Movement: Miyota 9015 automatic
Case: 316L stainless steel with yellow gold plating, 38.5mmx12mm
Crystal: Sapphire
Dial: Blue with diamond hour markers
Bracelet: Blue leather strap
Water resistance: 30m
In recent two years, in replica watch world, the popularity of Patek Philippe Nautilus has been very high, which is next to Rolex I think. We know that Rolex is the best-selling watch in our market, it also has the most factories to replicate, but due to the high demand of Nautilus in watch industry, many factories now also started to make Patek Philippe Nautilus replicas. In my previous posts, I introduced several watch factories that make good quality Nautilus replicas, such as PF, PPF, GR, etc., too many choices will make the buyers confused, so, sometimes you need advice, I am not a watch expert, but I will give my honest suggestion.
About this Patek Philippe Nautilus 5726A, it must have a very high price if the watch is genuine, too many classic functions integrated in this watch, and these functions are difficult to be realized in a replica, whether it comes from PF, GR, KM or the latest V9, the replica of this Patek Philippe Nautilus 5726A can not be made to be the same as genuine. Here I choose PF version to review, because I think PF must have some advantages because they are one of the oldest factories that started to make Nautilus replica watches.
The replica from PF has a case diameter of 42mm, not too big, even a woman can wear it. Case is only 12mm in thickness, for an automatic watch, this is acceptable, and it is already very close to the thickness of genuine watch. The replica is with stainless steel bracelet, PF factory also offers leather band for this replica, you can buy one extra pair of leather straps. On this piece, the dial is gray, there are other dial color options, white and blue. On genuine watch, the circle at 6 o’clock is moon phase display, while on this replica from PF, the small hand will runs one circle per day, actually it is a day/night display, on the latest V9 version, the small hand moves one circle per month, which is exactly the same as genuine. However, I still think the day/night display is more practical to me. There is another obvious flaw in function, that is the month display, it can not change automatically, which means you need to push the button at 2 o’clock on the right case to change month manually, that will be ok for me, acceptable.
About this complicated Nautilus, PF already made it good enough, if you can not tolerate the flaws in functions, I suggest you buy their standard Nautilus 5711, which is very popular nowadays. At last, I want to share the specification of this replica watch.
Movement: Clone Cal.324S, Based on Japanese Miyota 9015 Automatic
Case: 42mm*12mm, Solid 316L Stainless Steel
Crystal: Sapphire
Dial: Gray with Superlumed Hour Markers
Bracelet: Solid 316L Stainless Steel with Deployant Clasp
Water Resistant: 30m
Besides Portuguese, I think Big Pilot is the most successful series IWC has ever created. Compared with Pilot, Big Pilot has a much bigger case that has a diameter of 47mm, so, if you love big watch and the big crown, IWC Big Pilot will be a good choice. Now in replica IWC watch field, three factories shared the market, they are ZF, V6 and YL. Absolutely Z factory(ZF) occupied the biggest market share of replica IWC, because the need of people for IWC Portuguese watches is big, and Z factory makes the best IWC Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve replica watches, which I think are not able to be identified as fakes. About YL, they just entered this area about two years ago and has also brought us many surprises, about V6, this factory now only makes some quality Spitfire chrono models in replica IWC area, its focus is on Hublot and Panerai.
Today, I want to show you a great timepiece from YL factory, it is a replica IWC Big Pilot watch, with working power reserve and annual calendar. This is the V2 edition, YL factory made some modification on the movement, so it will look closer to genuine IWC 52850 Calibre.
The replica watch has a rose gold look, the gold coating on the solid stainless steel case is up to 5 mils thick. Some people asked me whether it is solid gold or not, I must say this is not, no replica watches in our market use solid gold, so do not be cheated by other dealers who claim that they have golden replica watches the same as genuine, it is impossible.
Not only the watch has a big case, its dial also has large Arabic numeral hour markers. Blue dial is the most classic dial version among all Big Pilot Le Petit Prince models, most of my clients who ordered Big Pilot Le Petit Prince from me love the blue dial version more. YL factory updated the dial, you can compare this replica with a genuine IW502701, the two small dials are set in a right position, their size is also correct, the hidden part on numbers of 2, 4, 8 and 10 is just right, not too much or too less. By the way, the 7-day power reserve indicator at 3 o’clock is working, maybe the engine can not offer a full 7-day power for the watch after being fully wound, but the replica can work an entire day for you without winding.
Brown leather strap is made of genuine calf skin leather, it has a super soft texture and nice hand stitching work. The rose gold buckle and its “IWC” engraving on also reflect the good craftmanship of YL factory. Actually, such one pair of leather straps with clasp is sold at an expensive, you can not buy one unless paying more than $120 usd.
For IWC Big Pilot replica watches, I only suggest you buy from two factories, one is ZF, the other is YL.
Since being released, IWC Portuguese 7 Days has always been very hot, whether in genuine or replica watch market, it is the best-selling dress watch. Every one knows IWC Portuguese 7 Days, like they know Rolex Submariner, Cartier Ballon Bleu, Panerai PAM 441, Audemars Piguet 15703, etc. Now, Portuguese 7 Days has been the most classic model of IWC. Today, I want to introduce one Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve model that is most difficult to be replicated, its reference number is IW503502. The soul of the watch is its movement, it has a lot of functions that include month, date, week, small seconds and power reserve. The movement Cal. 52850 has a 7-day power reserve capacity. In the past, there are also replicas of IW503502, but their month and week functions are false. So, YL factory cooperated with other five watch manufacturers and spent a great amount of money to research this Cal. 52850 movement, after thirty times of modification within three years, they finally cloned this Cal. 52850 movement that has the same functions as genuine. This is really a big work for the watch factory, also a very good news for our watch fans.
Rounded case is measured to be 44mm in diameter and 14mm thick. It is made of 316L stainless steel and polished. The bezel is also smoothly polished, in mirror finished. Such classic and elegant case design is used on all Portuguese watches. Both sides of the case are brushed, but the edge is polished. Case back is see-through sapphire crystal, the edge is fixed by screws. Look at the lugs, they have a very natural curvature.
Elegant blue dial is characterized with willow-shaped hands and track-style minute scales of Portuguese. Hour markers are combinations of Arabic numerals and studs in silver, central hour and minute hands use the same polishing finish as case. There are two subdials at 9 and 3 o’clock. Small second hand is running on the subdial at 9 o’clock, while 7-day power reserve indicator is positioned at 3 o’clock, with a small hand pointing at the remaining energy. On the top at 12 o’clock, it is an arcuated display with three small windows to show month, date and week, this is the annual calendar function of the replica watch, it is a real function. Compared with Portuguese 7 Days Power Reserve IW500705 that only has a date window at 6 o’clock, IWC added two extra functions to IW503502, but the harmony of the dial is not destroyed.
The replica is fitted with a black leather band, if you love the band in blue color, I can ask the factory to change one for you. The dark blue leather strap is also a very good fit for this watch because of its blue dial. YL factory use genuine calf skin leahter to make the band, you will feel its softness when wearing it on your wrist. The leather strap can also last for a long time. Look at the buckle fitted on the strap, it is angular with satin-finished engravings. The clasp has the same structure as genuine Portuguese, and the “IWC Schaffhausen” are engraved in a sandblasted surface.
IWC Portuguese Annual Calendar is a good dress watch for business men who need to know the exact month and date at any time, to arrange their appointment. The genuine watch is very expensive, and here we offer you an alternative, YL currently is the first factory that successfully developed IWC Cal. 52850 movement with full functions, so this replica will be a good partner is your business career.
