Let’s say you go for swimming and you forgot to close your watch crown and water goes in.
Or you drop your watch from the table to the floor.
Or your watch needs to be adjust for time accuracy.
Let’s check the following table.
| GENUINE TOP BRAND | SWISSTIME CLONE | REPLICA | |
| Movement origin | Swiss in house or Swiss ETA | Ultra Durable In-House Swiss Clone 1:1 A genuine movement was used as a sample and was completely disassembled for cloning so all parts are interchangeable with genuine and you can install them inside a genuine case, install a genuine dial and hands on them – Swiss ETA when used in Original |
Chinese – Asian Made ETA |
| Watch parts origin | Swiss | Made in Switzerland by experienced certified master watchmakers. A genuine watch was used as a sample and was completely disassembled for cloning so all parts are interchangeable with genuine |
Chinese – Asian |
| Power Reserve | From 36 to 47 Hours | From 36 to 47 Hours | From 9 to 20 Hours |
| Stainless Steel | 904L | 904L same as Rolex | 304 or 316 |
| 2-Tone Models | Real 18K Solid Gold | Real 18K Wrap Gold | Plated (3-5 microns) |
| Titanium Models | Solid Titanium Grade 5 | Solid Titanium Grade 5 | Painted steel |
| Ceramic Models | Original Ceramic | ISOCERA solid High-tech Ceramic | Painted steel |
| Black Coated Models | Real DLC coating (Diamond-like carbon) | Real DLC coating (Diamond-like carbon) | Paint coating |
| All Gold Models | Real 18K Solid Gold | Heavy Wrapped 18K Gold (can be polished without fade) |
Plated (3-5 microns) (fades with every day use) |
| Bezel | Ceramic or anodized aluminium |
ISOCERA High-tech Ceramic or anodized aluminium Correct clicks Uni or Bi-directional Rotation. Construction and Pearl design 100% same as Genuine |
Plastic or cheap soft metal |
| Straps | Genuine Leather or Real Caoutchouc |
Calf Leather or Real Caoutchouc | Fake Leather or plastic |
| Water-resistance | Waterproof within the manufacturer limits | Waterproof from 100m up to 300m (Good for swimming) Abyss Patent Deep-Sea Water Sealants |
Water Resistant (Do not Swim) |
| CRYSTAL | Swiss Made scratch-proof Sapphire crystal with colourless Anti reflective coating inside out | Swiss Made scratch-proof Sapphire crystal with colourless Anti reflective coating inside out, same shape, thickness and Cyclops magnification power as genuine | GLASS |
| CROWN-PUSHERS | Swiss Made Original | Swiss Made to assure maximum waterproof (In divers models we use ABYSS Gaskets) |
Chinese with a lot of issues in durability and waterproof (Broken Crowns and water leaking in) |
| Dimensions | Original | 100% same to original | Close to original |
| Weight | Original | Exact to Original | Lighter |
| Dial | Original | Detailed hands, prints, engravings multilayered inserts 100% same as genuine 100% correct font & size date wheel |
Simple flat paint printed Big differences with genuine |
| Luminous markers | Original | SuperLuminova™ from the leader of luminescent industry RC TRITEC Ltd Lasts up to 2 hours |
Chinese luminous coating Lasts from 1 to 4 minutes |
| Diamonds | Real Diamonds | Moissanite | glass |
| Made In | Handmade in Switzerland by Swiss Jewelers | Handmade in Switzerland by Swiss Jewelers | Mass produce in China-Asia |
| Can be Serviced in | Brand service | Every jeweler in the world | No-were |
| Movement Service needs and Cost | Every two years Form $300 to $1200 |
Every 5 years From $80 to $120 (longer time in service needs due to improved durable moving parts and durable lubricants used) |
Can’t be serviced because there are no parts available. |
| Time accuracy adjustment cost | From $150 to $250 | From $15 to $30 | Unavailable |
| Time accuracy | From -4/+6 to -2/+3 seconds per day. COSC certified | From -4/+6 to -3/+5 seconds per day. COSC certified | From -7/+14 to -16/+19 seconds per day.Out of COSC certification limits. |
| Possible damage from a drop | Probably nothing | Probably nothing (we perform the Swiss standard drop test from a 3 meters height to a wooden floor) |
Movement broke, face inserts off, hands off, glass off, broken crown. |
| Swim effects | Within the manufacturer depth limits nothing | Within the manufacturer depth limits nothing | Water leak in, movement and face destroyed, case-band corrosion, gold fading |
| Broken crown replacement cost | From $600 to $1300 | From $20 to $190 | Not supplied |
| New band cost | From $400 to $9000 | From $100 to $190 | Not supplied |
| New movement cost | From $2000 TO $9000 | From $250 to $800 | Not supplied |
| Life Expectancy | Lifetime | Lifetime | 1 to 2 Years |
