APS Factory – Susan Reviews on Replica Watches

Stop Watch War

I heard that THB is going to publish the 24-hour Le Mans Daytona, or has the watch already come out? I did not find this watch from THB on the internet, maybe still need to wait for several days. Actually this watch company already made this replica Daytona in last year that was sold under the name of “APS”, now APS is selling this watch at a special price. I explained that both APS and THB are the same watch company, why did they decide to make another one? Because the last one they made was not sold well, and the movement 4132 now has a real 24-hour chronograph, the last one from APS still used a 12-hour chrono. But the most important reason is THB can sell this Daytona at a much higher price, to earn more money. After this watch is available, I guess THB will promote the sunburst finish on the dial as a selling point for this Daytona, because the Le Mans Daytona just released from Clean does not have obvious sunburst finish, THB thought this will be a great opportunity. Will THB sells this Daytona at a higher price than Clean? This is certainly a war between them, just not as fierce as the war happened in the weighted Day-Date Rolex field. The following pictures are the dial details of the Le Mans Daytona made by Clean. What does the dial of the genuine watch look like? Does it really have a strong sunburst effect?

The war in the weighted Rolex is happening. Sometimes such war is good for our watch fans, sometimes not. For example, in the weighted Rolex Day-Date, at the start, GM is the first factory to make the weighted Day-Date, then Q Factory made the Day-Date with weight that is closer to that of genuine, THB Factory also participated in the competition and made the Day-Date with weight that is almost the same as genuine, and then CBD made the Day-Date with the same weight as genuine. From initial similar weight to final same weight, is this really a big progress? I do not think that’s entirely true. THB Factory added too many links on the bracelet to increase the weight, while CBD added the thickness of each link to increase the weight, most clients usually do not need that long bracelet, this is a waste of money because THB charges a high price on the Day-Date. On the CBD Day-Date, the bracelet is too thick, this is not an improvement but is a manufacturing compromise just to gain weight, the wearing comfort is also not good. The same thing also happened on the Le Mans Daytona from Q Factory, this factory has two versions for this Daytona, regular weight and heavy weight, the only difference between them is that the heavy weight version just has a longer bracelet, but Q Factory sells it at a much higher price than the regular weight version, is this a scam our clients should be aware of?

In the market, the golden Day-Date and golden Daytona with increased weight made by most factories have several issues like case peeling off and engravings not good, the watch manufacturers should take this seriously, not just using exaggerated claims in their war to gain customers and orders, while the cost is passed on to us customers.

Movements

In the past five years, whether in material, finish or movement, the replica watch industry has made a big huge progress, do you agree?

Today, I will give a brief introduction of the movements used in the super clones. These movements were different from the ones used in the replicas made eight or ten years ago. Now, people are knowledgable in this field, they know every factory, their background and their famous watches models, they also know which movement is more trusted. The movements in the market are usually made by the movement factories in three places of China, which are Dandong, Shanghai and Hangzhou.

First, the movements from Dandong. Too many, there are 4130, 4131, 3235, etc. Many people know this movement factory because of the 4130 movement firstly used by Noob Factory. Now, the 4130 is being used by a lot of factories, including Clean, VS, BT, New Noob. Dandong 4131 is being used by VS and Clean. The Dandong 3235 is only used by VS Factory. Dandong 4130 is the most successful movement developed in replica watches industry, it is also the most stable chrono movement. It seems like every movement from Dandong is very stable, except the 925 and 938.

The best chrono movement in replicas – Dandong 4130

The two pictures below show the Dandong 3235 movement, also called VS 3235 or Custom VS 3235, it is only used by VS Factory, you can find this movement in their Datejust, 41mm Submariner, Oyster Perpetual, YachtMaster, Sea-Dweller. This is the best clone 3235 movement in the market, known for its high stability and long power reserve that is up to 72 hours.

Best clone 3235 movement- only used by VS

One movement from Dandong should be avoided, that is the 938, which is equipped by the Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Q1372520. This replica is mainly made by two factories, AZ and ZF. Do not buy this watch, this movement will easily have issues during use. Almost every replica of this watch sold by the two factories will have movement issues.

938 movement, developed by APS, we should not buy the replica with this movement.

Another movement from Dandong is also not too stable, it is the 925, which is equipped by Jaeger LeCoultre moon phase. This replica is made by APS and ZF, a very popular watch, but its movement is even not as stable as Dandong 7750.

