Today fortunately get a genuine green Submariner from my friend, because I own a replica one which I bought from a dealer online several years ago, the replica is V5 version from N, which is also called Noob factory in Chinese replica watch industry. So, next I am going to make a comparison between the replica and genuine watch.
Having seen the pictures above, do you recognize which watch is genuine, and which one is the replica?
Here, first the genuine has two different green colors on dial and bezel, Noob V5 replica Submariner has the same green color on bezel and dial. Second, the front crystal glass of the replica outwards too much, however, the genuine crystal is much lower.
Let’s check the crown logo printing on the dial. The color of crown logo is a little darker than that of Noob V5, genuine crown looks more refined with thinner “matchstick”. The inner bezel engraving is also different.
The lume pearl is a little yellowish.
The lettering at 6 is almost the same. Some people might say that the replica has thinner font “1000ft=300m”.
The comparison of bezel tooth. The upper is genuine, below is replica.
The small crown on the buckle, honestly there is almost no difference. Take a closer look, the genuine has more textured crown and refined clasp engraving. The color of clasp engraving is darker on genuine.
The engraving on the genuine is more clear and refined, the letters ROLEXS.A. on the replica are fuzzy.
The date font looks the same, can’t find any defect on the replica.
Replica Rolex should be the best-selling replicas on the internet, and Yachtmaster II is welcomed due to its big size and sporty ocean style. Original Rolex Yachtmaster watch is designed for people who love yachting activities, the countdown feature is exclusive and makes the Rolex watch special, it is the most sporty Rolex that inherits the deep sea spirit of Rolex. The watch is a replica version of Rolex Yachtmaster II 116688, original watch is made of white gold Platinum, while this replica watch uses 316L stainless steel. Besides the bi-directional rotating bezel, the dial has deep sea blue hands that also mark it a helpful sporty timepiece.
The replica Rolex Yachtmaster II watch features an informative dial that tells you everything about this watch, small second hand is running on the subdial at 6, big seconds chronograph hand is in red color, which is very eye-cathing on the white dial, coutdown dial has deep blue circles and small red triangle marks. The dial features square hour markers that are filled with white luminescence on center, so the watch can emit great green light in dark place, very strong like the genuine. The clasp of Rolex Yachtmaster II replica watch uses the most advanced watchmaking craftmanship, the clasp engraving is clear and has neat lines, the Rolex logo on the buckle also represents the highest engraving level. The replica Rolex is equipped with an Asian 7750 movement, actually the auto rotor is decorated to the appearance of gen, see the test result, the movement runs as accurate as genuine, only 3 seconds daily error.
The Omega Planet Ocean is a replica verion made in Chinese factory in Guangzhou, nice imitation, not only 1:1 replicated in appearance, but also the movement inside is also high end, it is imported Miyota 8205 movement, 21 jeweled and beats at 21600vph. The movement plates and rotor are decorated to the appearance of Omega 8500 Calibre. The watch is the best 45mm Omega Planet Ocean replica existed in the market, with correct Omega logo and no happy feet, there are several important improvements on this replica Omega watch, purplish AR coating on sapphire crystal, it is the highest quality sapphire crystal I have ever seen on replica watches. Dial lume is also improved, the blue and green color are brighter than those replica made before. The superlumed material can last for a long time, about the band, the Omega Planet Ocean replica watch is fitted black rubber strap, coupled with single folding rose gold deployant clasp, the rubber strap is really comfortable to wear when you are participating some sports at the seaside.
The case of this Omega Planet Ocean replica watch makes it a real 1:1 replication, stainless steel case has a thick layer of rose gold plating, the lug width is correct 22mm that is like the genuine, 45mm case diameter is a suitable size for people who love large-size watches. The black ceramic bezel has the same black tone as genuine, the Omega replica watch features an uni-directional rotating diving bezel, the markings on the bezel are also in rose gold tone. Black dial has golden Omega logo that is three-dimentisonal, wide hour and minute hands as well as the hour markers are all coated with white luminous material, they emit 2 different lume color at night, blueon hour hand and hour markers, green lume on bezel pearl and minute hand, the strong dial lume is easy to read the time in the dark. By the way, the see-through crystal case back allows you to appreciate the beauty of clone Omega 8500 movement.
This is a personal review from Jack, another blog writer who loves big watches, he has bought several replicas that were recommended by this blog. Now, enjoy this review by him. It is a great replication of genuine Graham Tech Seal Limited Edition, the V3 that has been greatly improved by the factory. Like the genuine watch, this replica is worn on the right hand, which is also called lefe-handed watch.
