Latest NOOB Daytona batch

[guru]

If you followed my postings you may know that I love Daytonas. I used to have all ARF version and started with a noob 116500 black and 116520 in white. Both watches have been modded to Frankens with gen dial and gen gasket to meet gen spec. Now I ordered another 116520 from the latest batch and all I can say is wow, noob changed the dial and I would say, for the price you pay for this Daytona you get a great deal. Great movement, winding and time setting is gen like. I got 82 h of power reserve. Now, SEL is ok and the bracelet feels good. If you never had an ARF Daytona, you would not feel a difference. I agree, the ARF bracelet feels a tick better, but as I said, you will not notice it. On this last batch noob has changed the dial, printing and subdials are much better. No need to go franken if you do not want to spend 700 euros for a dial. Only mod which could be done is to mod the crystal gasket so that the crystal sits a little more deeper. But for the normal person which would compare with gen pics, there is no big difference.

So for 568 USD you get a Daytona which looks and feels gen.
I know, there are flaws but it cost 568 compare to 12000.
And btw, I order 5 days ago two 116520 in black and got QC yesterday. So supply is available for 116520.

Now to the pics

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[Longwood]

While the white dial still looks better, your being over optimistic with the rest. Sel looks same as mine from the very first ones shipped.

the gasket which is such a easy fix and makes it stick out is still wrong.

this watch gets looked at so heavy because of the movement. Noob drops a movement that changes the Daytona rep game and then uses old stock for the rest.

it's a great fantastic starting point for a fraken. I'm thankful it's made, in due time I suspect it will be fixed, just mind blowing the right gasket can't even be used.

 

[Hinclimincli]

Shut up and sell me that white dial!

In all seriousness, it does look amazing. Even without the branding, how many vertical clutch column wheel chronometers (not to mention the +70h power reserve) and such building quality can you buy for $500?

I'm definitely ordering one (unless you want to part with that one in the photo, which I will gladly take off your hands, ha ha).

 

[pilworx]

awesome pics guru. looks very good.

 

[joint07]

guru more pics please

 

[slaughterer62]

What guru say is true. Noob updated the dials on the 116520s. If you look at the new Noob dials in person, you might not feel it is justified to buy a gen dial. They are not perfect, but they are higher quality than the V1 dials, with better sub-dial design. Sel and bracelet seems improved over V1 as well, but the new bracelet has some extremely sharp edges that need rounding.

 

[MrBeasy]

Good info to know. thanks.

what about the pushers on this? Still look a bit longer than gen to me - same as ARF?

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[bfiuza]

my piece hour and minute hands dont move . Never used , my watchmaker will open to see

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[Maron]

my piece hour and minute hands dont move . Never used , my watchmaker will open to see

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if it has never been used you might started by winding it or giving it a shake

 

[The Alchemy Index]

The new dial does look great, now if they can just use the proper text font and layout we may have a winner


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[MON5TER]

Any idea when new stock will flow through to the dealers? Waiting for QC. Dealer said about another week but not sure if that’s a real week or Chinese dealer week

 

[kami2112]

Heard about 3 to 8 weeks when i asked Andrew today


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[DJ Woody]

Same, waiting for one too

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[DJ Woody]

Any idea when new stock will flow through to the dealers? Waiting for QC. Dealer said about another week but not sure if that’s a real week or Chinese dealer week

Which dealer out of interest..

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[ssouthall6]

The white dial on the steel model is crap, sorry to say. It's a very easy tell.

On the ceramic, it's a bit better in v2.

They need to stop basing the steel dial on the ceramic. They are completely different dials.


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[blehbleh215]

How about the current Black Dial steel bezel version? Is it an accurate version?

 

[guru]

The white dial on the steel model is crap, sorry to say. It's a very easy tell.

On the ceramic, it's a bit better in v2.

They need to stop basing the steel dial on the ceramic. They are completely different dials.


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Here is a pic of my franken and the rep. I would say it is the best dial they have released, fonds are way off but at least the subdials are ok and match the gen

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[Curt941]

Here is a pic of my franken and the rep. I would say it is the best dial they have released, fonds are way off but at least the subdials are ok and match the gen

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What are the mods to your franken? Just gen dial?

 

[MON5TER]

Which dealer out of interest..

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Perfect Clones (Not a TD here). Said 2-3 weeks, 2 weeks ago... but that he already had pre-paid orders and supplies were just trickling through. Patience again...

 

[guru]

What are the mods to your franken? Just gen dial?

gen dial and crystal lowered to gen spec


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