What is the difference between the Clean/Clean Rolex GMT bezel and the original?

The Rolex Wristwatch model is produced by Clean Factory with a high-tech ceramic case, 40 mm diameter and a high-precision automatic Super Clone 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.

Whether it's a coke or a blue-black bezel, they all came out with five-node and three-node straps. The five-knuckle belt was introduced in 2019; This was the first time Rolex combined a diver's watch with a relatively old-style five-lug strap. At that time, opinions were divided, but when it started mass production, it became a big favorite again and its price constantly increased. The current second-hand price that can be found has reached 15.5 Hong Kong (one hundred thousand); It's a scary number. Many people complain about selling at a premium, saying 'I would never buy a watch at a price premium, I would buy a flagship IWC or an entry-level Vacheron Constantin for ten-odd thousand.' But when you buy an IWC or a Vacheron, Piaget etc., the day you sell it you ask yourself 'why didn't I buy a Rolex?' Of course, brand love varies from person to person; Some people find Rolex a 'peasant thing', but this does not change the fact that Rolex is a solid store of value. Rolex is the most sought-after brand in coastal cities around the world and has the highest market value among luxury brands. The brand valuation is much higher than the valuation of brands such as LV, which ranks second. Of course, there are many brands that are sold at a price increase; For example, recently AP Royal Oak, Patek Philippe 'grenade' and Nautilus have been increasing wildly. This, on the other hand, shows that the models of the brands that were not priced may be weaker or not accepted in the market.

What's interesting in 2021 is this: Rolex introduced a three-pronged strap version of the blue-black bezel and coke bezel, and the market suddenly turned into the opposite trend, pursuing the five-pronged strap. Because the five-knuckle GMT was only produced for about a year, and in small numbers; I guess many people think that the five-knuckle has a higher potential to gain value in the future. The voices that used to say "wearing a diver's watch head on a five-point strap looks old" suddenly stopped. As a matter of fact, many people still like the old green water ghost 40 mm green dial. The fact that the old model is more popular than the new model is really something only Rolex can pull off. For example, at Omega, which has always seen Rolex as a rival, the new model goes on sale, and when the new model is an old model, the price drops to the bottom; The two brands cannot be considered the same.

Let me also touch upon this raise issue. It is not possible to measure luxury goods with an objective price anyway; The use value that the item provides to its owner is often the least important thing. The user often buys a high-end luxury product to show off his/her purchasing power, reach channel and recognition! That's why the raise has turned into a trend. For example, if one day you buy a Rolex and it doesn't even require a price increase, just think about how unsuccessful the model you chose is. Besides those who shout every day saying 'I won't buy a watch with a price increase', someone else bought it with a price increase two years ago and now even made money when he sold it. The price increase at Rolex has now spread even to models that do not require a price increase at all; For example, even for Air-King and Explorer, a one or two thousand increase is requested. We are now in 2021, there is no going abroad and getting lucky and grabbing a popular model without a raise like ten years ago; No one in the world is a fool anymore. The 'loser trio' Oyster Perpetual, Explorer and Air-King + lightning hour-minute hands have all undergone price increases to varying degrees.

Currently, the development in the country is very rapid, or let me put it this way, young people's consumption is becoming more and more spectacular. The street is full of Mercedes and BMWs; Driving a 3 Series is on par with driving a Civic a decade or so ago, and driving a BMW 5 or Mercedes E isn't even as cool as driving a 2000 Accord. Anything under 800 thousand can no longer be called a luxury car; But isn't the atmosphere of wearing a watch worth ten thousand or so a completely different one? Do you think a Mercedes E worth forty-something thousand looks more powerful, or a watch worth ten-odd thousand? Everyone has their own answer in mind. Driving a forty-thousand-year-old car only becomes a thing when you return to the village; It can no longer be a capital of pride in first and second class cities. That's why now those who really have money are turning to limited edition bags and hard-to-find watches. It is still quite necessary for a truly business user to purchase a reputable watch today.

Is it worth buying the Clean/Clean Rolex GMT with 3186 movement?

Okay, after all this verbiage, let's get back to the comparison itself. Clean (ZZ Factory) wrist bezel; I told the story of this factory in the previous article, you can take a look at 'Preliminary Presentation: Clean Rolex GMT Cola bezel - red-blue bezel - is there a color difference in the blue-black bezel?'. Since we have limited time, I will not repeat it, I will refer to it as C below.

Below are the real shot images of three-nodes and five-nodes; Which combination do you like more? Somehow the factory produced both, it's a matter of taste.

Cleaning a ceramic bezel is a very difficult task; Two different colored ceramic bezels should not interfere with each other, the colors should not bleed into each other, the height should be in the same line from beginning to end, and one of the numerals should not be high and the other should not be low. Originally, even other brands were not willing to produce such bezels; The cost of this type of bezel is higher.

Below is Clean's decoration; I enlarged the image below ten times, the transition of the junction point is extremely smooth. At least so far, this is the model that has the best combined ceramics among the replica models; Also, there is no paint bleed on the figures like N Factory. It literally crushes N Factory in terms of price, workmanship and technical level; I also emphasized this in the preview. If you really want to find a flaw, we can still see the faint joint trace when magnified 30 times; But this is now negligible to the human eye, and even if a replica reaches this level of workmanship, it gets a very good grade. If you are going to be so meticulous, there is no need to buy a replica watch.

I am not taking the date separately here, there is nothing to say, the font is completely passable.

Silver colored layer; There is no overflow in the filling of the C bezel. The worst filling in this region is at N Factory; When you enlarge it, there are always white dots and overflows.

Let's also look at screw rods; It is obvious that it is processed, the rounded corners etc. are done very well.

C (ZZ Factory) or other factories now have also come quite close to the dial surface. After the burr on the hour and minute hands was criticized a lot, the needle surface is basically no longer a problem.

The center shaft shape has also been made.

The center shaft of the dial face is made depressed in the new Rolex diver models; I have previously explained why it was collapsed. This area of ​​N Factory was built like this.

I took this angle mainly to shoot the hidden crown. When some people ask me, 'Is there a crown sign at 6 o'clock?', I always laugh. The original's crown marking is very difficult to see; It is only visible in a certain light, at a certain angle, and this is an anti-counterfeiting feature. But some evil factories make the hidden crown huge to suit the whims of these uninformed users; It's visible even from a distance of tens of centimeters, an obvious fake over-the-top job. Some still think that the crown that appears at first glance is a treasure.

A faint crown mark can be seen on the glass; It can be said that it is actually very difficult to see with normal vision, this is what is truly unique.

Clean/Clean Rolex GMT wrist bezel high resolution real shot images

Measured thickness 12.5 mm

Clean/Clean Rolex GMT chrono bezel 3186 movement

While the factory produced black water ghost and green water ghost, it was criticized that the belt quality was not good enough. Now the factory directly found the factory that subcontracted the AR's belt and processed it; Some welds on the belt etc. have been improved. Overall it's almost identical to the AR strap, definitely superior to the likes of N Factory.

Summary: The current market price of the cola bezel is around 160 thousand Hong Kong as zero; The blue-black bezel is much more suitable. Those who are not confident enough to wear a starch bezel can also buy the blue-black bezel of the same series; In the domestic market, it is also called 'Inter decorated'. If you like it, you can buy it.

I hope the articles will be useful to you. We will share more detailed teardowns, live footage reviews and real-replica comparisons in the future.