How to distinguish the one-piece 240 movement in the PPF Factory Patek Philippe 5712 v2 version?

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712 model is produced by PPF Factory with a solid stainless steel case, 40 mm diameter and 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.

I made a summary; There are four most important improvement points. The first improvement is the mechanism's power indicator function. There are some details, but let me explain first, starting with the mechanism. The mechanism can perform the same functions as the original watch. The mechanism of the V1 version was a semi-open molded mechanism and the position of the balance wheel was at 9 o'clock. Now, it has switched to the movement produced from the open mold of the original and the movement currently used is Cal.240; The balance wheel was also placed at 6 o'clock. This upgrade is much better than the V1 version. In the rear-viewed movement of the original Patek Philippe 5712, it was easy to tell whether it was real or a replica through the transparent case; but it is not like that anymore. The similarity ratio in the rear view is much higher, and with the change of the balance wheel position, there is no longer a situation of fakeness that is obvious at first glance.

Dial and Hand Details

The second PPF 5712 v2 improvement is on the functional side; This is the power indicator, that is, the power reserve indicator dial. This is one of the functions that everyone is most curious about. The V1 version's power reserve indicator dial was unreal; It moved with the rotation of the hour hand. The power reserve indicator dial of the current V2 version shows real display and works just like the original watch. The power reserve indicator dial is located in the small dials at 10 and 11 o'clock, and the power time that can be stored can reach approximately 48 hours. In other words, when you pull the crown, move it to the setting position and start winding, the needle of this power reserve indicator moves with the tension of the mainspring. After PPF Factory optimization this became a function that actually works and actually exists. In the V1 version, the power indicator did not react at all when you set the clock; However, this power indicator hand was reacting when setting the time. This improvement is much better than the old V1 version.

Movement and Caliber Performance

The power reserve indicator dial of the V1 version before the upgrade was fake, not real; When the crown was pulled one step, it turned clockwise and moved clockwise. Now let me tell you about the small dial functions of PPF Factory Patek Philippe 5712. The small dial at 4 and 5 o'clock displays the daily seconds, that is, the second hand. At the position between 6 o'clock and 8 o'clock, there is the outer calendar ring and the moon phase inside. At 10 and 11 o'clock, there is the power reserve indicator dial that I mentioned above. If you want to adjust the calendar and moon phase display, you can adjust the calendar and moon phase by gently pressing the hole with an adjustment needle through the hole on the side.

General Evaluation and Conclusion

Let me give some advice to watch lovers regarding calendar and moon phase adjustment. When adjusting the calendar or moon phase, you must make adjustments by moving the hour and minute hands to a different position; that is, move the two hands to 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock as much as possible. Put the minute hand at 6 o'clock and the hour hand at 12 o'clock; Whatever the position, as long as the two hands do not overlap. Move the hands apart and down, then adjust the calendar or moon phase individually. Because if the two hands are in the same position, they will coincide with a gear in the mechanism and may jam the calendar and moon phase. Most of the after-sales service requests for the PPF Factory Patek Philippe 5712 V1 were due to this problem; That is, its calendar was stuck or the moon phase was stuck and could not be adjusted, and then it was returning to the service.

As for the hands, they are also pretty good. The engraving of the hands and hour markers of the PPF Factory Patek Philippe replica watch is beautifully done; The lume color adjusted to match the hands is the same, and the color of the lume fill is the same. A very good job has been done on this. Now that we have explained the improvement points, let's talk a little about the flaws. The defect issues are not too big, but within acceptable limits. Let me start with the dial color of the watch; If you have the V1 version, you can compare.

So you definitely need to avoid this pointer overlap; so you can avoid many service issues, right? Other than that, there is no big problem. All you have to do is remember to set this individually. Because the more complex the function of a watch, the more you have to control its stability yourself; Then the probability of malfunction decreases relatively. Because the number of parts required for PPF 5712 to achieve the same function as the original watch is more. That's why you must be careful with some settings; This is the case with many mechanical watches.

Then the movement used is Cal.240. What stands out is that it is a one-piece mechanism. The PPF Factory Patek Philippe replica watch is the only watch in the entire replica market with this 240 single-piece movement; A unique production, produced entirely from the open mold of the original. The initiative lies entirely with the factory. In the past, they would only sell it to you if you bought another watch along with it, a kind of scarcity marketing. So when you wanted to buy this PPF Factory 5712, you had to also buy a Submariner or a Datejust, but they were selling it at that time. Or whatever watch you bought, whether it was a ZF Factory Tudor or a Datejust, you had to buy one of them together with the 5712 and pay for it. Even though the factory stipulated sales together, the demand in the market was still greater than the supply and the goods were very scarce.

Case and Body Workmanship

Then the third PPF 5712 v2 improvement point is its case. Overall, the case became thinner than the V1 version. This is a case reproduced from an open mold of the original; It is both thinner and more suitable for the original than the V1 version. The diameter of the watch is 40 mm, and its thickness, PPF, has been reduced to 9 mm by the factory. The original has a diameter of 40 mm and a thickness of 8.5 mm. Currently, this PP5712 is the thinnest version in the replica watch market; There is only 0.5mm difference compared to the original. The thickness of the previous V1 version was between 9.5 mm-9.6 mm; So the previous V1 version had a difference of about 1 mm compared to the original, although it may not seem like much of a change to the naked eye.

But when it is worn, a slight change is felt; Since it is thinner, it looks more comfortable on your wrist and is closer to the thin-to-thickness ratio of the original. Another point of improvement by PPF Factory Patek Philippe is the winding crown. It does not extend outward when compressed; whereas in the previous V1 version it was a little long. Now it has been made to fit snugly again. In fact, this was mainly about the mechanism; After upgrading the mechanism, some other problems are resolved by themselves.

As for the dial color, I think the color of this V2 version is a little more silvery than the dial of the V1 version; The color is slightly lighter, there is a slight color difference. Personally, I find the color a little light. The second is the central shaft of the hour and minute hands; This pointer center shaft sinks a little lower compared to the original, this point is a little missing. However, these flaws, such as the dial and the needle shaft, are not fixed and unchangeable. There is now also a BUFF set of three to replace the entire dial and hands; If you want to get closer to the original, you can add a little more money and get a BUFF upgrade.

No longer does the customer need to buy two hours together; I guess the supply of goods has become abundant. Finally, this mechanism is really good. In general, you can see that some gears are rotating in the mechanism inside, everything is very nice, including the interior layout. The position of the balance wheel and its look on the wrist also look very nice; because it is very thin. The improvements in every aspect are also much better than the previous V1 version.

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