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BBF 5711

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BBF has published the replica of Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711 for some time, I introduced their replica Nautilus 5711 before, they got the super clone 324 movement and made some improvements, for example, the dial color is closer to that of the genuine, the engravings on the movement plates are deeper. 3K Factory has not yet taken any action regarding these, this factory has been remarkably low-key in recent years, after all they have earned a lot because having kept the exclusive usage of 324 movement for many years. Just days ago, BBF made another improvement on the dial, I made a comparison between the old version and the new version, please check the pictures below.

BBF 5711 Picture Comparison

The left one is the old version BBF published before, the right one is the new version BBF published days ago. The difference only lies in the dial. Please look at the letterings “PATEK PHILIPPE” and “GENEVE”. On the old version, the “PATEK PHILIPPE” and “GENEVE” are placed on two separate grids, while on the new version, the logo is trapezoidal, the two characters are centered in the groove between the grids. The pictures say everything. The font also looks slightly bigger.

The second difference is the grids, which become slight narrower on the new version. Please check the date window. On the old version, the bottom edge of the grid is parallel to the bottom edge of the date window.

On the new version, the bottom edge of the date window extends slightly beyond the bottom edge of the grid.

New Version Date Window

These differences are not flaws, actually genuine watches also have had these differences on different versions.

This Nautilus 5711 is a very hot replica watch, many customers bought it from 3K before and made some modifications by replacing its dial and date wheel, now I think the one made by BBF is very good enough, but the case still has one place that can be improved. The “eagle’s beak” feature at the end of the lugs is not pronounced. Many people care about this feature, before OME factory made this part very well, but they disappeared, it is said that they could not get the movement and produce this watch. Too bad. I made a comparison on the 5711 between OME and PPF, please check at https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/04/28/nautilus-5712-ome-vs-ppf/, you can better see the lugs’ difference here.

BBF 5711 Lugs
The lugs on the BBF 5711

There are two approaches to deal with this defect on the case of the BBF, first, some watch masters in the market can polish this place very well, they do not charge too much. Second, you can pay extra to buy a CNC case and replace, but this case is very expensive.

About Nautilus 5711 Replicas

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In the past years, 3K Factory has dominated the market of Nautilus 5711 replicas with the super clone 324 movement, a lot of people directly ordered the Nautilus 5711 from 3K, some people, seeking superior quality, paid extra to replace its dial with SW dial, but this part of people also needed to order one Nautilus replica watch from 3K Factory first, and then do the dial modification. So, 3K was the only choice in the past. However, with the expiration of the exclusive movement agreement, now every factory can use this super clone 324 movement, just weeks ago, some new faces already appeared in the market and published the replicas Nautilus 5711, which were claimed to have better quality than 3K. These new faces include BBF, DDF and DF. Every of these new factories seem to know the weakness of the 3K Nautilus 5711, BBF is the most popular among these three, they did dial improvements, many reviewers said that BBF uses the SW Dial on 5711, actually this is not true, I compared both and found the difference between BBF dial and SW dial. DDF currently is doing upgrade on the watch and about to release the V2. While D Factory changed the movement and developed the free sprung balance, but with no weights. So currently the 5711 being mostly talked about is the one from BBF, many reviewers said it is much better than the one made by 3K.

Well, I do not agree. Perhaps in some details, BBF looks better, but a watch consists of a lot of parts that need to be assembled perfectly by an experienced watch master, BBF 5711 can not be better than 3K 5711 in every aspect, it is impossible. If you take both watches in hand and you will find some details on 3K are still better. A friend of mine also got BBF 5711 for his clients, but several his clients finally asked him to change to 3K 5711. So, sometimes when a factory said their watch is better than the one that has been in the market for years, do not rush to buy it, especially the watch from a new factory.

However, the appearance of these watches is a big challenge to 3K Factory. They will absolutely continue to make improvements on the Nautilus 5711, so currently it is not the right time to make the purchase, besides, I think 3K Factory will also improve the dial and movement engravings in future, if they won’t, they will lose this market, so I really expect a perfect version from 3K Factory.

The following pictures show the Nautilus 5711 from BBF.

BBF Nautilus 5711
BBF Nautilus 5711 Blue
BBF Nautilus 5711 Crown
BBF Nautilus 5711 Movement
BBF Nautilus 5711 Clasp

BBF Patek Philippe Cubitus 5821

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In the past several months, the Cubitus from Patek Philippe must be a hot topic in this industry, because everyone is looking for a super clone of this watch, however, after the release of the replica watch by two factories, which are TW and PPF, people seem no longer to be interested in the replica Patek Philippe Cubitus, because nobody asked me where to get a replica Cubitus watch again. Have their needs been satisfied by purchasing the watch? Or they are still waiting for the launch of the best version by some factory? Today, I am going to give a short review on the replica Cubitus 5821 made by BBF.

About BBF, few people know this factory, they are not famous in this industry, but only known for making good quality replica Hublot Unico watches. I thought BBF is another name which PPF uses to make other watches, but after seeing this Cubitus watch made by them, I was wrong. This replica Cubitus 5821 made by BBF has two big flaws, according to my experience, PPF won’t make these two obvious flaws when producing the replicas. However, I am surprised that BBF uses a super clone 330 movement on this replica, you know, this movement was only authorized to be used by 3K, its predecessor is 324 movement that was developed by 3K Factory years ago. Someone said the sole authorization to use this movement is no longer valid, so 3K will not be the only factory to use this movement in future.

Patek Philippe Cubitus 5821 Two Tone Replica

Measuring the watch from left to right, the crown not included, it is about 43.4mm, from top to bottom, it is 44.3mm. The case thickness is about 8.5mm, which is slightly thicker than that of the genuine. The entire watch has a weight of 128 grams.

The blue color on the dial is very good. The first big flaw lies in its date window, I think it is slightly smaller than that on the genuine watch. One some date fonts, part of the font’s bottom edge is hidden by the frame of the window. I do not know if all samples coming out of the factory have this issue, or just the one on my hand.

Patek Philippe Cubitus 5821 Date Window
Date Font 12

The lume coating on the hands and hour markers are maintained in the same tone, no color difference. The printings of “PATEK PHILIPPE” and “GENEVE” have the same font thickness as that of the genuine, but not that tri-dimensional like on the genuine.

Another big flaw lies on the bracelet, on the middle golden links, only the front and back are plated with gold, the parts at left and right sides are stainless steel, if you check carefully, you will find this flaw.

Patek Cubitus Links

To be honest, for this watch, I feel a bit disappointed, because some details not perfectly made, after all it is the first Cubitus replica with a super clone movement.