour markers, whose thickness and shape are closer to that of genuine watch. The color of the luminous material applied on hands and markers are maintained to be the same. The finish on the hour hand and mintue hand is the same as 3K, both are perfect, no burr even you observe with a magnifier. The date font of SW is thicker.

Too many watch fans now have a higher and higher requirement on the replica watches they are buying, they need more accurate details, so many dealers are doing customized works on the watches to meet their need. On this Aquanaut 5168G replica, if you do not care about the color difference, you can directly buy from 3K. But I suggest you spend more money to change its dial, hands and date, as well as its band, but that VAGENARI band will have an expensive price. By the way, some dealers even make a 18K solid white gold case for this replica watch, and changed a genuine dial one, so the price will be very high.

In the market, I just heard that two other factories will make this green Aquanaut 5168G. One is APW+, the other is OEM. Not sure if APW+ is the previous APW that made the AP 26331, and is OEM the same as OME that made Patek 5712 before? The 5168G from APW+ just came out, with a weight of 114 grams, which is closer to that of genuine, we know this Aquanaut from 3K is about 95 grams. And I heard that APW+ has made deeper engravings on the movement plates.

The pictures below are 3K Aquanaut 5168G with SW Dial, Hands and Date.