Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 15720 APS Review

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 15720 model is produced by APS Factory with a solid stainless steel case, standard case diameter and 7750 automatic 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.

The images below are a comparison set of the 15720 to the original provided by APS Factory; The following includes the photographs he took and his review.

The green dial version offered this time. The promotional text provided by the factory largely reflects reality; If we do not take the price into account, we can say that APS is officially the ceiling when it comes to 15720, you can ignore ZF Factory and similar ordinary versions.

On the left is the original 15720ST wristwatch, on the right is the APS replica version. At first glance, the two look exactly the same.

APS Factory uses imported sapphire glass; The mirror effect is exactly the same as the original. Additionally, a colorless coating was applied to the inner surface of the glass; This increases the readability of the data on the watch.

The ink printing of the logo and letters is three-dimensional and full, clear and easy to read. Both use the ground texture as the background color; There is no difference between APS and the original in terms of thickness and size. The printing of Arabic numerals rendered in paint is three-dimensional, the internal shading method is exactly replicated in the original; exactly the same.

Many small factories pay no attention to the back of the case, but not APS Factory. Even the case back, which is normally not visible, is meticulously processed; Only in this way does the overall watch reach a level of originality that can surpass cheap small factory works. The placement of the inscriptions on the back of the case does not go wrong in the slightest; The text thickness and depth are exactly the same. The overall bevel depth of the case back has also been adjusted according to the original data; The balance wheel is positioned in the 8 direction, as opposed to the 6 direction of the 9015.

APS has managed the job very well when it comes to thickness; kept the margin of error within the 0.1 mm limit. The curve lines on the side section are soft and extremely consistent with the original. When attached to the wrist, it is no different from the original, whether in weight or texture.

The rubber strap is made of the same fluorine rubber material as the original; The end pieces are embedded in the belt and are completely interchangeable with the original, an exact equivalent. The buckle also has a quick release design.

APS Factory did not shy away from high-cost production and insisted on developing a mechanism from its own special mold; In this way, the 4308 mechanism was removed by removing the data of the original movement, and the Cal.4308 automatic winding mechanism, which is infinitely close to the original in terms of both external appearance and general internal structure, was successfully replicated.

The hour and minute hands in APS are the same as the original in both shape, size and lume filling; Imported C3 lume powder is used as lume powder, bright and long-lasting.

After finding success with the Royal Oak OKA, APS Factory began making the new model 15720. I have said in previous articles: 90 percent of APS products are special mechanism / integrated mechanism. The power of this factory's moves far exceeded my expectations; The Daytona with Shanghai movement 4130 was also released recently! I can say that they are really, really strong, this one, 15720, deserves to be taken seriously! In my recent original articles, I don't talk much about those dial-hour-minute hands issues; The average level in this regard this year has increased so much that I do not see the need to make a big deal by making meticulous, so-called meticulous examinations when there is no serious flaw. Let me still focus the article on the movement breakthrough of this watch.

What really matters is this mechanism. In the original watch, the model name of this movement is 4308. Call the APS whatever you want; Some people still like to say 4308, so let it be 4308. The gears in the photo below really transfer power during installation, and most of the stones are real stones. However, in ZF and similar models on the market, the bridge is fake, a 9015 is inserted into it, and the position of the balance wheel is different from the original! We can say that everything that can be done at a cost in this price range has been done in this model of APS, whether it is the balance wheel position or the gear power transmission; If you're still looking for flaws, go for the original! The control of rotation noise is also much better than ZF and similar ones. When fully charged with manual winding, it practically provides over 50 hours of power reserve; In the original, 60 hours at full charge.

It can be seen more clearly in the photo below; If anyone has bought open-backed Offshore models from other factories before, check to see if the gears are so badly fake that they won't move. We can say that this mechanism has largely solved the 'fear of open-backs' that many people experience when buying open-backed APs.

In addition to the open-back mechanism, this watch does not lag behind in details; For example, this quick disassembly system. Many factories do quick dismantling carelessly, whereas in this model, opening and closing is quite smooth; However, the quick release belt is much more expensive because there are metal parts inside the belt.

There is also a disassembly hole in the buckle section; For novice users, the new 15720 is much more user-friendly than the 710!

I also shoot things like Lume as is customary; Now there is a supply chain even for lume in replica watches, there is no significant difference between factories, they all just buy it ready and fill it.

Finally, for those who like 15720 Offshore: I think you can buy the Offshore of this factory blindly, other factories have no chance compared to it; You just think about whether to buy or not, don't ask which factory is better or this factory is better!

I hope this article was useful to you. I will share more detailed disassembly, real photo review and real-replica comparison in the coming days.