This is a large watch I ordered online, will be a big guy lying on my hand, with rubber straps, I love the comfort which the replica brings to me, although wearing on my hand, the watch is easy to operate. 46mm in case diameter, and 16.5mm thick, the replica watch is very large and few people can hold it. On the carbon fibre dial, big hour markers are coated with C1 superlume, the sword hands are also in large-size, a small orange hand is running on the subdial at 3, all details are presented on the black dial in a reasonable layout, clearly readable.
The Graham Tech Seal replica watch has a good water resitant performance, notice the CHRONOFIGHTER DIVER 1000 FT lettering on the dial, you will know the original watch has a perfect and strong water resistance, so is the replica, you can wear it when swimming and diving, absolutely must be under the water less than 30 metres. All the replicas I bought online have been tested in water resistance, because I like ocean sports. The chronograph is different from other brands, you start and stop it by the crown extended lever pusher, while being reset through the button at 10 o’clock. The case back has engravings that have a strong three-dimentional feeling, which like touching a real watch.
By the way, this replica Graham watch is manufactured by H factory, which made many good quality replicas that are popular all over the market, like the AP Diver Carbon Edition and Bretiling Avenger Seawolf, so, if you are a big watch fan and like diving activities, this replica watch is completely worthy choice.
Panerai has always been the hottest product in replica watch world, and PAM 441 is the mostly replicated one, from stainless steel case to Titanium, then being upgrated to Ceramic case, PAM 441 has achieved to be perfect after going through a series of development. Today, let us find how is the workmanship of PAM replicas.
Genuine PAM 441 specification:
Movement: Panerai P.9001 automatic, manufactured by Panerai independently, 13¾ linges, 7.9mm thick, 29 jewels, Glucydur® balance wheel, 28,800bph. Incabloc® shock absorber. 3-day power reserve, double barrel. Made of 229 components.
Function: Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, gmt, power reserve indicator, zero reset.
Case: black ceramic, 44mm.
Caseback: See-through sapphire crystal
Water Resistance: 100 meters
After seeing the specifications above, you may have several questions:
First, ceramic material.
Panerai uses ZrO2 to make high-tech ceramice, to manufacture Luminor and Luminor 1950 case. This type of high-tech ceramic has a high level of hardness, it is extremely scratch and shock resistant.
Second, waterproof.
Genuine PAM 441 is water resistant to 100 meters, but the replica can be only water resistant in daily life.
Third, power reserve indicator
Faux power reserve display on KW PAM 441.
The left one is KW PAM 441, the right one is 441 from other small factories, here we call it WMC 441.
The pictures below we are going to review are KW, WMC and Gen.
Dial color
The dial color of WMC version is a bit light. CERAMICA font is the same.
Date window and font
KW PAM 441 has the same date window and date font with gen, while WMC replica obviously has different date font and color.
Hands length
On hour and minte hands, two replica PAM 441 versions have the same length with gen, but WMC has a longer small second hand.
Crown bridge detail
Check the crown bridge, KW and gen all have bevel edge, while WMC does not have.
Lever
They are all slightly different from gen, and WMC version has an extra little ball bearing.
Lugs
KW PAM 441 and gen have the same lugs, while WMC 441 is different.
Movement
KW uses Shanghai 7750, WMC PAM 441 replica uses ST25 movement. The power reserve indicator and engravings of KW version are very close to gen, while some details like the shock absorber can not completely be made the same as gen, you can see the great progress these watch manufacturers have made.
Weight
KW PAM 441 uses black ceramic, it weighs about 138g, the WMC version is a little heavier, about 142g.
Under light, the crystal on KW 441 is clearly transparent.
Purchase advice
After comapring the two replica PAM 441 from different two factories, I will give some honest advice here. The WMC PAM 441 replica is much cheaper than KW PAM 441 version, if you do not have enough budget, the PAM 441 from WMC is also a good choice, it does not have too much difference with gen, besides, Sea-gull ST25 automatic movement has a very good fame because its high stability. Here we can see the quality of replica Panerai has achieved a high level, the improvement of case material on KW PAM 441 makes it very close to gen, it is a high end PAM replica watch.
You will be amazed by this watch when see it first in replica watch field. If you are a big fan of IWC, you should have started to focus on IWC collection since 2008, and read watch magazines, even to know more about the most creative designer under IWC SA, then you must have the same feeling with me, the watch IW5003 is very precious, only it is a replica, it is worth buying. Nowaday, you can not find so detailed specifications about this replica in other places, this is the first review about the turbine watch, if you focused on this watch before or interested in it, this post will let you learn a lot.
Before introducing the background and details of this replica IWC Markus Buhler, I will post some information of the genuine watch.
The movement won the first prize in IFHH de I’Horlogerie, the watch was collected by Musee de I’Horlogerie et de I’Emaillerie and it is the only watch that was named after designer in IWC history.
