Reference
Replica watch factory codes, decoded
The factory abbreviations the community uses, with each factory's status in October 2026 and its place in the May 2026 r/RepTime guide.
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If you have seen a watch described as a “CF Sub”, a “VSF Seamaster” or asked what “gmf bp vsf cf” means on Reddit, this is the decoder. In the replica community every watch is identified by the factory that made it, abbreviated to a two- or three-letter code. Here is what each one stands for and what the May 2026 community guide lists it for.
| Code | Factory | Specialty | Status | Our take |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSF / VS | VS Factory | Rolex sports models, Omega, Panerai | Producing | First choice in more rows of the May 2026 guide than any other factory, including the Submariner 126610 (3235 clone) and the steel Daytona. Owners report long waiting times in 2026. |
| ZF | ZF Factory | AP Royal Oak, Tudor, IWC, Patek on Miyota bases | Producing | First choice for the Royal Oak 15500 with a free-sprung 4302 clone, most Tudor Black Bay models and the IWC Big Pilot in the May 2026 guide. Its 15202 Jumbo uses a Miyota 9015. |
| 3KF / 3K | 3K Factory | Patek Philippe, Cartier | Producing | Third for the Nautilus 5711 and second for the 5811 in the May 2026 guide, both with a 324 clone; first for the Calatrava 5227 and the ladies Nautilus. Owners say its 324 clone was the classic base for upgrades. |
| ARF / AR | AR Factory | Rolex | Reported raided, June 2026 | First for the Submariner 16610, the GMT-Master II 116710LN and the Explorer II 226570 in the May 2026 guide. Reddit users reported a raid in June 2026, so ask your dealer about stock. |
| CF / Clean | Clean Factory | Rolex (until 2025) | Reported raided, July 2025 | Led many Rolex sports rows until 2025. The February 2026 guide update removed Clean; watches sold as Clean now are leftover stock or Clean Plus. |
| Noob / N | Noob Factory | Rolex (until 2021) | Closed since 2021 | Led the Submariner and in 2021 was the only factory with a Daytona with all sub-dials working (4130 clone). Closed after the 2021 raids; "Noob V2" and "FNF" watches since 2024 have no proven link to it. |
| QF | QF | Rolex | In the May 2026 guide | First for the weighted gold, platinum and Le Mans Daytonas (free-sprung 4131 and 4132 clones) and second for the steel Daytonas in the May 2026 guide. Also second for the GMT-Master II Pepsi and Batman with a free-sprung movement. |
| Rich | Rich Factory | Rolex | In the May 2026 guide | Second for the Submariner 126610 and third for the GMT-Master II, both with free-sprung movements, in the May 2026 guide. An October 2026 thread asked if Rich, RCF and RGF are one factory; nobody has confirmed it. |
| BTF | BTF | Rolex Daytona | In the May 2026 guide | Third for the 116XXX and steel 126500 Daytonas, with 4130 and 4131 clones; NWBIG for the 116XXX rows. |
| DDF | DDF | Patek Philippe, AP chronographs | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Nautilus 5711 and 5811 and the Aquanaut 5167 and 5168 with a 324 clone, and for the Royal Oak chronograph 26240 with a 4401 clone. |
| BBF | BBF | Patek Philippe | In the May 2026 guide | Second for the Nautilus 5711 and the Aquanaut 5167 and 5168 (324 clone); first for the Cubitus with a 330 clone. |
| PPF | PPF | Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Nautilus 5726 and 5980, the Cubitus on a Miyota base and the Overseas 47040. Its older Nautilus models use decorated Miyota movements. |
| Top / TOPF | Top Factory | AP Royal Oak | In the May 2026 guide | First for the blue Royal Oak 15510 with a 4302 clone, and second for the 26240 and 26420 chronographs. |
| APSF / APS | APS Factory | AP, IWC, Richard Mille (until 2026) | Closed (May 2026 guide) | Members reported an APSF raid in May 2026, and the guide maintainer began to remove APSF as a closed factory; it still appears in a few rows. It made clone-movement IWC chronographs and Royal Oak models. |
