What will happen in 2026?

So I'm wondering what will happen in the replica watch market in 2026. First of all, some factories will close and some new factories will emerge. Like Clean for example, some of the big factories here will close, maybe VS or APS. This is something that happens every year. Secondly, we will see more watches with free-sprung balance movements. We have now seen such movements used at Richard Mille and Audemars Piguet, even at Rolex; In fact, some factories also secretly use such mechanisms, such as UFO and QF. In 2026, we will see more factories participating in free-sprung mechanism development, and this technology will become increasingly mature.

Another thing we are curious about is which factory will be VS's main competitor. We know that VS holds the largest share of the super clone Rolex market, but this factory also has many unsolved problems; For example, the Rolex market is so large that VS alone cannot cover it all, many popular models are often out of stock. So this is an opportunity for other factories. I think V will have a big improvement in 2026.

Why V? During the period when Clean began to close down, V claimed that the Rolex watches they produced used the same watch parts as Clean. This was an important step for a new factory; because at that time Clean still had a high recognition in this industry and everyone was looking for their products. Many distributors and dealers were also promoting V's watches. This was a great marketing strategy by V Factory to grow quickly; you know, there are hundreds of distributors and dealers. The quality of V Factory watches is definitely good; Otherwise their prices wouldn't even be higher than VS's.

So, what is the quality of the Rolex produced by V? If I compare with VS, I think V's 40mm Submariner is very good, even better than VS's. For comparison, let's consider the bezel on an original watch; The pear in V looks amazing, its shine and color are very close to the original, almost the same. As I have previously mentioned in my reviews of Clean Rolex watches, the polishing and workmanship on the hour and minute hands is the best at Clean; The same workmanship was used on the hour and minute hands of this Submariner from V. The hour and minute hands look more three-dimensional and there are no burrs.

This black Daytona with movement 4131 is also from V. Like the 40mm Submariner above, the hour and minute hands workmanship is top quality; The hour and minute hands look more three-dimensional, whereas in VS they look flatter. The chamfering on the hour markers is more rounded. As for the 116500 white Daytona, maybe the replica produced by VS is better; because the white color in VS looks closer to the original.

Result:

What will we see in 2026?

1. Some large factories may close.

2. More factories will develop free-sprung balance mechanisms.
3. V may become VS's primary competitor.