Patek Philippe Nautilus 5724R-001 40mm with Diamond-Set Bezel Super Clone

VS Factory Patek Philippe Nautilus 5724R Review

VS Factory has finally brought watch lovers the full-weight Patek Philippe Nautilus 5724R, at a total of 114 grams, matching the genuine down to the last gram, not a fraction off. This is the King of the Nautilus making its peak debut, a truly milestone-level luxury case set with large baguette-cut stones.

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VS Factory kept the case thin and still hit the full 114 grams. The tungsten steel is so hard that setting baguette stones on it is genuinely difficult, and every stone has to be polished and set by hand, so output stays low and good pieces are rare. This is the hardest craft of the full-weight 5724.

The case is copper-free tungsten steel with no steel cladding, so it never peels or fades. Other factories add a steel layer because today’s gold solutions are made for stainless steel, and they cannot plate gold directly onto tungsten-copper. The catch is that steel and tungsten-copper expand at different rates, so the outer layer warps and peels, and the copper inside rusts. Some factories skip the steel and use gold cladding instead, but their alloy still holds copper, and sweat forms bubbles under the gold layer. That is why weighted tungsten watches always seemed doomed to fade.

VS Factory finally cracked this with a copper-free tungsten steel alloy. It is so hard that ordinary tooling cannot machine it into precision watch parts, so they brought in five-axis CNC machines and hand-polish every part to remove tolerance. Output is low, but they refuse to ship a compromised product.

On top of that, the case gets a nickel electroplating underlayer to seal the tungsten steel from air, then a real gold-cladding process that wraps every seam 360 degrees with no white showing at the edges. The gold solution is mixed to match the original rose gold exactly, with zero color difference, achieving a perfect-level replacement.

After the gold cladding, a Swiss PVD coating goes over the whole surface as a hard transparent film to slow wear, the same process used on Swiss Longines gold watches. That is why VS Factory can promise a free replacement if it fades within three years.

The movement is the super integrated Cal.240 PS IRM C LU with 265 parts, an ultra-thin flat hairspring, and 21,600 vibrations per hour, all matching the original 240. Every function works: the same power reserve, a real moonphase, the calendar, small seconds, the power reserve display, and the dual quick-adjust buttons. This is not the fake movement with covered plates and a fake micro-rotor.

For the details, they reworked the parrot-beak case and the solid center shaft of the hands, and paired them with a custom gradient gray dial that shifts from black to gray at the edges under different light. The sapphire glass moonphase disc is gilt, at modification-level workmanship. Crafted with dedication, this is the King of the Nautilus: VS Factory Nautilus 5724R.

For a full-weight 5724R that keeps the thin profile, the baguette stones, and a working 240 movement, VS Factory’s Nautilus is the one to get.