Clean and BT Factory Rolex Ice Blue Daytona Comparison: Which One is Better in Quality?

The Rolex Daytona model is produced by Clean Factory with a solid 904L stainless steel case, standard case diameter and Dandong 4130 chronograph movement 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.

If price and factory quality are directly proportional, there is little need to worry about whether sales will stagnate. At the same time, Clean and BT Factory are rivals of each other; The tension between them can be understood even from the release of the Clean Daytona V3 version. Anyway, let's get straight to the point. Both replica ice blue mainly use 904L steel, and with PVD coating, restore the platinum tone value of the original; There is not much difference in color in terms of appearance. The original is made of 100 percent pure 18K platinum material. The single biggest drawback compared to the two factory originals is the weight issue. This is the only weak point of the replica market at present: the 18K gold material of the original and the 904L steel of the replica cannot reach the same gram in weight.

Additionally, platinum material is heavier than 18K yellow gold and rose gold; That's why the heaviest Daytona that Rolex officially sells is the ice blue one, weighing around 270 to 273 grams. Clean ice blue weighs around 134 grams, and BT Factory ice blue weighs around 132 grams. The difference of 1-2 grams is not important. What really interests us is which factory is better in terms of detail and color difference. Because if a weighted ice blue is released in the future, we can increase the weight and add about 40 grams by adding a few upgrade kits. The final grammage of ice blue currently weighted is 174 grams; Compared to the original, there is still a difference of about 100 grams, there is no solution to this. If you are buying this kind of high-end replica watch, you need to accept the current situation.

Dial and Hand Details

There is also a significant difference in the hour and minute hands; The only similar point is the carved structure on the central axis, it is almost the same. Three-color one-piece hour and minute hands, black material and lume filling placed inside the metal material. It can be seen that there is no obvious black on the hour and minute hands made by Clean ice blue, whereas BT Factory has used a little black; But there is no big problem in this part. If you bought BT Factory ice blue in advance and cannot accept the defect in the hour and minute hands, you can upgrade with BUFF replacement hour and minute hands, so it is something that can be compensated for, it is not a big problem. There is also not much of a problem comparing the silver dial surface, because they are all machine scanned and printed, not completely hand printed, so there are not too many inspection points. If it is necessary to compare, the English SWISS-MADE text on the dial surface at the 6 o'clock position is more embossed on the Clean side, while it looks more squat and small on the BT Factory side.

The basic state of appearance is made with almost the same material and workmanship, there is not much difference; This is the core skill of today's high-end factories. There is a distinct difference when comparing the chestnut brown ceramic bezel. The ceramic bezel in the original, in different ambient lights or natural light, the chestnut brown bezel shows two different tone values: black-red and scarlet red. If we take the original bezel as a reference, let's first look at the bezel of the Clean ice blue; It is obviously more vibrant than the bezel made by BT Factory, and the tone value given by BT Factory gives a dark red feeling. The clean ice blue is vibrant, and then the red tone is a little more prominent. Compared to the original bezel, what the Clean side does is closer to the general condition and tone value of the original, there is no color difference. So Clean Rolex is in completely original condition. BT Factory should probably update it in the future.

Ice blue dial throughout. Compared with the condition of the original, it actually seems at first glance that this dial made by Clean ice blue by BT Factory is much better; Besides the obvious difference in the bezel, the color difference on the dial is the most noticeable. It can be seen that the dial of the Clean side gives a bright blue tone, and the brightness of the radial pattern is completely consistent with the original. The dial of the BT Factory side is a bit dark blue, not as clear as Clean. When we compare the texture of the radial pattern, BT Factory ice blue has nothing to compare with.

The hour display has inlaid moissanite rod markers; because there are two versions of the ice blue Daytona: one with the lume hour marker bar, which is the regular model; The one we are looking at now is the moissanite rod version, the top version. The moissanite sticks of clean ice blue are a little thicker and larger, while the moissanite made by BT Factory is a little thinner and smaller. The original also has a predominantly thick and coarse structure, not a thin structure. Looking at the inlay on the metal base, we can see which of the two factories made it according to the original; On the small bar at the 6 o'clock position, the metal frame made by the Clean side looks fuller, while the metal frame of the BT Factory side is thinner and smaller. When comparing this with the original, the result is of course very clearly distinguishable. BT Factory did not do the small detail in this section well.

Case and Body Workmanship

No need to compare the hour marker font on the bezel; Basically, none of them are hand-embroidered, they're all machine-scanned marks, so there's not much to compare. Even from the bezel, one can sense that the Clean ice blue color is close to reality.

Then there is the comparison of three chronograph subdials; Since these are integral with the dial, it is understood that what BT Factory did is not as good as Clean Rolex. In this section, Clean is again closer to the original. The sapphire crystal has a laser crown LOGO at 6 hour positions, present on both. Here's a comparison of the dial and overall appearance.

Some metal LOGOs are engraved on the case back; There are not many flaws in these, the appearance and workmanship are almost the same. The buckle part is the same, the LOGO and text that need to be embroidered are present on all of them. As for the mechanism side, there is no need to compare; Both factories use the Dandong 4130 movement, providing a synchronized 72-hour power reserve with the original. This was an inheritance previously shared by N Factory between these two factories.

Let's summarize. I think the Clean ice blue Daytona has already surpassed the BT Factory ice blue Daytona; It doesn't even have anything to compare with. Whether it is the tonal value of the dial or the internal detail processing, Clean is superior to BT Factory in every aspect; This conclusion can be reached when we look at the general detail processing. Also, previously, only BT Factory, a large factory, made this watch; there was no other factory to choose from; Now that there is Clean ice blue, I think this will be a better choice. Since you've come this far, I'm sure everyone has a clear choice in their minds. However, in terms of price, Clean Daytona will definitely be more expensive than BT Factory, I'm afraid the difference will not remain in XXX. Since it is a new model, it will be sold out with a price increase. Anyway, in this section, among the ice blue replicas made by two competing factories, Clean and BT Factory, Clean made the more realistic one.
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