VS Factory (VSF) is a replica watch operation best known for its Omega line, which the community treats as the reference point for Omega replicas, and for a broad Rolex catalogue. In the RWI 2026 Submariner comparison it scored 302/340, second among the replica factories tested and behind RICH Factory (310) but ahead of CPLUS (291), RWF (289), ARF (285) and QF (268). Community teardowns describe its Rolex references as built on Dandong movements (the VS3235 and the DD3285 family), and it is the most-used factory label in the dealer catalogue sample this site checked.
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Is VS Factory still making watches?
Widely reported as still producing as of 2026, with the broadest brand spread of the names profiled here. We have no dated statement from the workshop. This profile carries 5 reported brand lines, 3 signature references and 2 cited sources, with 3 open questions listed below.
What is VS Factory known for?
This page records 3 points of note for VS Factory, alongside 5 reported brand lines and 3 signature references, while what the trade repeats without a dated public document is kept separate further down the page.
- Omega — the line the community most consistently credits it with leading
- Breadth: Rolex, Omega, Panerai and AP references all appear under the VS label
- Production volume — the label appears on 183 of 1,285 listings in the dealer snapshot checked here, more than any other factory
Which brands does VS Factory build?
The trade associates the VS Factory label with 5 brand lines, listed below; the source for the mapping is cited at the foot of this page.
- Rolex
- Omega
- Panerai
- Audemars Piguet
- Others appear under the VS label in dealer catalogues
Which models is VS Factory known for?
This profile lists 3 signature references for VS Factory, seen across 3 model familys in a snapshot of 273 listings, each resting on a listing observation or a cited test, with its basis noted beside it and its sources at the foot of the page.
Model families under this label in the listing snapshot (273 listings): Omega Seamaster 34 · Rolex Daytona 31 · Rolex GMT-Master II 29
- Omega Seamaster — The largest single group under the VS label in the snapshot (34 of 273 listings) — and the line the community most consistently credits VSF with leading (Factory labels and model families observed across 1,285 listings at one Japanese dealer, snapshot 2026-09-23)
- Rolex Submariner 126610LN — Scored 302/340 in the 2026 comparison, second among the replica factories tested (RWI forum — 2026 Submariner comparison (ref. 126610))
- Rolex Daytona 126500 — Included in the forum's three-way Daytona Panda comparison (VSF, ARF, BTF) (RWI forum — comparison of VSF, ARF and BTF Rolex Daytona Pandas (126500))
Which references carry the VS Factory label?
In the 2026-10-01 listing sample, 12 references priced on this site carried a VS or VSF label. They are listed below only as references that appeared under that label in the sample: a label is what a seller writes on a listing, and it does not certify who built a watch. Each link opens that reference's asking-price range, its sample size and its date.
- 126000 (Oyster Perpetual · 24 listings)
- 126334 (Datejust · 15 listings)
- 124300 (Oyster Perpetual · 14 listings)
- 228236 (Day-Date · 9 listings)
- 228238 (Day-Date · 9 listings)
- 15510ST (Royal Oak · 7 listings)
- 228235 (Day-Date · 7 listings)
- 126515LN (Daytona · 6 listings)
- 126518LN (Daytona · 6 listings)
- 228239 (Day-Date · 6 listings)
- 126234 (Datejust · 5 listings)
- 126621 (Yacht-Master · 5 listings)
Which name gets confused with VS Factory?
Commonly conflated here: VS Factory (VSF) and "VS" used as a seller's or shop's own brand name, separated by the checks in the table below, whose sources are cited at the foot of this page.
| Name | Name it gets confused with | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| VS Factory (VSF) | "VS" used as a seller's or shop's own brand name | The factory name refers to who built the watch, not to who is selling it. Several shops carry VS in their domain without any link to the workshop. |
What has not been verified?
The following is commonly repeated about VS Factory in the trade, and none of it is documented in public, so this site leaves it as unknown. 3 points are carried below as open questions, each one waiting on a dated source before it can be stated as fact:
- Steel grade — community testing has disputed 904L claims for at least one factory in this trade; this site publishes no steel claim for any factory
- Whether crystal and case suppliers are consistent across batches
- How many distinct workshops, if any, sell under this label
Sources on this page
This profile rests on the 2 sources listed below, dated and linked where an original exists, and any claim about VS Factory without a dated public source is carried above as an open question.
- third-party review · 2026-06 · RWI forum — 2026 Submariner comparison (VSF 302/340)
- market observation · 2026-09-23 · Factory labels observed on third-party dealer listings, snapshot 2026-09-23 (VS/VSF 183 of 1,285)
Reviewed 2026-10-01. If a source here is wrong or has been superseded, the correction is published on this page. See About.