Which Replica Watches Are Worth Buying in 2023? 2022 Replica Watch Annual Summary

I thought we should do a replica watch evaluation this year. Finally today, January 1 of 2023, the new year has arrived; just in time. First, let me talk about a situation of last year, 2022!
Because of that big event last year and this epidemic issue, new products have actually decreased significantly, right? Fortunately, the market and factory environment gradually softened afterwards.

As for the factory news: First, VS is back in semi-alive form, right? The shipping speed has slowed down compared to before, but everything else is more or less back to normal. Secondly, the well-established large factory AR and its sub-brand JF have withdrawn from the replica watch market. Third, the well-established but troubled factory OM was on the verge of bankruptcy; It has now stopped production of most models, although the space was already very small.
Last year's new products were also collected in these four factories, mainly VS, Clean, APS and 3K. That's why we will explain it in factory order, not in chronological order. We will not talk about some inconspicuous products this time, there is no point; There will probably be some models we missed, I leave them to you to add! It is inevitable to miss something.
First, the Clean factory, nicknamed the pigeon. All of his new products are Rolex; It is a factory that only makes Rolex, you can go to all of them blindly, there is no problematic model.

First the Submariner series. Last year the movement of this 40mm Submariner was replaced with a better machined Dandong 3135 movement; It no longer lacks anything in terms of mechanism or appearance and has become one of the best options. By the way, let me also say that the current green Submariner is really successful; Among the non-black and white models, this is the model with the least color difference with the original. Then there's the steel-gold Submariner; Its three-piece ears and side body processing techniques were quite complex, so its production stopped, but it was later produced again, going through a lot of ups and downs. The issue was mainly with these three-piece ears; It consists of three separate parts and VS couldn't do it. So right now the best option for this steel-gold Submariner is Clean. Then the 41 mm steel-gold blue and black Submariner was born. Panda was the first to appear in the Daytona series; black ceramic, black and white steel, these were the models released last year. Last year, some minor bugs were fixed one by one, and then the following were released one after another: gray rubber Daytona, Yu Wenle, little monster, mother-of-pearl Daytona, platinum Panda Daytona, gold Panda Daytona, green-gold Daytona, black dial stone Daytona, rainbow Daytona and many more; I won't list them all one by one. It already does it all at once, and color difference control is very good in the watches of this brand. Of course, if you want there to be no color difference, that's definitely not possible, right? Then you dream too much. In short, you can now go straight to the Clean for Daytona; As a matter of fact, after acquiring this Dandong 4130 movement last year, it officially took flight. Then a new color was added to the Datejust series with 3235: mint green; It comes with the new Shanghai 3235 movement. Then in December he released the bejeweled Datejust, right? Here are a few dials. There is no need to examine this further; It's just a matter of replacing the hour markers with stones, that's all. There's not much to say. From the Yacht-Master series, the rose gold Yacht-Master and the 904 steel gray Yacht-Master with two different gray and blue dials were released; They are also with the new Shanghai 3235 movement. In the GMT-Master series, root beer (full crayfish) appeared after last year's Coke, Batman and black bezel; but now this GMT-Master series from Clean still uses 3186, and the winding direction is reversed with Rolex's new 3285 movement. Movement 3285 is expected to be released after the new year, let's hope. In summary, the priority in Rolex models should be Clean's 3235 movement products. If you have a special fondness for this 70-hour power reserve, you can check out VS's related products; Its details are actually not inferior to Clean, and its mechanism is also quite powerful. Then for this 40mm Submariner and GMT-Master you can actually look at C+ as well, right? There is absolutely no other option other than these, so you have to look at EW or KRF as a sub-choice.

Then VS was actually in quite a difficult situation. After taking a heavy blow last year, it slowly started to recover in the second half of the year, but it completely changed its product range; discontinued production of a lot of old Omega and Panerai models, but also followed up with new Omega and Panerai models. This includes the blue, black and white versions of the new Constellation and the Seamaster 6000 m series, right? That titanium Seamaster and steel Seamaster are very heavy. He even made a minor update to the new models, for example the 441 caliber; Although the power reserve indicator on the back is not a real function, at least this time it has been changed to rotate with the winding, it is better than not changing at all. Then it updated many more versions one after the other. To summarize: The advantage of two great movements such as P9000 and 8900, and the honest workmanship and material selection of VS, and the care it gives to its products, and the replicas of VS in the watches of these two brands are still in a unique and unrivaled position, right? You have no choice. VS's competitiveness on the Rolex side is a bit inadequate, because this brand is an area where there is really extreme competition. After updating several Datejust and Yacht-Master colors, it also updated the subcompact 36mm Datejust; There's not much to say, they just sized down the 41mm, right? There is another option for those with thin wrists; As a matter of fact, it carries the Dandong 3235 movement, which is currently still the top class in the 3235 series, right? So you can consider VS for models such as this 42 mm platinum Yacht-Master, 3235 Datejust, 41 mm Submariner. Afterwards, he also started working at the modification factory called DIW; He built several carbon fiber Submariners and GMT-Masters. This includes the Submariner, which is covered in black from top to bottom, with a gradient green dial, a carbon fiber bezel, and a black steel body, right? Let's take a brief look at his workmanship. We did a separate review of this, you can check out this link: Attention: Does the VS Factory Rolex DIW modified carbon fiber gradient green water ghost get the job done in one go? Not much to say, right? What is there to say about Submariner, that's how it's all done.