Replica Jaeger LeCoultre Moon Phase 1368430

SL6000 movement from Dandong. Equipped in the replicas of IWC Portuguese 7 Days PR and Big Pilot, currently used by AZ and ZF. This movement is nice and has a power reserve of more than 50 hours. The Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve from ZF is also the replica I highly recommend, very classic.

8500 and 8900 from VS Factory, also developed by Dandong. The replicas of Omega Seamaster 150m and Seamaster 600m from VS are using these two movements, which make VS Factory famous all over the world.

P.9000. Only used on Panerai by VS Factory. 8500 and P.9000 these two movements are the cornerstone of development of VS Factory.

Next, let’s talk about the movements from Shanghai. First, it is the SH3135. There are two generations, the first generation has been abandoned, now all watches are using the second generation of SH3135. This movement has the same high stability as that of Dandong 3135.

SH3235. Except VS, other factories are all using this movement, for example, Clean uses this movement in their Datejust, 41mm Submariner and Sea-Dweller. This movement’s stability is ok, but the power reserve is around 45 hours. If you want a Submariner from Clean Factory, I do not suggest you buy the 41mm model, the 40mm Submariner with Dandong 3135 movement is a better choice, it is more cost-efficient.

Shanghai 7750. This is not a very good movement, but it is being widely used in the replica watches. In the past, Z Factory random used Shanghai 7750 and Dandong 7750 in their IWC Portuguese Chrono replica watches, people who got the watch with Shanghai 7750 was unlucky because this movement is not stable.

In the last, it will be a movement from Hangzhou. The movement is 72a0, which is being used in the Datejust and YachtMaster of EWE Factory. EWE modified its look to Rolex 3235. This movement is great, its power reserve is up to 60 hours. The Blancpain 50 fathoms from Z Factory also uses this Hangzhou movement.

Top Ten Best Sellers in 2024

2024 is an important year both for our watch makers and watch fans, we welcomed a lot of new models that have been made with breakthrough watch-making technology. The absolute protagonists in last year are VS and APS, we do not deny that Clean still occupies the largest market share in Rolex field, but VS has already caught up, and APS indeed brought us many surprises. Hope they can release more super clones in future.

1.Clean Factory V3 GMT-Master II Pepsi

For this GMT-Master II Pepsi, it has been improved by Clean Factory for two times, now the latest version is V3. Upon V2, the biggest improvement lies in its ceramic bezel, it is said that the color has been corrected to look closest to that of genuine, while some persons still like the bezel color on V2, still a bit controversial, however, there are still a large amount of watch fans chose to buy this V3 from Clean. By the way, I also only recommend Clean if you want super clone Rolex GMT-Master.

2.VS Factory Daytona 126500

For the new 12xxxx series Daytona, VS Factory has the best movement, Clean has the most complete collection. Since the last upgrade VS has made on hands of 126500, the sales of their Daytona 126500 suddenly improved. This Daytona 126500 from VS is equipped with a super clone 4131 from Dandong, which is supposed to be better than the Shanghai version used by Clean.

3.Clean Factory Daytona 116518

With a yellow gold case, ceramic bezel and black rubber band, this Daytona is one of the best-selling Daytona replicas from Clean. For the sales of Daytona in the market, Clean still occupies the biggest market share, the competition between VS and Clean in this area is still fierce. Actually, every Daytona made by Clean can be put onto this top ten list, they are really perfect clones.

4.Day-Date Heavy Version

I put this watch here just because the heavy version of Day-Date Rolex is really popular, in the past year, many people were asking the weight of a Rolex they were going to buy. And today in Day-Date field, more and more people are participating in the production of heavy versions of Day-Date Rolex replicas, including GM, QF, K, CBD, THB, etc., customers are also more confused than before. Well, currently I recommend two watch makers, GM and THB. GM is the earliest factory that makes the heavy version, they have price advantage, THB has a high price, but they use super clone 3255, the finish is better.

5.PP Factory Nautilus 5712 V3

The 5712 made by PP or Z has been upgraded to V3, with super clone 240 movement and new clasp. We can see that Nautilus moon phase 5712 from PP is very popular in the market, many dealers provide extra service to upgrade its dial with SW Dial and Hands, just like they do on Nautilus 5711 from 3K.

