Rolex ARF Factory Review

The Rolex Wristwatch model is produced by ARF Factory with a solid 904L stainless steel case, standard case diameter and Shanghai 3285 GMT 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.

First, let's get to know this watch: it is the newest GMT model that Rolex has officially released in the last two years. The reason why it is called the acetic egg bezel is that the bezel is in a black-gray tone and resembles the food acetic egg; That's why this name stuck. Names such as Cola bezel, Inter bezel, Sprite bezel, sarsaparilla bezel were given with similar logic.

Besides the two-tone model, there is also a full K gold model; but this time ARF Factory produced the two-color version. So why are two-color models made? Let's briefly discuss the relevant workmanship and production process below.

First of all, the biggest advantage of choosing the two-tone version is that it is closer to the weight of the original. The gold content is less in the two-tone model, and the gold content is much higher in the full K gold model. More gold means higher density; so it is very difficult to imitate the full K gold weighted version in terms of weight as the current replica technology is limited. Choosing two-tone provides an advantage in weight imitation and indeed a weight close to the original can be achieved; It is not a difference of a few dozen grams or ten-odd grams, it completely eliminates the previous defect of lack of weight.

As can be seen from the real shot photos, the weight of this high quality replica Rolex GMT weighted model produced by ARF Factory has reached 166 grams; There is only a difference of about 3 grams compared to the original's weight of around 170 grams. Moreover, this is the first weighted two-tone aceté egg bezel model on the replica market. Before this, other weighted models were mostly models such as the Rolex Day-Date, Daytona and Yacht-Master; but these differed by ten to twenty grams, even more than thirty grams, compared to the original. This shows that the ARF Factory production is the full weight version. This weight gives the self-confidence to say 'this is not a fake watch' even after removing it from the bracelet according to personal wrist size and weighing it on the scales.

The Clean and ARF Factory products we purchased while the weighted version was not yet available were unweighted models. ARF Factory produced two versions simultaneously; weighted and unweighted versions, including the same model with a two-tone aceté egg bezel. The weight of the unweighted model is around 145 to 147 grams. 145 grams is still quite a difference compared to the original's 170 grams; In other words, there is no feeling of heaviness or fullness in the hand when worn on the wrist.

Case and Body Workmanship

So how does ARF Factory achieve weighting craftsmanship? It produces the case and buckle from heavy metal material to ensure weight increase. The logic is this: the density difference between the 904L stainless steel material used in ordinary models causes the weight difference. As for the K gold color, it is also imitated by PVD plating workmanship; It is not produced from real K gold.

Movement and Caliber Performance

Secondly, compared with many ordinary production ARF Factory craftsmanship on the market, the biggest difference is that other factories do not use heavy metal materials when increasing the weight, but instead add a fixing ring inside the mechanism, that is, a weight ring inside the case; The outer material remains 904L. This workmanship affects the mechanism and increases the possibility of malfunction during subsequent use; So we do not recommend purchasing the weighted version with a weight ring.

So how do we distinguish whether a weighted watch offered by a seller is the version with a weight ring? There is a very simple logic: the weight gain with the weight ring is quite limited, about ten-odd grams; An increase of twenty to thirty grams cannot be made. Therefore, based on weight, we can easily distinguish whether the seller is honest or not.

Finally, let's talk about the movement: This time, ARF Factory used a 3285 integrated movement; It is not mentioned whether the Shanghai 3285 movement is used or not, because it is not possible to use the Dandong 3285 movement anyway. The right to use the Dandong 3285 movement belongs only to Clean; hence the GMT models on the market are either the Shanghai 3285 or the integrated 3285. In fact, they are all the same, only the supply channels are different. Yes, that's the end of the review he shared with you in this section. The question of whether it is worth buying is up to personal budget; Most parts of the GMT produced by ARF Factory are produced with Clean technology and workmanship, they are quite perfect in terms of quality, only the price is a little high.

I hope this article will be useful to you. We will share more detailed disassembly, real shot review and real-replica comparison in the future.