Then the APS factory was pretty busy last year. AP not only completed its product line but also introduced some classic tool watch models from Hublot and Longines. When you search for APS on the site, you can see many related reviews. The real highlight is the new Shanghai 4302 movement, which is this year's first die-cast movement; So this mechanism in 15500. This movement has higher stability and power reserve than the 3120 movement; For real-replica comparison, you can look at the articles on our website. In comparison, this brand also updated the 15400 last year; made some minor detail improvements, the texture, detail and workmanship have improved further, the dial texture has improved a lot. But unfortunately, instant jump date could not be made in the 3120 movement; Also, the return to repair rate is definitely slightly higher than the 4302. In short, the choice between these two brothers depends on whether you care more about the mechanism or the appearance. Meanwhile, APS recently released the 15400 Iron Man special collaboration model numbered 1017; This dial is not that complicated, as I say, it looks quite simple. It still carries the corresponding 3120 movement, right? So, you are saved from any modification costs. Other than that, there's not much to talk about.

Then AP's perpetual calendar series 26579 black ceramic was updated last year; There are a lot of details, I won't list them one by one. But unfortunately, last year, white ceramics were not included in this update wave at the same time. Then the Royal Oak Offshore series mentioned above; finally version 3120 got 15703 and 15710. These two siblings have matured after a few gradual minor updates in recent years; All things considered in terms of details it should be Offshore's first choice right now. Then there is a watch from last year that I think is very high-end: the IWC perpetual calendar. Even though it doesn't really reflect the perpetual calendar function exactly and the moon phase function is missing, it nails the dial layout completely, right? Moreover, every hour and minute hand can move. I think the fact that it has been made at this level for a watch with such super complex functions has a revolutionary meaning, it is really very successful. XXX, you can't ask someone to make you a perpetual calendar, can you? Then you dream too much. In any case, it is a milestone breakthrough. For watch lovers who like complex functions but do not have a budget of several hundred thousand, it is still a good option to satisfy their curiosity by making do with its appearance.

Movement and Caliber Performance

Then there's the air factory 3K Factory, right? At the beginning of the year, it released 076, the women's Ballon Bleu with Seagull 267 movement. There is nothing to say about Ballon Bleu, take it blindly; A watch that has been made casually and adapted to the original. Then its sub-brand BT also acquired the Dandong 4130 movement last year. In my opinion, the only Daytona that can be purchased from this brand is the Panda Daytona, the ice blue Daytona with a black ceramic sole, etc. Other than that, there was no other movement from this brand last year. 3K already has one feature, and that is that it is an air factory; He doesn't even sell the watches he produces, they are extremely difficult to find. If you do not intend to order and wait, I do not recommend you to look at the models of this brand.

C+ was last year's dark horse. Even though it only made the GMT-Master 40 and Submariner 40 series, it naturally reached the Clean level because 90 percent of the parts came from the same parts factory as Clean; Moreover, I think he made the steel bracelet a little better than Clean. In short, it is also very high level. In fact, it is very difficult to see the difference between it and Clean, so whichever one you should buy, see which one you like! We have already made a comparison of the 40mm series Submariner; It also included comparisons with Rolex. In short, if you ask me what I would personally recommend for the 40 mm Submariner right now, I think it's C+. Afterwards, he released last year's third molded movement, caliber 3285, produced by the old Shanghai movement factory. Currently, this movement is exclusive to the meteorite dial and Coke bezel model of this brand. Since the old Shanghai factory produced such a masterpiece as the 7750, we were worried beforehand that it would be unstable, right? We said it needed to be observed, but the return to repair rate so far is still extremely low. It's about the same level as the new Shanghai plant's 3235. Of course, this watch has only been out for about a month, right? We cannot easily make a definitive judgment.

