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ARF or Noob Daytona?

c2ute

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Hello,

I'm back in the market another Daytona rep. I had one of the original reps that came out with dark bezel and non working sec hand.

Now, after almost a year...there are 2 great options. As life got busy, i haven't had the time to follow different forums and discussion about both of these watches.

As far as i know...the ARF is the better watch in terms of the cosmetic and external details.

the noobs lacks good SEL but the movement is first of its kind.

my question, how reliable is the noobs movement vs the ARF movement.

on the question about second's hand, is it safe to run it continually? on both watches?

Thank you in advance for all your knowledgable replies.

https://puretime05.com/watch-brands...nd-bracelet-white-dial-a4130-super-clone.html

https://puretime05.com/daytona-1165...edition-white-dial-on-ss-bracelet-sa4130.html
 

ashleyl0316

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I would wait for 904L version of the noob

Like the Sub V8 - they made some minor improvements over the 316L V7, hope it's the same story with this one
 
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jyuhachikin

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I just ordered the noob. I’ll let you know how it is when I get it


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bastianbeat

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The new noob daytona...
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michel7752

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I would wait for 904L version of the noob

Like the Sub V8 - they made some minor improvements over the 316L V7, hope it's the same story with this one

If I decided to wait, then I would wait until ARF brings their version with the new 4130 movement. That's a win win.
 
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WatchaholicMallorca

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That was one of my concerns but the fact it’s really smooth and quiet.

Yeah I have one I picked up on m2m with a en rotor installed now ordering 2 on the oysterflex for my father in law and myself, so was interested to hear if they’re still noisy, maybe it’s pot luck
 

ryantunna

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i bought the ARF, the movement is a joke. The seconds hand at 6 basically ticks rather than sweeps. The rotor is so loud you can hear it from several feet away. Can anyone comment on the new noob movement? Does it sweep nicely?
 
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mui.richard

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I just got mine a couple days ago and the Noob movement is incredible. Second hand at 6:00 sweeps perfectly smooth, and all chrono sub dials work as they should...and resets nicely to zero.

Most incredible? The tactile feedback of the pushers when engaging and resetting the chronograph feels almost exactly like gen.

Rotor is as quiet as my gen Rolexes.
i bought the ARF, the movement is a joke. The seconds hand at 6 basically ticks rather than sweeps. The rotor is so loud you can hear it from several feet away. Can anyone comment on the new noob movement? Does it sweep nicely?
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mui.richard

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i bought the ARF, the movement is a joke. The seconds hand at 6 basically ticks rather than sweeps. The rotor is so loud you can hear it from several feet away. Can anyone comment on the new noob movement? Does it sweep nicely?
I made a video for you, chronograph action and second hand at 6:00 is pretty smooth.


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rjk1

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In person, how is the Platinum engraving color? Also, is the PCL streaky at an angle or is the mirror polish even?