This article shares real 1:1 close-up photos of the movements for Patek Philippe 5711 and 5712, demonstrating what defines a high-quality movement.
Many buyers of replica watches often ask whether the watch uses a Swiss movement. I’d like to restate that nowadays, fewer replica watches are equipped with Swiss movements, for two main reasons:
- The publicly available Swiss movements come from ETA and Sellita. ETA has halted external sales, and the accessible movements are only older models such as the 28XX and 775X series. These movements cannot match the appearance, thickness and functions of most modern watch models and can only be fitted into watches with basic complications.
- Most top and mid-tier Swiss watch brands no longer rely on generic off-the-shelf Swiss movements. 90% of them adopt in-house developed movements, whose appearance, dimensions and functions differ drastically from older Swiss calibers.
For these reasons, replica watch manufacturers develop custom movements for popular, well-known watch models. This represents the future direction of the replica watch industry. The photos below show the movement of the Patek Philippe 5711. You may examine the fine details of its gears, jewels and bridges.
The next set of images displays the movement for the Patek Philippe 5712. This movement commands a much higher price due to its mini rotor design. It is also a 1:1 recreation modeled after the genuine version. We carefully curate premium products like these to deliver the best purchasing experience for our customers.
More movements of this caliber will emerge in the market, and we will keep sharing additional photos with you in future posts.