| VF | Victory Factory | Rolex, Patek (until 2026) | Closed (May 2026 guide) | Members reported a VF raid in May 2026, and the guide maintainer began to remove VF as a closed factory; it still appears once, second for the Datejust 41. In October 2026 a member saw dealers advertise VF watches again. |
| GMF | GM Factory | Rolex | In the May 2026 guide | First for many Rolex versions with an Asian 2836 movement (Submariner, Explorer 36, Air-King), and for the mid-price heavy Day-Date with a 3255 clone. |
| BP / BPF | BP Factory | Rolex | In the May 2026 guide | Mostly second choice for Rolex versions with an Asian 2836 movement; first for the vintage GMT-Master II 16710 and the Sea-Dweller 16600. |
| EWF / EWE | EW Factory | Rolex | In the May 2026 guide | Second or third for some Oyster Perpetual 36 and Yacht-Master 40 rows, and first for the Cellini moonphase (Asian 2824). |
| OMF | OM Factory | Omega, Patek | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Speedmaster 57 and Snoopy, the Aqua Terra with an Asian 2824 and the Patek Aquanaut chronograph 5968 in the May 2026 guide. |
| OME | OME | Patek Philippe | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Nautilus 5712 with a 240 clone, ahead of PPF v2 and ZF. Whether OME is related to OMF is not documented. |
| ORF | OR Factory | Omega | In the May 2026 guide | First for Seamaster models with an Asian 2824 in the May 2026 guide. Owners compare its newer 8800-type Seamaster 300M with VSF's. |
| XF | XF | Tudor, Vacheron | In the May 2026 guide | First and NWBIG for the Pelagos (Asian 2824), and first for the Overseas 2000V on a Miyota 9015. |
| V7F / V7 | V7 Factory | IWC, Breitling | In the May 2026 guide | First for the IWC Mark XVIII and XX (A2892, with a paid Swiss movement upgrade), the Ingenieur and the Breitling Navitimer 41 (with VSF). |
| GF | GF | Breitling | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Breitling Avenger II GMT and the SuperOcean Heritage II (A2824). |
| AF | AF | Cartier | In the May 2026 guide | First and NWBIG for the Cartier Tank Solo and Must and the Ballon Bleu. |
| TWF / TW | TW Factory | Patek, AP, Vacheron | In the May 2026 guide | First for several dress and complication models on Miyota or Asian movements, for example the Patek 5812 and the Royal Oak 15550. |
| APF | AP Factory | AP, IWC | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Royal Oak perpetual calendar 26574 (Miyota 9015) and second for the IWC Portugieser Yacht Club. |
| R8F / R8 | R8 Factory | AP, Patek | In the May 2026 guide | First for the Royal Oak tourbillons and the iced-out Nautilus. |
| C+ / C+F | C+ | Rolex | In the May 2026 guide | Second for the Submariner 124060 and the GMT-Master II 116710LN, first for the Explorer II 216570. |
| TTF | TTF | Panerai | In the May 2026 guide | Second for some Panerai Luminor rows behind VSF. |
| VR | VR (movement line) | Rolex clone movements | Not a factory in the guide | VR names a hybrid clone movement line, for example the VR3235, and the guide lists a VR3186 for ZF's Black Bay Pro GMT. A member who services clone movements wrote in October 2025 that Jinghe, a movement factory in Shanghai, makes the VR series. |
| JF | JF | AP Royal Oak Offshore | Not in the May 2026 guide | The reptime.help mirror of the guide lists JF for the AP Royal Oak Offshore; the May 2026 spreadsheet does not. |
| KW | KW | Panerai (old) | Old guide only | Appears only in the old Panerai list of the guide, which the maintainer keeps for reference, next to V6F. |
Factories with a linked name have a full profile on this site. The rest are named here for reference. Status and ranks come from the r/RepTime “Who Makes the Best” spreadsheet (updated May 29, 2026) and the dated threads on each profile. For the broader vocabulary (TD, QC, NWBIG and more), see the glossary.
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