Our Story
CleanVsFactory was created to bring clarity, structure, and real-world insight to the world of super clone watches. Our team has worked across major production partners including VS Factory, Clean Factory, ZF, PPF, APS, AR, and GR, building an ecosystem where knowledge and craft come together.
What this site stands for — and what you’ll find in related pages
At CleanVsFactory, we not only share our story — we also document our replica watch expertise, values, quality standards, and pledges to you. Explore the sections below to understand who we are, why we do what we do, and how we ensure clarity, consistency, and craftsmanship across the replica watch world.
Many people step into the replica-watch world with mixed feelings. You want something that looks right, feels right, and matches the way you picture it on your wrist. But the moment you begin comparing different factories or trying to understand why a GR piece feels different from a PPF or a ZF, the experience can turn confusing fast. CleanVsFactory grew out of that moment of confusion. The site began as a way to map what the market actually looks like, without the noise, the pressure, or the maze of channels that expect you to “already know” how things work.
We spend a lot of time observing how the replica market behaves in real life—not in theory, not through recycled notes, but through patterns that repeat every day. A factory may excel at dial texture for one series and fall short on case finishing for another. A model that looks identical in photos can feel different under light or when handled. And the people searching for watches often fall into different groups: collectors who care about nuance, first-time buyers who want clarity, and practical users who need something reliable without wasting weeks on research. Our role is to connect these different needs with the information that helps them move forward confidently.
CleanVsFactory is not here to replace GR, PPF, ZF, or any factory you may already respect. People enjoy these makers for different reasons. What we offer is a clearer line of sight across them. If someone prefers GR’s consistency, they can understand where it shines. If they lean toward PPF or ZF for specific models, they can see how those strengths translate across references. And if you like a watch from one factory but prefer the finishing style of another, you can compare them without chasing scattered opinions across the internet. We treat the ecosystem as a whole, not as isolated choices.
Safety and efficiency matter more than most people admit. A lot of frustration in this space comes not from the watches but from the process around them—the uncertainty, the mixed information, or the feeling that you’re guessing in the dark. By organizing the landscape and filtering what truly matters, CleanVsFactory gives you a way to make decisions without carrying all that weight alone. You still choose the watch, the factory, and the path you prefer. We simply make the path easier to see.
Whether you’re here to check finishing details, understand quality differences between super clone watches, or learn what separates a clean build from a rushed one, the goal remains the same: more clarity, less noise, and a space where your judgment—not ours—shapes the final call. In the end, only you know what feels right on your wrist. We’re here to help you recognize it when you see it.
Our Timeline: How We Built an Ecosystem Around Super Clone Watches
2016–2017 — Early Days at Clean Factory
In early 2016, our team got its start under what was then called Clean Factory (often shortened to C Factory). There were no grand plans or taglines. Just a group of watch lovers and makers figuring out how to build something better than what was common in the replica watches world.
Our early work was simple: assembly, testing, and trial and error. The first projects, like a watch built on the Citizen 8215 movement spectrum, weren’t extraordinary by any market standard. But they gave us something essential — a baseline. We learned how components behaved, how tolerances affected performance, and how a watch felt when it was put together by hand rather than machine. These years laid the foundation of craftsmanship and discipline that would define everything we did next.
2018 — First Milestone with the Fifty Fathoms Export Version
By 2018, the team had gained confidence. We took on a more demanding project known as the Fifty Fathoms export version. This wasn’t about gimmicks. It was about consistency — building a watch that didn’t fall apart under daily wear and that people could rely on.
That project served as our first real milestone. It wasn’t perfect, but it worked. From an engineering point of view, it demonstrated that group effort, accumulated experience, and direct comparisons against original timepieces matter. We didn’t just want replica watches that looked right. We wanted ones that felt right to people who would wear them.
2021 — Market Shift and Exclusive Movement Access
In 2021, a major shift occurred. One of the biggest names in the replica industry gradually pulled back, leaving uncertainty in the market. At the same time, we gained exclusive access to a high-demand movement — the Dandong 4130 — a mechanical platform many enthusiasts recognized as a benchmark.
