Here are some very common features found on all replica watches, and detailed description of each 17-jewel Asian automatic movement with sweeping second hand.

- NOT 21 jewels or 25 jewels as some sites claim. Do not believe them. There is no such thing as a 21-jewel Asian movement. As a matter of fact, most sites don’t even know what different number of jewels on a watch means. It differentiates between the frequency of beats of the watch, so the higher the number of jewels, the more smoothly the second hand ticks and the more accurate the watch is 17-jewel Asian automatic movement. All Asian automatic watches use ONLY a 17-jewel Asian automatic movement at the most.

Please note that most chronograph watches (watches with small dials on them) do not have automatic movements, and are all battery run. These models, working sub-dials and working stop watches, such as cheaper Daytonas, all only Quartz. However some Daytonas feature working Day-Date chronos that are indeed automatic watches.

We talk in detail about chronographs in our Replica Report.

• Automatic movements are distinctive in that they have a sweeping second hand. The second hand sweeps instead of ticking once every second.
• Automatic movements generally are quite rare in models other than Rolex replicas. You will definitely find them on most non-chronograph Rolex and the Seamaster replicas, and possibly the Tag Heuer replicas (we suggest NOT getting an automatic Kirium replica because they are lower in quality than the battery-run Kirium replicas).
• Some of the automatic Cartier replicas out are slightly higher in quality than the rest of the high-grade quality replicas.
• Most Cartier replicas are battery movements.

Asian, Quartz (Battery) Movement

• These are found on most other brands of replica watches. A quartz movement is run by a battery, and the second hand ticks every second. Some quartz chronograph watches have been manufactured with a sweeping second hand, but all chronograph watches are battery operated (except for some Pashas mentioned later).
• These movements definitely last longer than the automatic movements. We have had some that have lasted for almost 10 years. Like we said before, just because a watch is manufactured or assembled in China does NOT make it a cheap watch.
• You could expect these watches to last for about 2-5 years no problem, with battery changes annually.

Asian, 4-5 Microns of Gold plating

The gold is actually another metal that looks like gold, and is slightly considerably shinier than genuine gold. As for the 4-5 microns, we really can’t say that is an accurate measure of the plating. It is just an estimate that sites place up. How long will it last? Normally anywhere from 6 months to a year. They do last quite long if you don’t wear them vigorously, especially when you sweat.