6.VS Factory Grey Datejust with Jubilee Bracelet

You can buy this Datejust from VS or Clean, both versions are very good. I more recommend Clean version before, but modded watches are very hot today, more people buy this Datejust from VS Factory and then made some modifications, for example, replacing its bezel, dial and hands with the bezel, dial and hands from genuine, this is a great idea, and this won’t cost you too much. The super clone DD3235 movement allows watch fans to to this job.

7.APS Factory RM055

Richard Mille has been very hot in the past two years, APS Factory made big improvements on the RM replicas, especially on the model RM055. This RM055 soon became the best seller in Richard Mille field once being published by APS.

8.APS Factory AP 15407

More AP watches can be put in this position, such as 15400, 15500 and 15720 from APS, but people seemed to be paying more attention to the AP 15407 in past year, since that, APS made a big improvement on the balance wheel of this watch. Many watch fans are still not satisfied yet and seeking for trusted source that could add double working balance wheel, it can be done, but too expensive.

9.QF Daytona Le Mans

QF is the watch maker that produced this Daytona, they provide two versions, regular weight version and heavy weight version. I do not suggest you buy the heavy weight version, because they added extra links to increase the weight. By the way, Clean Factory will also publish the Le Mans Daytona soon.

10.3K Factory Nautilus 5711

This watch deserves a more forward position, it is a very popular watch in modded watch market, many people bought this watch from 3K, replacing its dial, hand and date wheel with SW Dial, Hand and Date Wheel, it seems like more and more people are accepting this modded watch now.

There are a lot of other watches that were also sold very well in the market, especially Rolex watches, there are too many, Submariner, Datejust, Daytona, they can even make a top 10 or top 20, every Rolex coming from VS and Clean should be a super clone, no doubt about this. Every one has their own top 10, I can not include every best seller in this list.

Two new models and coming holiday

Our Chinese New Year holiday will start soon, I think most watch factories will be on holiday after this week, the shipping company will stop providing service on Jan. 23. In the beginning of 2025, since January, we have seen a lot of new replicas, but the most important watch should be the Audemars Piguet 26240 Flyback, now the replicas of AP 26240 have stainless steel in black, white, blue, green and black ceramic available from APS. But in last week, APS just published a rose gold model, which is the following one with blue dial, and they will publish another rose gold one with green dial in this week, I think many of you guys have been expecting this green gold one for a long time. The replica 26240 has a super clone 4401 movement that can provide the flyback chrono function, which is another breakthrough improvement in this industry.

Audemars Piguet 26240 Rose Gold Bracelet

Audemars Piguet 26240 Rose Gold Movement

Audemars Piguet 26240 Rose Gold Dial Lume

The second new arrival replica is a Tudor Pelagos FXD GMT model made by M+ Factory. The watch is made with Titanium that is brushed, the case is measured to be 42mm in diameter and 12.7mm in thickness. The bezel is bi-directional rotating with a black ceramic insert in matt finish. The entire watch is only 70.2 grams in weight. M+ is a very low-key factory in our market, they have only made a few models, but every piece is high quality. This Tudor FXD GMT replica will become another best seller, it has a very correct color in the bezel markers, hour markers and hands, the GMT hand and printings “PELAGOS GMT” are also in the sams orange color as that on genuine watch. The green fabric band with unique logo makes it distinguishable among all Pelagos FXD models M+ Factory has produced. M+ also offers one black leather pack for the watch.

APS Replica AP 26240

The most important watch, which we have been expecting so long, is finally available now. Now, only stainless steel models and the black ceramic model are available. APS Factory has really made a lot of popular replica watches in past years, I think this AP 26240 will become another best seller in 2025.

In Audemars Piguet field, it is not hard to find super clones, there are popular Royal Oak 15400 and 15500, these are really made very well and the most outstanding AP replicas, but for watch fans who seeking for chrono models in AP, the 26331 from OM has some defect in function, while those AP ROO Sec@12 models have decreased in popularity since the closure of J12 Factory, so it is very important for AP watch fans to find another flagship model in AP RO Chrono collection, hope this 26240 made by APS can complete this mission.

Currently for the stainless steel 26240, there are four models available, each is different in dial color, there are black, white, green and blue. Together with the black ceramic one, there are totally five models being released. The case is 41mm, I measured its thickness, about 12.68mm. Stainless steel model is about 170.8g in weight, the ceramic model is 162.6g in weight.

