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Two big news

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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.

ZF 15500 Free-Sprung 4302

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It’s been a long time since we last heard from ZF in the replica Audemars Piguet space. The last time ZF made waves in the AP replica market was a few years ago with their widely popular AP 15400. However, after APS released the super clone 3120 movement, ZF was thoroughly outperformed. In the years that followed, there was almost no news from ZF in the AP replica field. Meanwhile, APS thrived and essentially dominated the entire high-end AP replica market. Unfortunately, APS was shut down last month after being hit by a crackdown. Now, this could be ZF’s only chance for a comeback.

The watch is ZF’s latest 15500, equipped with a free-sprung 4302 movement. Could it be that ZF has directly taken over APS’s free-sprung 4302 movement? After all, this movement was first introduced by APS. A few months ago, facing competition from VS, APS rushed to release a free-sprung 4303 movement. Now that ZF has taken over the free-sprung 4302 movement, just heard that ZF has also taken over the super clone 4401 movement that was owned by APS before. The question is whether they can also take over APS’s super clone movements in IWC replicas.

ZF 15500 AP Replica
ZF AP 15500 Black
ZF AP 15500 Black Dial
ZF AP 15500 Case
ZF AP 15500 Crown
ZF AP 15500 Movement
ZF AP 15500 Bracelet
ZF AP 15500 Clasp

VS Factory AP 15510

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Last time, VS Factory published the replica AP Royal Oak 15500, I have published the review about it and the comparison between VS and APS, please check the article at https://www.susanreviews.com/2026/04/06/picture-comparison-on-blue-ap-15500-between-vs-and-aps/.

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.

Replica Audemars Piguet 15510 Green

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.
VS 15510 Grids
The grid on VS 15510
APS 15510 Grids
The grid on APS 15510
APS Second Hand Shape
APS
VS Second Hand Shape
VS

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.

Lug Shape

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
VS Auto Rotor Color

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.

What will happen in 2026?

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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.

VF Submariner Hands

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.

Replica 15500 Grey APS vs VS

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VS Factory has published the AP 15500 for weeks, I wrote a review about this watch at https://www.susanreviews.com/2025/12/29/vsf-ap-15500/, today, I want to make a comparison review on the 15500 grey model between APS and VS.

I did not see the genuine watch, I do not know which one is closer to genuine watch, I think both are very good replicas.

First, dial color.

The left watch is from APS, the right watch is from VS. Both have grey dial. The grey color on APS 15500 looks slightly darker. And at some angles, the light reflection looks stronger on the dial of APS 15500.

Second, hour markers and hands. Check the two pictures below. Both watches have very good polishing on the hands and hour markers. On APS 15500, the hour markers feature wider luminous material, the white luminescence on the hour markers of VS looks narrower.

APS Hour Marker
VS Hour Marker

Third, date font. Look at the date font below. APS 15500 has a pure white date font that looks slightly thicker. VS 15500 has a warm white date font. The axis of hands looks different, it is solid on both watches, but I like the solid axis on VS more.

APS 15500 Date Font
VS 15500 Date Font

Fourth, the first link. Are you able to find the difference on the first link? The two pictures below, first watch is from APS, second watch is from VS. On VS 15500, there is a bigger gap between the first link and the main case. So you can feel the first link and even the entire steel bracelet are more flexible on VS 15500. Because of this, the case of VS 15500 maybe fit your wrist more comfortably.

By the way, like I mentioned before, the bracelet of APS 15500 has 24 links, which has one more link than VS. If you have a big wrist, maybe APS 15500 is a better choice.

APS 15500 First Link
VS 15500 First link

Fifth, the comparison of AP logo on the clasp.

APS 15500 AP Logo
APS.
VS 15500 AP Logo
VS.

Sixth, the movement. The following pictures show the SH4302 movement from APS, this is the latest SH4302 with free-sprung balance, APS just released. It features weights. The auto rotor is rose gold, but that sculpture AP looks yellow gold.

SH4302 Free Sprung

The following pictures show the movement DD4302 from VS. It is not real free-sprung movement even you do not see the regulator. There are no weights on the balance. But the golden tone of the auto rotor is better.

VS DD4302