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116610lv - hulk - owners club - post em if you got em

bootlegboy

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I'm very interested in getting the Hulk. But does ARF make the Hulk with the SH3135V2? I seem to only find the LN with SH3135V2 but not the Hulk.
 

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Looks great! What are the specs?

Thank you!

Case: Noob V7 SA3135 with perfect lugs and CG handpicked by smoke, refinished by Backwoods Watch Mods (Supporting vendor here)
Bracelet: Noob V6S with Gene'va' clasp, rebrushed and clasp edges rounded, glidelock action refined by Backwoods Watch Mods
Dial: Noob V7 dial, good batch with dark green color & refined sunburst, perfect font and spacing
Dial markers and hands rhodium plated by Tomrep (on Repgeek) for gen white-gold 'flicker' effect. This makes a lot of difference vs Chinese dull steel. Instant tell if you have handled a gen Rolex.
Bezel: LocoLouie insert with Spongebob platinum sputter mod, ARF pearl
Crystal: 295C-CAR with LEC/AR
Date disc: Gen
Build time: 17 months!

I hope to post a build thread in the near future with numerous rep vs gen pics.

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Smoke

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Thank you!

Case: Noob V7 SA3135 with perfect lugs and CG handpicked by smoke, refinished by Backwoods Watch Mods (Supporting vendor here)
Bracelet: Noob V6S with Gene'va' clasp, rebrushed and clasp edges rounded, glidelock action refined by Backwoods Watch Mods
Dial: Noob V7 dial, good batch with dark green color & refined sunburst, perfect font and spacing
Dial markers and hands rhodium plated by Tomrep (on Repgeek) for gen white-gold 'flicker' effect. This makes a lot of difference vs Chinese dull steel. Instant tell if you have handled a gen Rolex.
Bezel: LocoLouie insert with Spongebob platinum sputter mod, ARF pearl
Crystal: 295C-CAR with LEC/AR
Date disc: Gen
Build time: 17 months!

I hope to post a build thread in the near future with numerous rep vs gen pics.

Low res wrist-shot:
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Fire very cool peice love it
 
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k4jun

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Thank you!

Case: Noob V7 SA3135 with perfect lugs and CG handpicked by smoke, refinished by Backwoods Watch Mods (Supporting vendor here)
Bracelet: Noob V6S with Gene'va' clasp, rebrushed and clasp edges rounded, glidelock action refined by Backwoods Watch Mods
Dial: Noob V7 dial, good batch with dark green color & refined sunburst, perfect font and spacing
Dial markers and hands rhodium plated by Tomrep (on Repgeek) for gen white-gold 'flicker' effect. This makes a lot of difference vs Chinese dull steel. Instant tell if you have handled a gen Rolex.
Bezel: LocoLouie insert with Spongebob platinum sputter mod, ARF pearl
Crystal: 295C-CAR with LEC/AR
Date disc: Gen
Build time: 17 months!

I hope to post a build thread in the near future with numerous rep vs gen pics.

Low res wrist-shot:

Mate, post more photos of the modded dial markers.
Very curious about the rhodium plating effect.
 

phdsjain

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Mate, post more photos of the modded dial markers.
Very curious about the rhodium plating effect.

Certainly. I'll make a video comparing it with my gen GMT dial and hands.

I didn't opt for gen hands because I couldn't stand the lume mismatch. If one has handled both stock Noob Subs vs Gen parts, the white gold shine is really hard to miss. It gives gen the 'Gen' feeling.

The Noob hour hand isn't as curved as gen even though it's much nicer after the rhodium plating.

In my opinion, when it comes to Sub reps, the lume quality compares as follows:

BP < ARF < Noob << TC < Gen
 

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Thank you!

Case: Noob V7 SA3135 with perfect lugs and CG handpicked by smoke, refinished by Backwoods Watch Mods (Supporting vendor here)
Bracelet: Noob V6S with Gene'va' clasp, rebrushed and clasp edges rounded, glidelock action refined by Backwoods Watch Mods
Dial: Noob V7 dial, good batch with dark green color & refined sunburst, perfect font and spacing
Dial markers and hands rhodium plated by Tomrep (on Repgeek) for gen white-gold 'flicker' effect. This makes a lot of difference vs Chinese dull steel. Instant tell if you have handled a gen Rolex.
Bezel: LocoLouie insert with Spongebob platinum sputter mod, ARF pearl
Crystal: 295C-CAR with LEC/AR
Date disc: Gen
Build time: 17 months!

I hope to post a build thread in the near future with numerous rep vs gen pics.

Those Louie bezel inserts are something else. I have the same with SpongeBob mod. Makes ALL the difference in the world.
 
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Sharing some images and videos as received on WhatsApp by Tomrep when he did the work. Excuse the compression but it should give an idea.

Dial marker at 9, stock Noob:
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Dial marker at 9 after polishing and rhodium plating:
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Finished dial:
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Noob hands after mod:
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5l3fy.jpg

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k4jun Vvvlllooo

Sharing some images and videos as received on WhatsApp by Tomrep when he did the work. Excuse the compression but it should give an idea.

Dial marker at 9, stock Noob:
5lddR.jpg


Dial marker at 9 after polishing and rhodium plating:
5lHng.jpg


Finished dial:
5lhzZ.jpg



Noob hands after mod:
5lOra.jpg

5l3fy.jpg

5lmzG.jpg



Nice thank you. Can he round the edges of the marker? How much was it and do you feel that it was worth it?
 

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Nice thank you. Can he round the edges of the marker? How much was it and do you feel that it was worth it?

He cannot round the edges of the marker, I did try to get him to. He doesn't remove the dial markers, he works on the dial with markers attached as there is a risk of spoiling the dial lacquer in the process. It cost me $275 for the dial and handset excluding shipping. I think it is worth only if one has a good base dial to work on i.e. for the Hulk which are far and few. The A2836 dials are terrible. Mine is luckily one of the better Noob 3135 ones as per the man Smoke himself. Perfect font size and spacing, the font color isn't crispy white like gen, it's slightly dull. Here is my stock rep before any mods next to mech500's erstwhile gen:

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He cannot round the edges of the marker, I did try to get him to. He doesn't remove the dial markers, he works on the dial with markers attached as there is a risk of spoiling the dial lacquer in the process. It cost me $275 for the dial and handset excluding shipping. I think it is worth only if one has a good base dial to work on i.e. for the Hulk which are far and few. The A2836 dials are terrible. Mine is luckily one of the better Noob 3135 ones as per the man Smoke himself. Perfect font size and spacing, the font color isn't crispy white like gen, it's slightly dull. Here is my stock rep before any mods next to mech500's erstwhile gen:

5SSfQ.jpg

Cool thank you
 

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Pelagic nice hulk mate! Are the v9 markers better? Is the v9 dial available from TDs in order to take the markers? May i know who did the mods on them? Thanks!