Then there is ZF, the monkey-making factory; You can also call it PPF. Even though it is a well-established, large factory, it did not make a big move last year, it always made small moves little by little; It made a lot of garbage, I don't even want to talk about it. I think the only ones that stand out are Overseas 4500V and this Patek Philippe 5712. 4500V is a steel king with very good overall workmanship and details. But still, I think it has two problems that are not very serious: first, that logo; This is the Maltese cross logo, nine times out of ten it's crooked, you don't even have a choice. Secondly, the buckle breaks very easily; So be a little careful when using this buckle daily. Those who like Overseas can actually take a look at this closed-back model of MKS; MKS also returned last year. In short, if you ask whether you would recommend ZF, I think it is still worth recommending; In every aspect, workmanship and so on, I really think it is a bit better quality than MKS. But you have to be able to accept those two points. By the way, I think there is something bad about this VC's logo; In fact, if you look carefully at this logo in all of these letter factories, none of them are straight, they are all crooked. Then there's the 5712 model, right? It broke new ground in the replica watch industry: package sales. You heard right, he sells it as a package with his own Submariner. This watch actually came out in June; We also did the first exit review at that time. Then, this watch was not offered for sale in the country until October, followed by various price inflations and incomprehensible operations such as this package sale. So why do so many people still fight despite it being played this way? Because it carries last year's second mold mechanism, 240. This mechanism is also an epoch-making, super masterpiece; Among replica watches, this is an entity that can match the status of Dandong 4130, the first fully functional complex movement produced from a full mould. Of course, even though the mechanism is quite high-end, it made the dial really bad; The color difference is so bad that he literally ran to the other side of the world. It's even worse than its V1 version; But even though it has been done this way, it still does not meet the demand. It seems there is no intention of making an update either; We have to wait until a useful dial emerges. All the replacement dials on the market right now, mind you, I say all, are also terrible; Don't waste that money. No matter how I put it, I still personally recommend this watch; why? Because its mechanism is very high-level. Leaving the price factor aside, I think friends who like to play with mechanisms can buy one. Now let's talk about some new products from other factories.

There is BBR055, right? This watch is also a very strange story. When it first came out, it again came with monkey tricks and price inflating; Many people snatched it up for almost twice the price, but they made this watch so badly; The return to repair rate is also high! Interest soon faded; It literally went from heaven to hell, it crashed in an instant, and for a while, it became a situation where no one looked back. Looks like he got pretty flustered after that, right? Made some updates: white pieces, 4-hole, fixed seconds skip in the mechanism! How should I say, he tried really hard; Just like a student who is not hard-working but actually loves to learn, studies seriously, and does what his teacher and family want without leaving anything out. He did what he had to do, but his grades just aren't improving. At this time, he made great efforts and made changes according to the wishes of the players, but the result?...

Then there is KRF; He also returned last year. It brought the 36mm Oyster Perpetual and its little brother, the Black Bay. Even though it uses the PT5000 movement, at least its overall workmanship is better than the EW; This is another option, the 36 mm Oyster Perpetual.

Dial and Hand Details

Then when it comes to the original mold Bvlgari model, its lume is very nice, quite striking. Unfortunately, the texture of the case is not actually made in accordance with the original. If you like this effect, you can buy it and play with it.

KOR changed its name to EAST, meaning eastern factory. This brand's ceramic J12 has also received a number of minor updates; Its compatibility with the original is still quite high. Friends who like white ceramics can buy it.

Then there is the plastic watch that was so popular last year: the collaboration model between Swatch and Omega. How should I put it, I think the original of this watch is also terrible, haha. How can I explain it? There are N replica versions of this watch on the market, I can't even count how many there are. There is one with bioceramic material that is very close to the original, but unfortunately this one uses the new generation mechanism, while the original used the old generation mechanism. Depleting stock under the pretext of cooperation... Swatch, shame on you too! That's why I say the Swiss version of this watch sucks too; Functionally, the toy and this Swiss version are slightly different from each other. Because you can't find the old version mechanism anymore, even if you want. Well, then it's better to consider the original anyway.

A new option has also been released for GS Factory small size Fifty Fathoms; This brand also made these two 'No Radiations' models. Its workmanship is small, exquisite and cute. Those who like this small, retro-style Fifty Fathoms model can buy it!

Then V7 came out; Its new product is the Tudor Royal series. How should I say, this thing; It's not too expensive if you buy it as a package with the original; Getting an original isn't bad either. I don't think there's much point to this thing, although the workmanship deserves credit, it's not bad. Then there is this AZ Moon Phase Master; Updated to V2 version. It uses the same 925 movement as the GF and has received a bunch of improvements. Now compared to GF, they have their pros and cons relative to each other, but the price is really XXX cheaper than GF; The price-performance ratio is quite high.

Then there is the original Audemars Piguet 67540 women's watch, which is like 'buy the diamond, watch is a gift'. Anyway, don't worry too much about it; As long as it is beautiful, it is hassle-free to use. My advice is to gift it to your loved one to wear as an accessory; Still a good option.

Then last year's final watch: GM's weighted Rolex Day-Date. Its workmanship is exquisite and its weight reaches a surprising 166 grams; This tungsten weighting was really quite successful. The GM plant didn't have a very good name anyway, right? He made a nice comeback with this watch. Made of precious metal, it is considered a toy worth buying.

Last year, there were actually going to be four molded movements; we mentioned three: 4302, 240 and 3285. The last one, the Richard Mille die movement, would normally be the closing masterpiece of last year, but because of the recent situation, right? As you know, it has turned into the opening masterpiece of next year. Of course, even if the mechanism factory calls it a mold mechanism, we don't know if they will try to convince us that the deer is a horse, right?

I hope this article helps you. If you are interested, you can follow our site more closely; We will share more detailed teardowns, live footage reviews and real-replica comparisons in the future.