You will know its historic status after seeing the above information. Yes, IW5003 is a great milestone in IWC watchmaking history. Its main designer is Markus Buhler, the team is called “Buhler Project”, in the end of 2008, they produced 12 pieces of Big Pilot Markus Buhler Special Edition watches, the first watch was collected by Markus Buhler, the twelfth was permanently collected by Musee de I’Horlogerie et de I’Emaillerie, the left watches were sold to the public.
Next I will introduce the replica. The following is all components of IW5003.
There are really few introduction about the watch, you can not even find the specification of the genuine watch. Here comes the detail of the replica IWC.
The pictures above describe the outside details of the replica, besides the limited edition number and crown, there are no other places having engraving.
Super Lume dial and hands, the lume is painted according to the lume color of past Big Pilot replicas. To be honest, no one knows what the gen lume look like.
The movement uses Asian 6497 manual winding movement, which has turbine ornament on gear, the movement plate also has beautiful sunray patterns, it is the most beautiful Asian 6497 movement you have ever seen.
About the replica IWC Mark XVII, there have been many reviews about it, especially the steel bracelet version. This one is the leather strap model that has one big improvement in recent days, so it is the most beautiful replica IWC Mark 17. This post will introduce the watch from case, crystal, dial, case, clasp and movement.
Case & Crystal
The case uses good craftmanship and the crystal has been improved on the basis of past model. The inner blue anti-reflective coating is more obvious, so the crystal can turn obvious blue at a certain angle. Becase the AR coating is painted inside of the crystal, so you do not need to worry its scratch. This can not be seen on previous replica IWC.
Dial & Hands
Compared with previous Mark XVII replicas, the dial has no big improvement. The triangle mark besides the date window is in a lighter red color, other details like date font and printing position, they all inherit the previous models.
Case Back
The engraving of this latest replica IWC Mark XVII watch uses the most advanced laser engraving technology, the clarity and detail of the engraving are perfect. Like the gen, the movement has an additional soft-iron that is antimagnetic, it is polished and very beautiful.
Strap & Clasp
The most beautiful clasp I have ever seen on all Mark XVII replica watches. The strap uses good quality alligator leather material.
Movement
The replica watch is equipped with ETA 2892-A2 movement, you can find detailed specification about this movement, besides this Mark XVII replica, there are many other brand replicas using this movement, such as Cartier Ballon Blue, Bell Ross, and so on.
Hublot, a now fresh name in replica watch industry, however a lot of friends seem to be not familiar with it, today, let us walk close to the best-seling collection of Hublot – Big Bang series.
Hublot has always not been an ordinary brand, it has an independent design style and uses many high-tech materials, each watch coming from Hublot will feature bold color style. So its fans are also a group of people with unique personality, they have their own way of thinking and not following the crowd.
Now comes the replicas from two famous replica watch factories, the left is J12 and the right is from V6.
The two replica watch factories replicate many brands, some of them are the same, like Cartier Ballon Bleu, Santos and Hublot Big Bang. However when it comes to popularity and amount of sales, V6 is better. I think the quality of their watches is almost on the same level, however V6 makes better in subtle details.
Two replicas are real ceramic watches, you can feel their texture and weight on hand. For people who have never seen replica watches before, it is hard for them to spot as fakes. The appearance of movement is very beautiful, V6 has been modified to be closer to gen, but J12 movement is also acceptable. The chronograph feeling of 7750 is slightly jerky, not as smooth as ST19 movement, especially when pressing the button firstly. The band is a little harder on two replicas, but not sticky and will not be covered with dust. The rubber band does not have a little hint of fragrance like the genuine, certainly the replicas can do this originally, even a lot of cheap fakes. But the rubber bands with fragrance are too soft and sticky. The replica strap has vertical stripes.
The following pictures are the replica Hublot from J12 factory.
Weight and size
The first picture below is J12, the second one is V6.
Two replicas use the same material, because V6 modified the movement plates, so it is 3g heavier than J12, J12 weighs 148g and V6 is 151g.
The Hublot replica from J12 is measured 45mm in case diameter, and 15.1mm thick.
The V6 version is 44.3mm in case diameter and 15.1mm thick.
Dial
For complicated watches, the dial details are hard to be replicated, they are difficult to be made close to gen because there are too many factors.
Below, the first picture is J12 version, the second one is V6 and the third image is genuine dial.
The biggest difference lies in J12, V6 and gen. The carbon fibre pattern on gen dial is 45 drgrees inclined, J12’s is horizontal and V6 is like gen. This detail is the largest difference between the two replicas versions.
Below is the comparison of subdials position, there are no difference between the replica and gen.
Dial font color
The font on J12 dial is pure white, V6 and gen use silver white. So V6 does better on this detail.
Hour markers
The position of hour markers and appearance are the same with gen, lume material is evenly coated.
Hands
The length of hour and minute hands on two replicas are the same as gen.
Date font
It seems the J12 has a little thicker date font.
