New Release
VSF Explorer II 226570
VSF's take on the current 42 mm Explorer II has surfaced, Polar dial first, with a DD3285 clone movement. What is known, and what is still marketing.
New Releases
Another factory, another announcement, another reason your collection is apparently unfinished. We cover the latest replica releases, the details worth noticing and the promises that still need to survive contact with an actual wrist. Factory confidence is rarely in short supply. Evidence sometimes is.
New Release
OCTA | Royal Oak Offshore 26238 — Flyback to the Future
OCTA's 42mm Offshore 26238 arrives with a claimed free-sprung 4404-type flyback clone, a CNC-engraved dial and a titanium option. Promising, still unverified.
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OCTA Takes Flight | Pilot's Chronograph & Portugieser
OCTA moves beyond Royal Oaks with the Pilot's Chronograph and Portugieser Chronograph, advertised with integrated column-wheel 69385 and 69355 clones.
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PPF | Nautilus 5810 — Fifty Years, Two Hands
PPF's 5810 anniversary lineup drops the seconds hand and date: the 5810/1G-001 on bracelet and the 5810G-001 on blue strap, with an advertised calibre 240 clone.
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PPF | Overseas 4500V — Six Sides, Five Dials, No Passport Needed
PPF rolls out the full Overseas 4500V family: five dial colours, steel bracelet or rubber, and a claimed quick-release system. Looks sharp, still unverified.
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ZF | Royal Oak 15300ST — The 39mm Middle Child Gets Its Turn
ZF's 39mm 15300ST arrives in blue, black and silver-white, with an advertised integrated 3120 clone.
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UMI | Nautilus 5712 — Same Moon, Sharper Beak
UMI takes aim at PPF's 5712 with a claimed free-sprung 240-type clone in steel, plus a weighted gold-plated version said to hit 194 g. Big promises, still unverified.
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ZF | Royal Oak 15500 Full Ceramic — Three Colours, One Reference That Never Was
ZF reportedly dresses the 41 mm Royal Oak 15500 in black, white and blue ceramic, with a claimed free-sprung 4302-type movement. A replica of a watch that doesn't exist.
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VSF | Oyster Perpetual 36 126000 — The Letter-Mosaic Dial Arrives Early
Four months after the genuine watch launched, VSF reportedly has the 36 mm Oyster Perpetual with the new multicolour letter-mosaic dial. Ten colours, zero margin for error.
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JR | Datejust 36 116234 — Somebody Finally Remembered the Last Generation
A newer factory, JR, reportedly brings back the previous-generation 36 mm Datejust 116234 in eight dials, with claimed 904L steel and a 3135-type movement.
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Meet OCTA | New Factory, Some Familiar Faces?
OCTA debuts with Royal Oak references: the 15500, 15510, 26240, 26331 and the 15407 openworked series.
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ZF | Royal Oak Chronograph 26240CE — Black Ceramic, Pink Accents, No Regulator
ZF reportedly opens pre-orders for the all-black ceramic Royal Oak Chronograph 26240CE, with a claimed free-sprung 4401-type flyback. Big promises, early days.
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VSF | Submersible Marina Militare PAM1698 — Carbon, Camo and a Navy Pedigree
VSF reportedly takes on the carbon Submersible Marina Militare PAM1698: green-to-black dial, anchor small seconds and a green canvas strap. Flyer first, proof later.
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VSF | Oyster Perpetual 41 134303 — A Century in Slate and Gold
VSF reportedly answers the centenary Oyster Perpetual 41: slate sunburst dial, green minute squares, '100 years' at six and a gold-toned bezel. Renders first, proof later.