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Franken 116520

markfisher

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On my Noob I had some difficult with the big second chrono hand (like the hole was a little too big for the pinion). The other hands are all gen.
 

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I also didnt know if the hands are going to cause problems. I thought it was plug and play lol. But some people have installed them, so i think its doable.
 

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lovely. encourage me to build a cheaper version of this ss daytona. but in white


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mikeanh77 Many people are making noob base with arf parts. I believe there are dozens of thread about them too. Good luck with your building mate
 

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mikeanh77 Many people are making noob base with arf parts. I believe there are dozens of thread about them too. Good luck with your building mate

i have the budget to go for noob daytona with gen dial and gen bezel but arf bezel for me is better i think . only problem is i dont know where to source the parts. hands maybe but the hands never poke me in the eye that much lol. would love to hear some advice on where to source gen parts.
And yes i do track the parts if they available on rwi gen parts for sale but having no luck finding them.
Thanks bro in advance
 

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i have the budget to go for noob daytona with gen dial and gen bezel but arf bezel for me is better i think . only problem is i dont know where to source the parts. hands maybe but the hands never poke me in the eye that much lol. would love to hear some advice on where to source gen parts.
And yes i do track the parts if they available on rwi gen parts for sale but having no luck finding them.
Thanks bro in advance

try also on ebay
 

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Ebay and chrono24 is your best bet. They have tons and tons of gen rolex parts there.
 

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Looks amazing - really love this version I was so torn between the 116520 and 116500. Good news is if I change my mind it will probably take all of 30 seconds to sell one of these on M2M =)
 

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I actually prefer the 116520 as it is cheaper build and easier to find its parts, but thats just me lol.
 

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I love mine!!
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Nice! Does anyone know how to source the arf V1 bezel? Been looking but reached dead end. :-(
 

markfisher

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ARF V1 and Noob "V2" are very similar IMHO. Anyway the ARF V1 model is not more on sale so you have to search in the M2M.
 

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The noob v2 has very thin engravings. The ARF is much bolder. I dont know, but at least to my eyes and i cant forsee it lol
 

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Mine has gen bezel but ARF is a good option but is slightly thicker and not quite as flat as gen.


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Yeah nothing beats gen bezel. But its hard to acquire a mint gen bezel. Almost all of them has deep scratches and a few dents. And i wouldnt want to try and polish them as the markings will fade.
 

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Very true. Mine was almost new when I got it but was expensive!!


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