Cartier Ballon Bleu which factory is better? V6 Factory, V9 Factory, AF Factory, CR Factory replica watch brief review

The Cartier Ballon Bleu model is produced by V9 Factory with a solid stainless steel case, 42 mm diameter and ETA 2824-2 caliber in accordance with Swiss norms architecture. It is among the most successful 1:1 super clone watch reviews on the market, with its sapphire crystal AR coating glass, original case tolerances and detailed workmanship.

Today we will evaluate which factory makes the Cartier Ballon Bleu replica watch better. Currently, the prominent Cartier Ballon Bleu replica manufacturers in the market can be counted on the fingers of one hand: V6 Factory, AF Factory, V9 Factory and CR Factory. In terms of price, Cartier Ballon Bleu produced by AF Factory is a little more expensive; Their slogan is that it is less than a millimeter thinner than the V6, but no one can actually feel it. I'm not into V9 at all, it just couldn't stand out. In fact, they all make molds based on the original; But the accumulation of V6 is deep-rooted, it has undergone improvements for several generations, and its workmanship is first among these three replica factories, and its price-performance is also the highest. There are several different mechanical movement options: Seagull movement, Swiss 2824, and Swiss 2892. The Swiss 2892 is the base movement of the original and is more than twice the price. If your budget allows, I recommend the V6 Factory production ETA2892 movement; For those who want something XXX, Seagull will be enough.

Domestic production 2824 was used by V6 Factory. This mechanism has good durability and is easy to repair; Moreover, now that V5 has been developed to its final version, in theory there is not much left to improve on. The price is reasonable and the workmanship is excellent. The cost of upgrading to the Swiss ETA2824 movement in the future is also reasonable. If you are going to buy the 42 mm Ballon Bleu with steel bracelet, I would recommend the V6 the most. On the AF Factory side, there is no steel bracelet option for 42 mm; The strap is crocodile leather as standard and has three color options. The domestic 2892 is used as the mechanism and its price is XXX more expensive than the V6; However, crocodile leather and the 2892 movement are the main reasons for this cost increase. If you want to achieve the best in one go and like the strap model, choose AF; Because the AF comes fully equipped from the factory and the color harmony of the AF's blue crocodile skin and the dial is quite successful. However, buying this watch and switching to a Swiss movement in the future is a bit troublesome, as a single ETA2892 movement is not cheap at all. Those with money can skip this last issue. On the CR Factory side, the price is lower than the other two factories, in fact it is a manufacturer worth recommending. However, after ordering it myself a few times, I realized that the quality control was a bit inconsistent, so I had to make replacements multiple times. I think the quality control of the lower-tier parts factories that subcontract production to CR is not yet at a sufficient level. In this case, I think it is enough to ignore CR Factory for now and just choose between V6 and AF.

There is absolutely no problem in the workmanship of Ballon Bleu produced by V9 Factory. However, the manufacturer's claim that it uses white gold craftsmanship and that the color will never fade frankly makes me smile bitterly. The original factory's 42 mm basic Ballon Bleu model is already produced in stainless steel; Did they put white gold on top of this in the replica? Let's put aside whether it is actually white gold or not, adding a precious metal label out of the blue isn't spoiling the deal. I searched for a long time to see if Cartier's original factory had released the basic 42mm white gold model, but I couldn't find it; If anyone finds it, they can let me know. 1847mc was used as the mechanism; This was most likely achieved by changing the bridge part of Citizen 9015. I don't like changing bridges on a closed-back watch; This makes no sense and, moreover, increases the failure rate of the mechanism. The manufacturer was actually well-intentioned when it came to the strap, he used crocodile leather as standard. But out of the blue, he also made a double-sided crocodile skin... However, a double-sided crocodile-skin Ballon Bleu has never been seen in stores. Doing it this way is purely for the purpose of attracting attention. That's why the factory V9 I recommend least in stainless steel 42mm Ballon Bleu. In summary, all sales arguments consist of unnecessary additions and opportunism. You are buying some useless things with the extra money you pay.

Movement and Caliber Performance

There are currently two common movements in the women's 33mm model: one is the Citizen, the other is the ETA2671 revision (called the original movement). If you are going to buy the Citizen version, personally, I think both V6 and AF are very good; The difference between them is narrow, choose whichever you like. If you prefer the original movement version, AF Factory is more powerful; Since the calendar stage in the AF mechanism has been removed, it is more suitable for the original settings. CR Factory also offers the original movement version, its price is slightly more affordable than AF; However, for the reasons I explained above, if you are going to choose the Swiss movement version, I recommend everyone to choose AF at once! Regarding the strap version, AF Factory offers an alligator strap as standard, which is the right choice to achieve the best in one go.

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