Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712/1R-001 Super Clone

VS Factory Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712/1R-001 Review

VS Factory has finally brought watch lovers the full-weight Patek Philippe Nautilus 5712/1R-001, at a total of 196 grams, matching the genuine down to the last gram, not a fraction off. This is the King of Gold Kings making its peak debut, a truly milestone-level super-weighted case.

Key specifications

Key features

VS Factory kept the case thin and still hit the full 196 grams. The case is 40mm wide and 8.7mm thick, the strap 2.5mm thick, with 25 links in total. Nothing is thickened or lengthened, and the piece matches the original spec exactly. Holding the ultra-thin size while reaching full weight is the hardest part of the craft.

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, especially each strap link, 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.

The strap and clasp are new as well. The logo is deep engraved, and the clasp is the new expandable micro-adjust version. The hinge structure was reverse-engineered by taking apart an original Patek Nautilus bracelet, so it has the same soft, snug fit as the genuine instead of the stiff bracelet feel of other replicas. The movable link angles match the original, and the clasp closes with the same sound.

For the details, they reworked the parrot-beak case and the solid center shaft of the hands, and paired them with a custom gradient brown dial that shifts from black to brown 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 Gold Kings: VS Factory Nautilus 5712R.

For a full-weight 5712R that keeps the thin profile, the rose gold finish, and a working 240 movement, VS Factory’s Nautilus is the one to get.