Equipped with the super clone 4401 movement, tts chrono function is different from that on Daytona. Push the button at 2 o’clock, the central second hand will start to move, then you push the button at 4 o’clock, the central second hand will back to zero but will not stop, next it will move again. If you want the central second hand to stop moving, push the 2:00 button again, it will stop immediately, then push the 4:00 button, the central second hand will back to zero and not move. This is real flyback chrono function.

The rose gold model will be published soon.

APS Factory AP 26240 will be available soon

This will be a bomb in 2025, because it is said that this watch will be available in the end of December 2024, so you will see it soon in January 2025, it must be a very important gift for our watch fans in the new year, some people have been waiting for it for a long time.

APS Factory has made a lot of contribution to this industry in 2024, the V2 edition of super clone RMUL2, AP 15407, you guys already know these things. This AP 26240 made by APS Factory has a super clone 4401 movement, which is developed by a movement factory in Shanghai. The movement now is only used by APS Factory, I do not know if APS will give it to ZF to use in future, but considering their good friendship, I think yes. Not like the 26331 published by OM Factory, this 26240 AP super clone has all working functions, the chrono works perfectly. And the movement will be stable.

APS Factory RM055 is the Best

In recent two years, Rolex and Richard Mille have always been the hottest watches in this industry, with no doubt, Rolex is always hot in any time, but it seems like that many watch makers have been engaged in the production of high-end replica Richard Mille watches in recent years. In the past, about five years ago, I remembered that only KV Factory made some Richard Mille replica watches, which are considered to be in middle quality if being compared with the RMs today, then ZF joined in this field by publishing RM35-02 at first, their V3 edition was claimed as the best RM at that time, I also wrote a review about that RM35-02 on my blog, please check, https://www.susanreviews.com/2020/08/30/the-best-richard-mille-rm35-02-replica-watch-arrives/, now things have changed, ZF have made big improvments on the RM35-02, price also has increased, but the best RM35-02 still made by ZF. Next, some departments like T+ and Sonic participated in, in the beginning, their RMs are sold at very high prices, now they obviously could not compete with these big factories like ZF and BBR, so they lowered down their prices, T+ even disappeared. Today, APS Factory started to make the replicas of Richard Mille. Actually I was greatly shocked by this news when APS announced the release of the RM055 in last week, but now I feel it is not strange, after all ZF and APS have had a good brothership for many years. How about the quality of RM055 from APS Factory? I think it is much better than the one from ZF.

ZF made RM055 before, white ceramic and NTPT models available, with super clone RMUL2 movement. APS currently only has the NTPT models, but upon ZF, APS made several improvements on the RM055. First, both ZF and APS use the same super clone RMUL2 movement on this model, but APS made satin finish on the movement frames, which look closer to that of genuine movement, while the movement frams on ZF always look too bright whether you observe from any angles. The second movement improvement was made on the left corner of the movement, a tiny detail, you can see it by comparing the pictures of ZF and APS. This super clone RMUL2 is called V2 RMUL2 by us. This RMUL2 super clone movement is really good, I can not find the difference between it and genuine movement, when you operate the crown, you can clearly see the working movement components through the front crystal.

Other improvements made on APS RM055 are as below:
The carbon texture on the case looks more beautiful on APS.
The case thickness is thinner than ZF.
The rubber band feels more comfortable than the rubber band of BBR.
The titanium clasp has removable titanium screws to fix, but on ZF clasp, the screws are fixed and not removable.

Whatever, I will made a side-by-side picture comparison between ZF and APS in future. I like RM055, especially the red and blue one, so I post the pictures of the two models below. Other models can be found in the videos.

RM buying guide:
RM35-01: buy from BBR Factory
RM055 NTPT: buy from APS Factory
RM35-02: buy from ZF

APS Factory Replica IWC Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve IW501702

I never thought that APS factory will publish this replica IWC watch ahead of Z factory, because Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve is one of the most popular replicas watches from Z factory, many watch fans who want a super clone of dress watch from IWC will think of this watch by ZF, especially the IW500705, which was one of the best sellers in replica watch field in the past. Actually you may not know one thing, the movement in the IW500705 replica IWC is developed by APS factory, not ZF, but this replica watch was brought to be a big boom by ZF. Now the new Portuguese from APS factory has several models, I will take this IW501702 as an example, to see how good it is.

