Terms like super clone, 1:1 and AAA are seller vocabulary, not standards. Nothing enforces a tolerance behind them and no body issues them, so each shop's use of a term describes that shop's price tier rather than a measurable grade. The only descriptions that can be checked afterwards are the specific ones: which factory, which movement, which reference, and what the photographs show.
Is "super clone" an official standard?
No. It is a term used by sellers. There is no registry, no inspection body and no defined tolerance behind it, so two watches both described as a super clone can differ in every measurable way.
What does "1:1" promise?
Nothing that can be checked at the level it is used. Taken literally it would mean the watch is dimensionally identical to a genuine reference; what the term is actually used to mean is "made to look like the genuine model".
Does AAA, A-grade or "mirror quality" mean anything?
Not as a shared scale. Each seller defines the grades it uses, and one shop's top grade is another shop's entry grade. The label describes the seller's price tier, not the watch.
What is NWBIG?
A community shorthand for "not worth buying in genuine" — a judgement by forum participants that a particular replica is close enough that they would not pay the genuine price. It is an opinion attached to a specific reference and batch, not a property of a factory.
What is a "TD"?
Trusted dealer — a status granted by individual forums and communities, with their own criteria and their own list. It is not a licence, a certification or a guarantee, and it does not transfer between communities.
Which words are actually checkable?
| Term | What it describes | Checkable? |
|---|---|---|
| Super clone | Seller's own grade label | No — defined by the seller |
| 1:1 | Intended resemblance to a genuine reference | No — no tolerance is stated |
| AAA / A-grade | Price tier within one shop | No — scale differs per shop |
| Swiss movement | A movement's assembly origin | Rarely, and not by inspection of photos |
| Factory name + movement code | Which workshop, which movement family | Yes — photographs, QC set and the caseback show it |
| Reference number | Which model is being made | Yes — against published specifications |
So what should a buyer ask instead?
Ask for the two things that survive the vocabulary: the factory and movement code, and a QC set of the actual watch before it ships. Both can be photographed, both can be compared with published specifications, and both can be put in writing in an order confirmation. Everything else in the description is a claim about marketing rather than about the object.
Reviewed 2026-10-01. This page describes terminology in the trade as it appears publicly; it is not a buying recommendation and this site does not sell watches.