Rolex Daytona 126519 VS Factory Review

The Rolex Daytona 126519 model is produced by VS Factory with a solid stainless steel case, standard case 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.

General Evaluation and Conclusion

Last time I introduced you to the V2-dominant version of VS Factory's Rolex Daytona replicas, and my conclusion was that they are worth buying; Yes, I still stand by this opinion. There are many factories making heavy mass Rolex replicas such as GM, QF, APS, THB, CBD, VVS, WK. Some of them use Tungsten-Copper alloy in the case, which poses the risk of the case being stripped. I heard some friends in this industry say that the case of the Rolex ordered by their customers was robbed. GM is the first factory in this sector to produce a weight-increased Day-Date Rolex; They used a heavy metal cover over the mechanism to increase the weight. People don't complain much about GM Day-Date Rolex having a peeling problem on its case, but the workmanship on GM Day-Date Rolex is not as good as other factories. As for QF, they have Daytonas with increased weight; they increased the length of the bracelet to add weight and the price is too high. THB Day-Date does the same to increase weight. I think there is a fierce competition between these factories; THB's Day-Date Rolex is very expensive, even higher than Clean and VS's Daytona, which is not acceptable.

The photos below show you the comparison between an original Daytona and a replica from VS; Can you tell which is the real watch if you don't look at the back photos?

Case and Body Workmanship

The body of this gray Daytona from VS weighs approximately 96.2 grams. The case body of the original watch weighs approximately 99.3 grams. Previously, VS Factory claimed that the chassis body weighs the same as the original; This is not true, the case of the original watch is still 3 grams heavier. But this is not a problem for us watch enthusiasts; The weight of 3 grams is negligible.

Strap, Buckle and Comfort

The weight of the rubber band with buckle on the replicas released by VS is 40.5 grams, while the weight of the rubber band with buckle on the original watch is approximately 64.2 grams. So the difference in weight between the replica and the original lies in the buckle; There is a difference of 23.7 grams. In the replica, the buckle can only be made of stainless steel, and the VS factory does not add steel plate into the rubber.

Why didn't VS Factory take specific precautions to add this 23.7 gram difference to the case to achieve the full weight? For example, putting a metal lid inside. If they did this, it would greatly affect the comfort of use.

Besides the weight, there are two more differences: behind the ears, the engravings look cleaner and more elegant on the original watch. The sunburst workmanship on the original dial is also more evident.