It is a good replica, but not too good, there are some obvious flaws, I think Z factory will solve these shortcomings next, or they won’t make these new Portuguese watches, who knows, after all Z factory and APS factory have a too good brothership.

First, the movement inside the replica is not a super clone IWC movement, it is developed on the basis of a specific Dandong movement, but there are extra plates added on the top, and the jewels on the movement plates have slight color difference with that on genuine movement, by the way, if you wind the watch, check the movement through the sapphire crystal back, some gears not working. These things are ok for most buyers, but APS factory made another mistake, genuine movement is 52011, APS did not change, still engraved 52010 on the plate.

Another flaw on the replica is its dial color, which looks slightly yellowish, the genuine watch is pure white, the color difference is subtle, but I can notice it if check carefully. I certainly believe that Z factory will improve this detail if they are going to make the replica.

The specification of the replica:

Movement: Based on a Dandong movement, added with extra plates and decorated to make it look like IWC 52011, but the movement plate is engraved with 52010.

Case: 316F stainless steel, 42mmx13.2mm, slightly thinner than the old Portuguese model

Crystal: Sapphire, a bit domed on the edge

Dial: Tiny color difference, with a working power reserve indicator, small seconds at 9 o’clock

Bracelet: Blue alligator leather strap, better genuine alligator leather band can be ordered

News

Back to school season, still very hot in Guangzhou, have you ever prepared any gifts for your boys or girls in this special moment? A watch? Too expensive, even it is a replica watch, much more expensive than before. Those watch factories, always increase the prices again and again, even they improved the movements and watch materials greatly, but they also earned a bigger profit than past. The market is being dominated by several big factories in super clones field, new watch makers are impossible to engage in, but one big boss will appear again if there is a chance, just like the one Clean factory grabbed years ago.

The first watch is Patek Philippe 5712, it is not a new model, PPF made it several years ago, since the birth of this replica, PPF has improved it twice, the first time they made an improvement on this replica was on its movement, whose power reserve was modified to real, this is the second-time improvement, which was done on its clasp, now the V3 comes with a new clasp, and PPF charges extra money on this new clasp.

The second new model is a Jaeger LeCoultre watch with a tourbillon movement, the replica is made by APS factory, it uses a real Chinese tourbillon movement, it has a see-through crystal back, it is a good replica watch, but there are too much difference if you compare the movement between it with a genuine, the decoration on the movement plate, looks a little cheap. I do not recommend this tourbillon watch, the Jaeger LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin moon phase from APS is a more popular model, replicas with Chinese tourbillon movements are more loved on Richard Mille models.

The third new model is the rainbow Daytona from ZF, this is ridiculous, I thought ZF has quited the Daytona business since the announcement of the special prices on their Daytonas, almost no one has recognized the Daytona watches coming from ZF, I do not know why they still choose to produce. For this rainbow Daytona, I still do not suggest you buy from ZF, the New Noob factory has a better one with a better Dandong 4130 movement.

Replica Jaeger LeCoultre Tourbillon Blue

Replica Jaeger LeCoultre Master Tourbillon

Replica Patek Philippe 5712 Power Reserve

APS Factory Replica Rolex Daytona 126506

A lot of people have asked for a super clone of this new Rolex Daytona watch, however, there is no really a super clone here til today, even APS factory just published the replicas of the two new Daytona with ice blue dial and crystal back. I do not know why Clean stops releasing new watches, I have not seen a new replica coming from them for months, this ice blue Daytona is really a good chanc to widen the gap between them and VS factory, we know VS always wants to catch up with Clean in Rolex field, they launched the Daytona project last time, but I am afraid that this project will fail, not too many people are interested in their so-called Dandong 4131 Daytona.

For this new Daytona 126506, together with the Le Mans Daytona special edition, if a factory can make super clones of them, then they will occupy a market share that is next to that of Clean in Rolex field. Currently only QF and APS have made good replicas of the Daytona with crystal back, but none of them can be called super clones, they are just good replicas. I always do not recommend that Daytona from QF, but these two from APS factory are worth buying, their dial color is better than that of QF, the ice blue color is closer to that of genuine watch. I do not trust the Dandong 4131 movement, which is not as strong as Dandong 4130 used in old Daytonas, the Shanghai 4131 used by APS is ok, I prefer, however, the clasp on both Daytona from QF and APS has a flaw, the side with engravings should be sand finished, while it is polishing. I really hope Clean can bring us the super clone of the new Daytona with crystal back soon.