The top replica Patek Philippe watches dial side is the first highlight: the jet-black enamel dial is, as far as I can tell, absolutely flawless, and in a straight fight far outdistances the dial of the Double Split in elegance and difficulty of manufacture.
The shaped Breguet numerals are the cherries on top of this UK online fake watches, and while I find myself looking at the Double Split to check the time, my eye lingers much longer on the dial side of the 5370 and I find that a second look is often needed to check what the time was in the first place!
The 5370 wins for me in the case category as well with an assortment of curves, recesses, and shapes that set it apart from the Double Split’s well made but much more straightforward design.
And while the Double Split simply cannot be overcome from a mechanical perspective, the 5370 is itself no slouch in that department.
For me, the perfect replica Patek Philippe watches have the advantage of classicism: from its flatter movement profile to the polished caps on its column wheels to its crown-mounted rattrapante pusher (as compared to the Lange’s button at 10 o’clock).
And in true best fake Patek Philippe style the 5370’s Caliber CHR 29-535 PS contains some subtle improvements on past practice including a roller-equipped split seconds lever that keeps the two chronograph second hands absolutely, perfectly aligned one atop the other when reset to zero.
For me there’s also something appealing about the simplicity of Reference 5370 relative not only to the Double Split but to other watches in the UK luxury copy Patek Philippe line, including the Reference 5204 split-seconds perpetual calendar, a watch that is considerably more complicated but less attractive to me overall.
The 5370 does one thing and does it extremely well. And while, for instance, the 38-hour power reserve of the Double Split makes its dial-side power reserve indicator useful, the 55- to 65-hour reserve of the 5370 provides more of a cushion and allows for a simpler, cleaner dial that omits the reserve indicator.
Crunch time: which watch from a collector’s perspective?
When push comes to shove, as a collector you can’t buy, or keep, them all! So, for this collector which piece rises to the top of the list?
Happily, I’m not a speculator in shop copy watches values so I don’t need to think about future price movements with the exception of my usual concern about “getting hurt” should the value of either of these pricy pieces plummet.
On that criterion, there’s no clear advantage for either UK AAA replica watches: the Double Split has traded in a predictable range on the pre-owned market for quite a while and seems to be on an uptrend these days.
The 5370P has the Patek Philippe name going for it as well as low production volume and broad acclaim as one of the most important high quality fake Patek Philippe watches of recent times.
When my pals and I talk about choosing between and among Swiss movement replica watches in our collections, we apply a number of hypothetical tests, including the “desert island” test and the “need to sell” test.
For me, if I apply the constraints of the former test – I can only keep one watch and will be taking it with me to a desert island – the Double Split wins the day for its functionality, versatility, robustness, and sheer fun of use.
On the latter test, however – I need to raise funds for a house, car, medical expenses, or even (gasp) other incoming watches and have to choose between one of these to sell – it’s the cheap super clone Patek Philippe that stays and the Double Split that goes to another happy home as there’s nothing else in my collection that captures my imagination with its beauty and refinement quite the way that the 5370P does.
