Short answer
"Fake Audemars Piguet Millenary 3" is a seller term, not a model name. Audemars Piguet has never listed a watch called the Millenary 3. The Millenary is a real line. It started in 1995. The number 3 in online listings marks a third factory batch, a third variant, or a third revision of a replica. Two sellers can use the same label for two different watches.
What the genuine Millenary is
The Millenary uses an oval case. Genuine sizes run from about 39 mm to 47 mm across. The dial sits off center. Many references show the balance wheel through an opening at 6 o'clock. Steel, rose gold, white gold, and platinum cases exist. Common references include 15320, 26145, and 77247. Movements include the AP calibre 3120 and calibre 2329.
What "3" means in replica listings
Factories and resellers mark batches with numbers. V1, V2, and V3 track changes to a case, a dial, or a movement. A Millenary 3 listing is the third batch in that seller's own sequence. The label carries no shared standard across the replica market. Ask the seller which factory, which movement, and which case dimensions.
Checks on any sample
- Case: a large genuine Millenary measures 47 mm by 42 mm. Measure the oval, not a round equivalent.
- Movement: replica Millenary watches use Miyota 9015, ETA 2824 clones, or A2824. Genuine pieces use in-house AP calibres.
- Dial: genuine guilloche has cut lines. Printed texture looks flat under 10x magnification.
- Caseback: genuine engraving carries one reference and one serial. Many replicas reuse the same serial across units.
- Weight: a steel Millenary case runs near 90 g to 120 g on a strap. Light cases point to plated brass.
Price and law
Genuine Millenary watches trade on the secondary market from about $18,000 to $60,000. Replica units sell from $150 to $700. Trafficking in counterfeit goods is a federal crime in the US under 18 U.S.C. 2320. US Customs can seize shipments. Sellers that promise "1:1" or "AAA" grades use their own scale. That scale has no link to Audemars Piguet.
What is not known
No public source ties the term Millenary 3 to a named factory. Photos in listings change between batches. Ask for current photos of the exact unit, a movement photo, and case measurements before payment.