Case
The patterns on the bezel side of both replicas can not be made the same as gen, but J12 replica is more similar.
Caseback engraving
Notice the BIG BANG font, the size is the same, but J12 is wider and V6 is deeper.
Movement
J12 uses 7750 movement, whose movement plates have not been modified. V6 also uses 7750 movement but to make sure it looks closer to gen, the factory modified the movement plates. The appearance of auto rotor on two replicas is good. By the way, the movement polishing has a large gap with the gen watch.
Cartier Ballon Bleu has always been in hot discussion in replica watch industry, recently V6 factory published their Ballon Bleu replica V2 edition, what about the quality, please let us check it.
First, it comes the specifications of genuine large Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch: 42mm in case diameter, it is equipped with Caliber 049 automatic movement, stainless steel case, fluted crown with a synthetic spinel cabochon, silver guilloche dial, rome hour markers, sword-shaped blue steel hands, sapphire crystal, steel bracelet, date window is positioned at 3. The watch is 30 meters water resistant.
Next the two replica we are going to compare are Ballon Bleu replicas from V6 and J12.
Weight and size
As a replica, I think the most important things are its texture and quality. The two Cartier Ballon Bleu replica watches all have good texture and quality, the crystal is also clearly transparent.
V6 version is 41.9mm in case diameter, 13.2mm in thickness. Genuine watch is 42.1mm and 12mm thick.
J12 Ballon Bleu replica is measured to be 42.1mm, and 13.5mm thick.
The size of both watch are very similar to gen.
V6 Cartier watch weighs about 147g, the case is 61g and bracelet is 86g.
The Ballon Bleu replica from J12 weighs about 150g, including 62g case and 88g bracelet.
Both replicas have similar weight, they should have same case construction.
Dial color
The left watch is V6, the right one is J12. It is hard to see the dial color difference. However, J12 is more yellowish in dial color than V6.
Crown sapphire
On the picture below, the first one is V6, the second one is J12 and gen is at the bottom.
Genuine crown sapphire is deep blue, however the J12 Ballon Bleu is too transparent and blue color is light. So the sapphire color of V6 Ballon Bleu is closer to gen.
Hands
The top is V6 and J12 is at the bottom. All baked blued steel hands are in high quality, V6 has deeper blue hands.
Date window
The first is V6, second is J12 and third picture is gen. The date window frame should have layered structure, so J12 version is correct in this while V6 is not. The background of date font on V6 Ballon Bleu replica watch is in silver, which is the same as gen.
CARTIER lettering at 7
J12 is correct, the CARTIER lettering on V6 is a little outside. Besides, V6 is thicker.
Here comes more lettering comparison pictures.
Crystal. The left watch is V6, right one is J12.
Caseback engraving
The left case back is from V6, J12 is on the right. Correct case back engraving is deep, J12 Ballon Bleu replica is more correct.
The following comes with the things inside the case.
Both case backs are satin finished, J12 does it more smoothly.
V6
J12
Movement details
J12 has neat engravings on the inner case metal, the satin finishing has more quality texture.
Bracelet
Can not find any difference, except the deeper clasp engraving on J12.
Hour markers
It seems that all Rome hour markers on V6 are thinner than gen.
Conclusion
V6 indeed does better in details such as crown sapphire, date window shape, date font, etc. Actually, the 42mm Ballon Bleu from V6 is also more expensive, in my opinion, two replicas have their own advantages, both have superior texture and quality.
Before publishing the replicas of AP Diver, Submersible and others, the IWC Aquatimer replica is the earliest and best-selling diving watch replica watch on the internet. Today, there are still a lot of buyers are in pursuit of this orange black Aquatimer replica because of tis special shape and ocean-style diving bezel. The replica IWC watch has two colors combination, orange and black, every detail in black and orange color is clearly readable and highly recognizable, black bezel features orange diving scales, the bezel has white printing markers. The dial in black background also has orange small second hand and central minute hand, whether the case, dial detail and rubber band with buckle, they all look superb. The case uses two different craftmanship, polishing and brushing, look at the lugs, they are brushed, the most obvious polished parts are crown and chronograph buttons, those flutes on the bezel are also polished, very shiny.
The dial is very close to genuine, the replica IWC Aquatimer watch has the most solid dial detail, the hands are sword-shaped, central second-chronograph hand is slender with triangle tip, the center os minute hand is in orange color that echoes with the orange diving scales on bezel. The replica IWC watch features every thing in a reasonable way, the layout is perfect and all look fine to me. This is what a superb replica watch should look like. The black rubber strap has unique grid decoration, coupled with tang buckle, which is brushed, the rubber strap used by this IWC replica watch adopts the genuine natural rubber material, it feels soft and very easy to wear and take off. By the way, the movement inside the watch is an Asian 7750, it has a less inaccuracy and better stability.