Securing exclusive access wasn’t about showing we had the “best supplier.” It was about having the resource stability to build meaningful mechanical continuity in future models. For a team that had spent years assembling and comparing super clone watches, this felt like a strategic turning point.
During the same period, VS Factory was quietly honing its own strengths. VS wasn’t loud about it. Their focus was on mechanical symmetry, movement behavior, and consistency over time — qualities that only show up after weeks of wear, not in press shots. While our team was solving material challenges, VS was solving mechanical ones.
This was when conversations in the community started to shift. People stopped asking “Which looks better?” and started asking “Which runs more reliably?”
2022–2023 — Expanding Reach and Deepening replica watch Expertise
From 2022 through 2023, both our team and VS Factory became part of a broader evolution in the replica watch world. Clean Factory invested in specialized movements like the Dandong 3285 for GMT models. VS Factory kept iterating on movement precision and structural behavior.
What changed during these years was the nature of the questions collectors asked. Instead of pure aesthetics, people began focusing on wearability: how does a movement respond over time? How does a watch handle temperature changes? Does the gear train maintain consistency?
Our team had integrated various supply partners — not just big names like ZF, PPF, and APS, but also smaller, meticulous makers like AR and GR. We weren’t competing with them so much as networking with them. By collaborating closely, we built a kind of super clone watch ecosystem — a supply and knowledge network where strengths could reinforce each other.
We assembled parts, tested movements, traded insights, and in the process deepened our understanding of what quality performance meant in this domain.
2024 — Community Conversations Become Technical
By 2024, the discourse among enthusiasts and experts had matured. Replica watches were no longer just products. They represented technical choices, mechanical solutions, and engineering tradeoffs. People in forums, private groups, and discussion threads began making distinctions that only made sense to those who had handled these timepieces for months — not just viewed them in photos.
This change, from casual comparison to technical conversation, reflected how far the community had grown. We saw it in how questions were phrased, how critiques were made, and how expectations shifted.
VS Factory’s reputation for mechanical consistency became a reference point. Clean Factory’s material quality and innovative ceramic work became part of shared vocabulary. Our team was in the room for these shifts, not as spectators, but as contributors.
2025 — CleanVsFactory.com Is Born
By early 2025, something became clear: people wanted centralized insight rather than scattered opinions. There was no single place where collectors could truthfully explore fundamentals — movement behavior, technical differences across factories, material choices, and hands-on comparison logic.
That’s when we created CleanVsFactory.com — not to sell watches, but to organize knowledge. The site wasn’t meant as a marketplace. It was meant as a reference hub — a place where the story of super clone watches could be told, not as marketing, but as understanding.
We built it:
for longtime supporters of VS Factory
for fans of Clean Factory from the early years
for curious collectors trying to make sense of complexities
for anyone who wanted to learn why one movement feels different from another
for a global audience to observe how craftsmanship, iteration, and supply integration evolved
This wasn’t a pivot away from craftsmanship. It was a leap toward clarity.
Our Core Beliefs in a Snapshot
We value transparency and clarity over hype and noise.
We believe mechanical understanding matters more than just looks.
We highlight technical nuance and nuance across factories.
We uphold quality standards in every comparison and review.
We commit to honest, insightful guidance for watch lovers worldwide.
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Our Expertise — what we know and how we analyze replica watches.
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Our Values — the principles that guide how we write and educate.
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Quality Control — how we assess finishing, movements, and consistency.
Our Commitment — what we promise you in terms of clarity, support, and ongoing insight.
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Looking back at this timeline, two key themes stand out:
Integration over isolation — we didn’t build alone. We worked with large and small makers, testing, learning, and evolving together.
Function over flash — while aesthetics matter, what truly defines a super clone watch is how it behaves over time.
Clean Factory and VS Factory didn’t just parallel each other. They represented different priorities in the same technical landscape, and both pushed the ecosystem forward in ways that people now notice in subtle, practical ways.
Today, CleanVsFactory.com stands as a record of that evolution, an educational resource, and a tribute to the collaborative spirit that drives super clone watch innovation.
You decide what part of this history resonates most with you — mechanical harmony, material innovation, or the curiosity that led a team to build something meaningful out of a scattered world of parts and ideas.
Your choice is the story’s next chapter.