Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980 ZF Factory Review

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5980 model is produced by ZF Factory with a solid stainless steel case, standard case diameter and integrated Clone Caliber 324 SC 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 won't go into this ZF/PPF introductory text; I think the texts are written by the subcontractor, they can even mix up the model number. This watch is not 5164, its model number is 5980. Tell me, is it funny or not?

Dial and Hand Details

I can easily say this about the chronograph watches of the watch king Patek Philippe: it is almost impossible for others to produce a movement with the same function. Here let me briefly introduce the various features of this original watch: The thickness of the 5980 is 12.6 mm, which is thicker and heavier than all other Nautilus series. 5980/1A uses Patek Philippe's new 28520 movement. This movement features a one-way winding with a 21K gold central rotor, a Breguet mainspring balance and a four-arm Gyromax balance mechanism; It oscillates 28,800 times per hour. Power reserve 45 hours. Chronograph pushers are the same as most watches: the one at 2 o'clock for start and stop, the one at 4 o'clock for manual reset and flyback. I can say that it is one of the most elegant sports chronograph watches on the market.

Thickness is not mentioned at all in the promotional text. When a replica of this watch is made, it will be 1000% thicker than the original, because it is necessary to add a spacer plate! Almost all of them are uniform; An intermediate plate is placed on the 7750 movement. Since the thickness of the 7750 movement is already insufficient, how can it not exceed the thickness of the original when a plate is added to it? It is also slightly different from the original in terms of function: on the replica watch, the longest seconds hand is used as the chronograph hand, whereas in the original, the longest seconds hand is the normal seconds hand.

It doesn't matter if you don't understand the technical parameters, let me explain it in plain language: this watch is considered to be thick in the PP family. What, you just call 12.6mm thick? Even a Daytona is this thick; Some chronograph watches, such as Breitling and IWC, often have a thickness of 14-15 mm. So big brother is big brother. Additionally, the most special aspect of this chronograph mechanism is that the chronograph second, minute and hour hands are gathered on the dial at 6 o'clock. When you stop or start the chronograph, a flyback effect occurs on the small hand. This design is unique to PP-specific mechanisms; it achieves its distinctive chronograph method with a series of complex gear arrangements! Tell me, how can a replica watch achieve this basic function by casually inserting a 7750?

So, is there any problem for those who like this design and want to buy it? There is not much problem with the workmanship; It's fine if you don't care too much about the slight difference in function and thickness of the original.
I hope this article will be useful to you. I will share more detailed disassembly, real shot review and real-replica comparison in the coming days.